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Nova Agritech (BOM:544100) Beneish M-Score : -1.67 (As of Apr. 21, 2025)


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What is Nova Agritech Beneish M-Score?

The zones of discrimination for M-Score is as such:

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.67 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

The historical rank and industry rank for Nova Agritech's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

BOM:544100' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.02   Med: -1.85   Max: -1.67
Current: -1.67

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Nova Agritech was -1.67. The lowest was -2.02. And the median was -1.85.


Nova Agritech Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nova Agritech's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Nova Agritech Beneish M-Score Chart

Nova Agritech Annual Data
Trend Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.02 -1.67

Nova Agritech Quarterly Data
Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Dec24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only - - -1.67 - -

Competitive Comparison of Nova Agritech's Beneish M-Score

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, Nova Agritech's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Nova Agritech's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Agriculture Industry

For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, Nova Agritech's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Nova Agritech's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Nova Agritech Beneish M-Score Calculation

The M-score was created by Professor Messod Beneish. Instead of measuring the bankruptcy risk (Altman Z-Score) or business trend (Piotroski F-Score), M-score can be used to detect the risk of earnings manipulation. This is the original research paper on M-score.

The M-Score Variables:

The M-score of Nova Agritech for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

M=-4.84+0.92 * DSRI+0.528 * GMI+0.404 * AQI+0.892 * SGI+0.115 * DEPI
=-4.84+0.92 * 0.974+0.528 * 1.1174+0.404 * 1.0721+0.892 * 1.1991+0.115 * 1.1037
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1883+4.679 * 0.09234-0.327 * 0.5445
=-1.67

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

This Year (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₹1,235 Mil.
Revenue was ₹2,525 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹957 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹2,720 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹2,980 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹151 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹20 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹56 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹955 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹80 Mil.
Net Income was ₹283 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹8 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹1,057 Mil.
Revenue was ₹2,106 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹892 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹1,584 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹1,808 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹162 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹24 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹39 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹989 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹164 Mil.




1. DSRI = Days Sales in Receivables Index

Measured as the ratio of Revenue in Total Receivables in year t to year t-1.

A large increase in DSR could be indicative of revenue inflation.

DSRI=(Receivables_t / Revenue_t) / (Receivables_t-1 / Revenue_t-1)
=(1234.645 / 2524.736) / (1057.135 / 2105.554)
=0.489019 / 0.50207
=0.974

2. GMI = Gross Margin Index

Measured as the ratio of gross margin in year t-1 to gross margin in year t.

Gross margin has deteriorated when this index is above 1. A firm with poorer prospects is more likely to manipulate earnings.

GMI=GrossMargin_t-1 / GrossMargin_t
=(GrossProfit_t-1 / Revenue_t-1) / (GrossProfit_t / Revenue_t)
=(892.152 / 2105.554) / (957.35 / 2524.736)
=0.423714 / 0.379188
=1.1174

3. AQI = Asset Quality Index

AQI is the ratio of asset quality in year t to year t-1.

Asset quality is measured as the ratio of non-current assets other than Property, Plant and Equipment to Total Assets.

AQI=(1 - (CurrentAssets_t + PPE_t) / TotalAssets_t) / (1 - (CurrentAssets_t-1 + PPE_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=(1 - (2720.146 + 150.786) / 2979.918) / (1 - (1584.103 + 162.063) / 1807.834)
=0.036573 / 0.034112
=1.0721

4. SGI = Sales Growth Index

Ratio of Revenue in year t to sales in year t-1.

Sales growth is not itself a measure of manipulation. However, growth companies are likely to find themselves under pressure to manipulate in order to keep up appearances.

SGI=Sales_t / Sales_t-1
=Revenue_t / Revenue_t-1
=2524.736 / 2105.554
=1.1991

5. DEPI = Depreciation Index

Measured as the ratio of the rate of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization in year t-1 to the corresponding rate in year t.

DEPI greater than 1 indicates that assets are being depreciated at a slower rate. This suggests that the firm might be revising useful asset life assumptions upwards, or adopting a new method that is income friendly.

DEPI=(Depreciation_t-1 / (Depreciaton_t-1 + PPE_t-1)) / (Depreciation_t / (Depreciaton_t + PPE_t))
=(23.609 / (23.609 + 162.063)) / (19.634 / (19.634 + 150.786))
=0.127154 / 0.115209
=1.1037

Note: If the Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization data is not available, we assume that the depreciation rate is constant and set the Depreciation Index to 1.

6. SGAI = Sales, General and Administrative expenses Index

The ratio of Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) to Sales in year t relative to year t-1.

SGA expenses index > 1 means that the company is becoming less efficient in generate sales.

SGAI=(SGA_t / Sales_t) / (SGA_t-1 /Sales_t-1)
=(56.089 / 2524.736) / (39.365 / 2105.554)
=0.022216 / 0.018696
=1.1883

7. LVGI = Leverage Index

The ratio of total debt to Total Assets in year t relative to yeat t-1.

An LVGI > 1 indicates an increase in leverage

LVGI=((LTD_t + CurrentLiabilities_t) / TotalAssets_t) / ((LTD_t-1 + CurrentLiabilities_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=((79.733 + 955.143) / 2979.918) / ((163.573 + 989.434) / 1807.834)
=0.347283 / 0.637784
=0.5445

8. TATA = Total Accruals to Total Assets

Total accruals calculated as the change in working capital accounts other than cash less depreciation.

TATA=(IncomefromContinuingOperations_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(NetIncome_t - NonOperatingIncome_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(283.081 - 0 - 7.915) / 2979.918
=0.09234

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator. An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Nova Agritech has a M-score of -1.67 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Nova Agritech Business Description

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Sy.No.251/A/1, Singannaguda Village, Mulugu Mandal, Medak, Siddipet, TG, IND, 502279
Nova Agritech Ltd is an agri-input manufacturer company. It offers soil health management, crop nutrition, and crop protection products focused on tech-based farmer-driven solutions and also offers ecologically sustainable and nutritionally balanced products. It also manufactures, distributes and market a wide range of product categories consisting of (a) soil health management products; (b) crop nutrition products; (c) bio stimulant products (d) bio pesticide products (e) Integrated pest management products; (f) new technologies; and (g) crop protection products.

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