Square Pharmaceuticals (DHA:SQURPHARMA) Beneish M-Score: -2.49 (As of Sep. 10, 2026)

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DHA:SQURPHARMA Square Pharmaceuticals PLC DHA:SQURPHARMA
94 GF Score
Price BDT214.70
GF Value BDT219.96
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 3 Warning Signs
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What is Square Pharmaceuticals Beneish M-Score?

Square Pharmaceuticals DHA:SQURPHARMA -0.42% 94 Beneish M-Score is -2.49 as of Sep. 10, 2026. GuruFocus rates DHA:SQURPHARMA with a GF Score™ of 94/100 and a GF Value™ of BDT219.96 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 919 Drug Manufacturers companies, Square Pharmaceuticals ranks worse than 50.6% 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 -2.49 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

DHA:SQURPHARMA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.91   Med: -2   Max: -0.36
Current: -2.49

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Square Pharmaceuticals was -0.36. The lowest was -2.91. And the median was -2.00.


Square Pharmaceuticals Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Square Pharmaceuticals'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.

Square Pharmaceuticals Beneish M-Score Chart

Square Pharmaceuticals Annual Data
Trend Mar16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24 Jun25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.67 -2.00 -1.34 -2.51 -2.26

Square Pharmaceuticals 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 -1.58 -2.26 -2.24 -2.17 -2.49

DHA:SQURPHARMA vs ZTS, UTHR: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Square Pharmaceuticals'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.


Square Pharmaceuticals Beneish M-Score vs Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Square Pharmaceuticals's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Square Pharmaceuticals 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 Square Pharmaceuticals 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 * 0.761+0.528 * 0.9412+0.404 * 0.9428+0.892 * 1.1011+0.115 * 1.1812
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0393+4.679 * 0.022562-0.327 * 0.8292
=-2.49

* 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 BDT6,615 Mil.
Revenue was 21703.716 + 21794.428 + 21586.613 + 18441.963 = BDT83,527 Mil.
Gross Profit was 10383.53 + 10300.057 + 11243.501 + 9016.456 = BDT40,944 Mil.
Total Current Assets was BDT82,573 Mil.
Total Assets was BDT157,899 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was BDT36,860 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was BDT2,211 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was BDT12,567 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was BDT5,991 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was BDT0 Mil.
Net Income was 5965.469 + 7271.192 + 7403.563 + 5222.424 = BDT25,863 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = BDT0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 3883.889 + 4973.396 + 6689.365 + 6753.435 = BDT22,300 Mil.
Total Receivables was BDT7,895 Mil.
Revenue was 20128.714 + 19970.891 + 17746.888 + 18013.649 = BDT75,860 Mil.
Gross Profit was 9677.401 + 8904.849 + 8908.671 + 7508.545 = BDT34,999 Mil.
Total Current Assets was BDT74,238 Mil.
Total Assets was BDT141,655 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was BDT30,817 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was BDT2,207 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was BDT10,981 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was BDT6,127 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was BDT356 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)
=(6615.45 / 83526.72) / (7895.215 / 75860.142)
=0.079202 / 0.104076
=0.761

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)
=(34999.466 / 75860.142) / (40943.544 / 83526.72)
=0.461368 / 0.490185
=0.9412

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 - (82573.12 + 36859.987) / 157898.904) / (1 - (74237.565 + 30816.669) / 141654.774)
=0.24361 / 0.258378
=0.9428

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
=83526.72 / 75860.142
=1.1011

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))
=(2207.15 / (2207.15 + 30816.669)) / (2210.748 / (2210.748 + 36859.987))
=0.066835 / 0.056583
=1.1812

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)
=(12566.958 / 83526.72) / (10981.488 / 75860.142)
=0.150454 / 0.14476
=1.0393

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)
=((0 + 5991.289) / 157898.904) / ((355.559 + 6126.886) / 141654.774)
=0.037944 / 0.045762
=0.8292

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
=(25862.648 - 0 - 22300.085) / 157898.904
=0.022562

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.

Square Pharmaceuticals has a M-score of -2.49 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 -2.49 mean?
Square Pharmaceuticals (DHA:SQURPHARMA) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.49 as of Sep. 10, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Square Pharmaceuticals and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Square Pharmaceuticals ranks #465 out of 919 companies in the Drug Manufacturers industry, placing it in the top 50.6%.
Is Square Pharmaceuticals' Beneish M-Score too high?
Square Pharmaceuticals' current Beneish M-Score is -2.49. Based on the distribution chart, Square Pharmaceuticals ranks #465 out of 919 companies in the Drug Manufacturers industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Square Pharmaceuticals has a GF Score™ of 94/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Square Pharmaceuticals' Beneish M-Score compare to ZTS and UTHR?
According to the Drug Manufacturers industry distribution chart, Square Pharmaceuticals ranks #465 out of 919 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Square Pharmaceuticals 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 Drug Manufacturers company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Drug Manufacturers 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 Square Pharmaceuticals and its competitors. Square Pharmaceuticals's current Beneish M-Score is -2.49. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Square Pharmaceuticals stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Square Pharmaceuticals (DHA:SQURPHARMA) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is BDT219.96, compared to a current price of BDT214.70 — trading 2.4% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.49. Square Pharmaceuticals' overall GF Score™ is 94/100 with 3 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 Square Pharmaceuticals (DHA:SQURPHARMA), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.49 as of Sep. 10, 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 Square Pharmaceuticals (DHA:SQURPHARMA) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Square Pharmaceuticals stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of BDT214.70 is trading 2.4% below its estimated GF Value™ of BDT219.96. GuruFocus considers Square Pharmaceuticals to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for DHA:SQURPHARMA:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.49
  • GF Value™: BDT219.96 vs. price of BDT214.70 (2.4% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 94/100 with 3 warning signs

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


Square Pharmaceuticals Business Description

Address Square Centre, 48, Mohakhali Commercial Area, Dhaka, BGD, 1212
Square Pharmaceuticals PLC is a Bangladesh-based pharmaceutical company engaged in the manufacturing and marketing of generic pharmaceutical products, basic chemical products, animal health products, and crop care products, along with the manufacturing, marketing, and distribution of pharmaceutical products. The company operates in one segment, which is the business of developing, manufacturing, and marketing drugs for health care for all living species. It manufactures drugs such as paracetamol, clotrimazole, antiallergic, nitroglycerin, xylometazoline HCl, erythromycin, and various other drugs, and also provides devices such as AnsuPen and AnsuPen Twist.
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