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Bansal Wire Industries (BOM:544209) Beneish M-Score : -0.08 (As of Mar. 24, 2025)


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What is Bansal Wire Industries 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 -0.08 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

BOM:544209' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.4   Med: -1.24   Max: -0.08
Current: -0.08

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Bansal Wire Industries was -0.08. The lowest was -2.40. And the median was -1.24.


Bansal Wire Industries Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bansal Wire Industries'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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Bansal Wire Industries Beneish M-Score Chart

Bansal Wire Industries Annual Data
Trend Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.40 -0.08

Bansal Wire Industries Semi-Annual Data
Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -2.40 - -0.08 -

Competitive Comparison of Bansal Wire Industries's Beneish M-Score

For the Steel subindustry, Bansal Wire Industries'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.


Bansal Wire Industries's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Bansal Wire Industries's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Bansal Wire Industries's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Bansal Wire Industries 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 Bansal Wire Industries 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 * 1.3813+0.528 * 0.7496+0.404 * 0.5964+0.892 * 1.0212+0.115 * 1.8954
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2587+4.679 * 0.487127-0.327 * 1.0331
=-0.08

* 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 ₹3,618 Mil.
Revenue was ₹24,447 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹2,379 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹7,722 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹12,640 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹4,412 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹135 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹240 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹4,815 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹3,041 Mil.
Net Income was ₹788 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹-5,369 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹2,565 Mil.
Revenue was ₹23,939 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹1,746 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹5,453 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹7,491 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹1,534 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹91 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹186 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹2,605 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹1,901 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)
=(3617.9 / 24447.19) / (2564.76 / 23939.39)
=0.147988 / 0.107136
=1.3813

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)
=(1746.18 / 23939.39) / (2378.87 / 24447.19)
=0.072942 / 0.097306
=0.7496

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 - (7721.63 + 4411.68) / 12640.1) / (1 - (5453.16 + 1533.8) / 7490.52)
=0.040094 / 0.067226
=0.5964

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
=24447.19 / 23939.39
=1.0212

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))
=(91.14 / (91.14 + 1533.8)) / (134.53 / (134.53 + 4411.68))
=0.056088 / 0.029592
=1.8954

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)
=(239.54 / 24447.19) / (186.35 / 23939.39)
=0.009798 / 0.007784
=1.2587

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)
=((3041.16 + 4814.69) / 12640.1) / ((1900.73 + 2605.44) / 7490.52)
=0.621502 / 0.601583
=1.0331

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
=(787.98 - 0 - -5369.35) / 12640.1
=0.487127

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.

Bansal Wire Industries has a M-score of -0.08 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Bansal Wire Industries Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Main Road, F-3, Shastri Nagar, Delhi, IND, 110052
Bansal Wire Industries Ltd is a stainless steel wire manufacturing company. Its products include high-carbon steel wire, mild steel wire (low-carbon steel wire), and stainless steel wire. The company has two reporting segments; Manufacturing & Sales and Job Work. Key revenue is generated from the Manufacturing & Sales segment.

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