Advanced Chemical Industries (DHA:ACI) Beneish M-Score: -2.19 (As of Jun. 24, 2026)


DHA:ACI Advanced Chemical Industries PLC DHA:ACI
89 GF Score
Price BDT189.10
GF Value BDT210.17
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is Advanced Chemical Industries Beneish M-Score?

Advanced Chemical Industries DHA:ACI 89 Beneish M-Score is -2.19 as of Jun. 24, 2026. GuruFocus rates DHA:ACI with a GF Score™ of 89/100 and a GF Value™ of BDT210.17 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 538 Conglomerates companies, Advanced Chemical Industries ranks worse than 74.72% on this metric.

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 -2.19 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

DHA:ACI' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.88   Med: -2.19   Max: -1.52
Current: -2.19

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Advanced Chemical Industries was -1.52. The lowest was -2.88. And the median was -2.19.


Advanced Chemical Industries Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Advanced Chemical 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.

Advanced Chemical Industries Beneish M-Score Chart

Advanced Chemical Industries Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24 Jun25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.28 -2.15 -2.19 -2.48 -2.11

Advanced Chemical Industries Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.34 -2.11 -2.12 -2.08 -2.19

DHA:ACI vs HON, MMM: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Advanced Chemical 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.


Advanced Chemical Industries Beneish M-Score vs Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Advanced Chemical Industries's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Advanced Chemical 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 Advanced Chemical 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 * 1.0929+0.528 * 0.9499+0.404 * 0.9645+0.892 * 1.1519+0.115 * 0.918
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0136+4.679 * 0.025904-0.327 * 0.9925
=-2.19

* 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 (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Total Receivables was BDT29,861 Mil.
Revenue was 39616.162 + 40984.089 + 36959.822 + 35971.134 = BDT153,531 Mil.
Gross Profit was 10128.263 + 10917.527 + 9861.679 + 8977.039 = BDT39,885 Mil.
Total Current Assets was BDT67,861 Mil.
Total Assets was BDT115,425 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was BDT41,028 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was BDT2,177 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was BDT28,046 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was BDT96,670 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was BDT7,432 Mil.
Net Income was -431.417 + 29.78 + 34.092 + 149.802 = BDT-218 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = BDT0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -1539.194 + -861.769 + -3573.683 + 2766.949 = BDT-3,208 Mil.
Total Receivables was BDT23,719 Mil.
Revenue was 35735.085 + 36487.726 + 29709.695 + 31353.247 = BDT133,286 Mil.
Gross Profit was 8695.594 + 9177.277 + 7485.476 + 7532.507 = BDT32,891 Mil.
Total Current Assets was BDT60,952 Mil.
Total Assets was BDT104,885 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was BDT37,775 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was BDT1,832 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was BDT24,020 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was BDT86,972 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was BDT8,334 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)
=(29860.635 / 153531.207) / (23719.197 / 133285.753)
=0.194492 / 0.177957
=1.0929

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)
=(32890.854 / 133285.753) / (39884.508 / 153531.207)
=0.246769 / 0.259781
=0.9499

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 - (67861.258 + 41028.226) / 115425.349) / (1 - (60951.942 + 37774.935) / 104884.722)
=0.056624 / 0.058711
=0.9645

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
=153531.207 / 133285.753
=1.1519

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))
=(1831.671 / (1831.671 + 37774.935)) / (2176.583 / (2176.583 + 41028.226))
=0.046247 / 0.050378
=0.918

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)
=(28045.5 / 153531.207) / (24020.494 / 133285.753)
=0.18267 / 0.180218
=1.0136

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)
=((7431.876 + 96669.924) / 115425.349) / ((8333.683 + 86971.944) / 104884.722)
=0.901897 / 0.90867
=0.9925

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
=(-217.743 - 0 - -3207.697) / 115425.349
=0.025904

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.

Advanced Chemical Industries has a M-score of -2.19 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.19 mean?
Advanced Chemical Industries (DHA:ACI) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.19 as of Jun. 24, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Advanced Chemical Industries and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Advanced Chemical Industries ranks #402 out of 538 companies in the Conglomerates industry, placing it in the top 74.7%.
Is Advanced Chemical Industries' Beneish M-Score too high?
Advanced Chemical Industries' current Beneish M-Score is -2.19. Based on the distribution chart, Advanced Chemical Industries ranks #402 out of 538 companies in the Conglomerates industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Advanced Chemical Industries has a GF Score™ of 89/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Advanced Chemical Industries' Beneish M-Score compare to HON and MMM?
According to the Conglomerates industry distribution chart, Advanced Chemical Industries ranks #402 out of 538 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Advanced Chemical Industries in the lower half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for a Conglomerates company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Conglomerates industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Advanced Chemical Industries and its competitors. Advanced Chemical Industries's current Beneish M-Score is -2.19. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Advanced Chemical Industries stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Advanced Chemical Industries (DHA:ACI) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is BDT210.17, compared to a current price of BDT189.10 — trading 10% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.19. Advanced Chemical Industries' overall GF Score™ is 89/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Advanced Chemical Industries (DHA:ACI), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.19 as of Jun. 24, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Advanced Chemical Industries (DHA:ACI) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Advanced Chemical Industries stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of BDT189.10 is trading 10% below its estimated GF Value™ of BDT210.17. GuruFocus considers Advanced Chemical Industries to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for DHA:ACI:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.19
  • GF Value™: BDT210.17 vs. price of BDT189.10 (10% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 89/100 with 4 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the DHA:ACI stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Advanced Chemical Industries Business Description

Address ACI Centre, 245, Tejgaon Industrial Area, Dhaka, BGD, 1208
Advanced Chemical Industries PLC is a Bangladesh-based company engaged in the manufacturing of pharmaceuticals, consumer brands, animal health products, and also markets, along with agrochemicals, seeds, and other consumer brand items. The company operates in Healthcare, Agribusinesses, Retail Chain, and Consumer brands that include Livestock, Fisheries, Farm Mechanization activities, Toiletries, Home Care, Hygiene, Electrical, Electronics, Mobile, Salt, Flour, Foods, Rice, Tea, Edible Oil, Paints, and International Businesses.
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