Aftab Automobiles (DHA:AFTABAUTO) Beneish M-Score: -2.37 (As of Jul. 02, 2026)


DHA:AFTABAUTO Aftab Automobiles Ltd DHA:AFTABAUTO
70 GF Score
Price BDT31.40
GF Value BDT37.41
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 4 Warning Signs
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What is Aftab Automobiles Beneish M-Score?

Aftab Automobiles DHA:AFTABAUTO +0.32% 70 Beneish M-Score is -2.37 as of Jul. 02, 2026. GuruFocus rates DHA:AFTABAUTO with a GF Score™ of 70/100 and a GF Value™ of BDT37.41 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,276 Vehicles & Parts companies, Aftab Automobiles ranks worse than 64.11% 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 -2.37 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

DHA:AFTABAUTO' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.42   Med: -2.01   Max: -0.45
Current: -2.37

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Aftab Automobiles was -0.45. The lowest was -5.42. And the median was -2.01.


Aftab Automobiles Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Aftab Automobiles'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.

Aftab Automobiles Beneish M-Score Chart

Aftab Automobiles Annual Data
Trend Aug15 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24 Jun25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.84 -2.23 -2.09 -2.67 -2.11

Aftab Automobiles 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 -2.39 -2.11 -2.21 -2.30 -2.37

DHA:AFTABAUTO vs TSLA, GM, F: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Auto Manufacturers subindustry, Aftab Automobiles'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.


Aftab Automobiles Beneish M-Score vs Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Aftab Automobiles's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Aftab Automobiles 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 Aftab Automobiles 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 * 1.0274+0.528 * 0.9723+0.404 * 0.9077+0.892 * 1.1421+0.115 * 1.2504
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.742+4.679 * -0.01211-0.327 * 1.0301
=-2.37

* 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 BDT12,376.9 Mil.
Revenue was 220.951 + 205.437 + 157.845 + 254.529 = BDT838.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was 62.195 + 53.078 + 43.321 + 78.824 = BDT237.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was BDT23,446.1 Mil.
Total Assets was BDT29,783.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was BDT3,058.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was BDT65.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was BDT49.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was BDT11,727.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was BDT13,234.1 Mil.
Net Income was -39.119 + -27.613 + -57.558 + -37.306 = BDT-161.6 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = BDT0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 113.921 + 16.349 + 68.6 + 0.213 = BDT199.1 Mil.
Total Receivables was BDT10,548.3 Mil.
Revenue was 196.421 + 212.08 + 170.741 + 155.192 = BDT734.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was 41.145 + 53.481 + 38.057 + 69.444 = BDT202.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was BDT20,817.7 Mil.
Total Assets was BDT27,139.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was BDT3,029.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was BDT81.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was BDT58.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was BDT10,629.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was BDT11,452.1 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)
=(12376.915 / 838.762) / (10548.292 / 734.434)
=14.75617 / 14.362478
=1.0274

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)
=(202.127 / 734.434) / (237.418 / 838.762)
=0.275215 / 0.283058
=0.9723

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 - (23446.077 + 3058.117) / 29783.808) / (1 - (20817.726 + 3029.625) / 27139.837)
=0.110114 / 0.121316
=0.9077

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
=838.762 / 734.434
=1.1421

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))
=(81.081 / (81.081 + 3029.625)) / (65.108 / (65.108 + 3058.117))
=0.026065 / 0.020846
=1.2504

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)
=(49.409 / 838.762) / (58.303 / 734.434)
=0.058907 / 0.079385
=0.742

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)
=((13234.106 + 11727.327) / 29783.808) / ((11452.066 + 10629.213) / 27139.837)
=0.838087 / 0.813611
=1.0301

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
=(-161.596 - 0 - 199.083) / 29783.808
=-0.01211

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.

Aftab Automobiles has a M-score of -2.37 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 -2.37 mean?
Aftab Automobiles (DHA:AFTABAUTO) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.37 as of Jul. 02, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Aftab Automobiles and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Aftab Automobiles ranks #818 out of 1276 companies in the Vehicles & Parts industry, placing it in the top 64.1%.
Is Aftab Automobiles' Beneish M-Score too high?
Aftab Automobiles' current Beneish M-Score is -2.37. Based on the distribution chart, Aftab Automobiles ranks #818 out of 1276 companies in the Vehicles & Parts industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Aftab Automobiles has a GF Score™ of 70/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Aftab Automobiles' Beneish M-Score compare to TSLA and GM?
According to the Vehicles & Parts industry distribution chart, Aftab Automobiles ranks #818 out of 1276 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Aftab Automobiles 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 Vehicles & Parts company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Vehicles & Parts 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 Aftab Automobiles and its competitors. Aftab Automobiles's current Beneish M-Score is -2.37. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Aftab Automobiles stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Aftab Automobiles (DHA:AFTABAUTO) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is BDT37.41, compared to a current price of BDT31.40 — trading 16.1% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.37. Aftab Automobiles' overall GF Score™ is 70/100 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 Aftab Automobiles (DHA:AFTABAUTO), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.37 as of Jul. 02, 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 Aftab Automobiles (DHA:AFTABAUTO) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Aftab Automobiles stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of BDT31.40 is trading 16.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of BDT37.41. GuruFocus considers Aftab Automobiles to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for DHA:AFTABAUTO:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.37
  • GF Value™: BDT37.41 vs. price of BDT31.40 (16.1% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 70/100 with 4 warning signs

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


Aftab Automobiles Business Description

Address 205-207, Tejgaon Industrial Area, Dhaka, BGD, 1208
Aftab Automobiles Ltd is mainly a vehicle assembler and bus body fabricator operating in Bangladesh. The company has been assembling Toyota and Hino vehicles. Its activities include assembling Toyota Land Cruiser soft top and pick up, Land Cruiser Prado, Hino bus, and Hino mini bus and truck chassis, with a yearly production capacity in three shifts. Presently, the company is mainly engaged in assembling Hino bus chassis and bus body fabrication, including luxury buses that operate on routes across the country as well as international routes. The company operates through three operating segments, namely the assembling unit, motorcycle unit, and body unit, with the majority of revenue generated from the assembling unit. The company operates in Bangladesh.
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