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Baazar Style Retail (BOM:544243) Beneish M-Score : -2.81 (As of Mar. 29, 2025)


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What is Baazar Style Retail 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.81 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BOM:544243' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.81   Med: -2.6   Max: -2.39
Current: -2.81

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Baazar Style Retail was -2.39. The lowest was -2.81. And the median was -2.60.


Baazar Style Retail Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Baazar Style Retail'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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Baazar Style Retail Beneish M-Score Chart

Baazar Style Retail Annual Data
Trend Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.39 -2.81

Baazar Style Retail Quarterly Data
Mar21 Mar22 Dec22 Mar23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Sep24 Dec24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only - - -2.81 - -

Competitive Comparison of Baazar Style Retail's Beneish M-Score

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, Baazar Style Retail'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.


Baazar Style Retail's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Baazar Style Retail's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Baazar Style Retail's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Baazar Style Retail 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 Baazar Style Retail 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 * 0.9061+0.528 * 0.9615+0.404 * 0.8347+0.892 * 1.2347+0.115 * 1.0987
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0074+4.679 * -0.076913-0.327 * 1.0514
=-2.81

* 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 ₹6 Mil.
Revenue was ₹9,719 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹3,222 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹5,032 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹11,660 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹6,258 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹735 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹343 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹4,796 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹4,696 Mil.
Net Income was ₹219 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹1,116 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹5 Mil.
Revenue was ₹7,871 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹2,509 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹3,653 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹8,671 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹4,689 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹612 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹276 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹3,098 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹3,616 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)
=(5.53 / 9718.55) / (4.94 / 7871.34)
=0.000569 / 0.000628
=0.9061

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)
=(2508.94 / 7871.34) / (3221.73 / 9718.55)
=0.318744 / 0.331503
=0.9615

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 - (5032.48 + 6257.83) / 11659.66) / (1 - (3652.67 + 4689.34) / 8671.09)
=0.031678 / 0.037951
=0.8347

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
=9718.55 / 7871.34
=1.2347

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))
=(611.86 / (611.86 + 4689.34)) / (734.54 / (734.54 + 6257.83))
=0.115419 / 0.105049
=1.0987

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)
=(342.9 / 9718.55) / (275.68 / 7871.34)
=0.035283 / 0.035023
=1.0074

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)
=((4695.54 + 4796.15) / 11659.66) / ((3615.84 + 3098.01) / 8671.09)
=0.814062 / 0.77428
=1.0514

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
=(219.42 - 0 - 1116.2) / 11659.66
=-0.076913

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.

Baazar Style Retail has a M-score of -2.81 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Baazar Style Retail Business Description

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Street Number 11, DN Block, Sector V, P S Srijan Tech Park, DN-52, 12th Floor, Salt Lake, North 24 Parganas, Kolkata, WB, IND, 700091
Baazar Style Retail Ltd is a value fashion retailer. The majority of its stores are operated under the brand name Style Bazaar. Its offerings are bifurcated under the apparels and general merchandise verticals. Within the apparels vertical, the company offers garments for men, women, boys, girls and infants, whereas its general merchandise offerings include both non-apparels and home furnishing products.

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