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Active Fine Chemicals (DHA:ACTIVEFINE) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 02, 2024)


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What is Active Fine Chemicals 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.

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

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Active Fine Chemicals was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Active Fine Chemicals Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Active Fine Chemicals'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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Active Fine Chemicals Beneish M-Score Chart

Active Fine Chemicals Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -2.43 -2.33 -2.17 -2.04 -2.56

Active Fine Chemicals Quarterly Data
Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Dec22 Mar23
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 -2.52 -2.86 -2.56 -2.08 -2.18

Competitive Comparison of Active Fine Chemicals's Beneish M-Score

For the Chemicals subindustry, Active Fine Chemicals'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.


Active Fine Chemicals's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Active Fine Chemicals's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Active Fine Chemicals's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Active Fine Chemicals 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 Active Fine Chemicals 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 * 1.3532+0.528 * 0.8078+0.404 * 0.9654+0.892 * 0.7853+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * -1.3092+4.679 * -0.019759-0.327 * 1.0649
=-2.18

* 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 (Mar23) TTM:Last Year (Dec21) TTM:
Total Receivables was BDT1,899 Mil.
Revenue was 290.56 + 242.804 + 520.506 + 381.57 = BDT1,435 Mil.
Gross Profit was 85.427 + 77.851 + 98.273 + 102.644 = BDT364 Mil.
Total Current Assets was BDT5,030 Mil.
Total Assets was BDT9,262 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was BDT3,936 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was BDT0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was BDT-87 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was BDT3,728 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was BDT196 Mil.
Net Income was 3.694 + -3.522 + -32.39 + 9.672 = BDT-23 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = BDT0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 24.43 + 0 + 79.472 + 56.561 = BDT160 Mil.
Total Receivables was BDT1,787 Mil.
Revenue was 350.756 + 418.817 + 547.882 + 510.371 = BDT1,828 Mil.
Gross Profit was 61.305 + 109.144 + 108.218 + 95.944 = BDT375 Mil.
Total Current Assets was BDT4,346 Mil.
Total Assets was BDT8,941 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was BDT4,300 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was BDT0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was BDT84 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was BDT3,361 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was BDT196 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)
=(1899.366 / 1435.44) / (1787.274 / 1827.826)
=1.323194 / 0.977814
=1.3532

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)
=(374.611 / 1827.826) / (364.195 / 1435.44)
=0.204949 / 0.253717
=0.8078

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 - (5030.155 + 3936.155) / 9262.284) / (1 - (4345.825 + 4299.676) / 8941.476)
=0.031955 / 0.033101
=0.9654

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
=1435.44 / 1827.826
=0.7853

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))
=(0 / (0 + 4299.676)) / (0 / (0 + 3936.155))
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(-86.824 / 1435.44) / (84.446 / 1827.826)
=-0.060486 / 0.0462
=-1.3092

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)
=((195.701 + 3728.365) / 9262.284) / ((196.049 + 3361.285) / 8941.476)
=0.423661 / 0.397846
=1.0649

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
=(-22.546 - 0 - 160.463) / 9262.284
=-0.019759

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.

Active Fine Chemicals has a M-score of -2.18 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Active Fine Chemicals (DHA:ACTIVEFINE) Business Description

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House number 87-89, Road number 04, Block number B, Niketon, Gulshan-1, Dhaka, BGD, 1212
Active Fine Chemicals Ltd is a Bangladesh based chemical company engaged in manufacturing active pharmaceutical ingredients and laboratory reagents. Its product offerings include azithromycin dihydrate, erythromycin ethyl succinate, erythromycin stearate, pantoprazole sodium sesquihydrate, venlafaxine HCL, sitagliptin phosphate monohydrate, and pregabalin. While it also manufactures laboratory reagents including HPLC Grade solvents, solvents, and powder reagents.

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