Fazal Cloth Mills (KAR:FZCM) Beneish M-Score: 0.00 (As of Sep. 22, 2026)

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What is Fazal Cloth Mills Beneish M-Score?

Fazal Cloth Mills KAR:FZCM +3.21% Beneish M-Score is 0.00 as of Sep. 22, 2026.

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 Fazal Cloth Mills's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Fazal Cloth Mills was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Fazal Cloth Mills Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Fazal Cloth Mills'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.

Fazal Cloth Mills Beneish M-Score Chart

Fazal Cloth Mills Annual Data
Trend Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24 Jun25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.54 -1.52 -1.60 -2.82 -1.85

Fazal Cloth Mills 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 -1.91 -1.87 -1.79 -2.09 -2.43

Fazal Cloth Mills Beneish M-Score Competitor Comparison

For the Textile Manufacturing subindustry, Fazal Cloth Mills'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.


Fazal Cloth Mills Beneish M-Score vs Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories Industry

For the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Fazal Cloth Mills's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Fazal Cloth Mills's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Fazal Cloth Mills 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 Fazal Cloth Mills 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 * 1.1131+0.528 * 1.149+0.404 * 1.2006+0.892 * 0.9838+0.115 * 1.0471
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0754+4.679 * -0.04034-0.327 * 0.9671
=-2.42

* 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 ₨16,530 Mil.
Revenue was 24046.954 + 23220.15 + 24333.548 + 20974.345 = ₨92,575 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2196.574 + 1678.205 + 1755.252 + 1794.679 = ₨7,425 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₨52,331 Mil.
Total Assets was ₨117,558 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₨53,430 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₨2,257 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₨1,326 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₨35,432 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₨23,308 Mil.
Net Income was 141.725 + 34.416 + 179.574 + -265.196 = ₨91 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₨0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 4269.833 + -3004.611 + 249.732 + 3317.894 = ₨4,833 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₨15,095 Mil.
Revenue was 22038.208 + 22804.023 + 24185.817 + 25071.392 = ₨94,099 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1751.312 + 1771.73 + 2243.784 + 2904.519 = ₨8,671 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₨55,976 Mil.
Total Assets was ₨117,700 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₨51,886 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₨2,300 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₨1,253 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₨40,611 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₨20,200 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)
=(16530.396 / 92574.997) / (15095.432 / 94099.44)
=0.178562 / 0.16042
=1.1131

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)
=(8671.346 / 94099.44) / (7424.709 / 92574.997)
=0.092151 / 0.080202
=1.149

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 - (52330.809 + 53429.554) / 117558.051) / (1 - (55976.399 + 51886.011) / 117700.439)
=0.100356 / 0.083585
=1.2006

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
=92574.997 / 94099.44
=0.9838

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))
=(2300.076 / (2300.076 + 51886.011)) / (2257.358 / (2257.358 + 53429.554))
=0.042448 / 0.040537
=1.0471

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)
=(1326.038 / 92574.997) / (1253.435 / 94099.44)
=0.014324 / 0.01332
=1.0754

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)
=((23308.453 + 35432.358) / 117558.051) / ((20200.468 + 40610.638) / 117700.439)
=0.499675 / 0.51666
=0.9671

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
=(90.519 - 0 - 4832.847) / 117558.051
=-0.04034

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.

Fazal Cloth Mills has a M-score of -2.42 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 0.00 mean?
Fazal Cloth Mills (KAR:FZCM) has a Beneish M-Score of 0.00 as of Sep. 22, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Fazal Cloth Mills and its competitors.
Is Fazal Cloth Mills' Beneish M-Score too high?
Fazal Cloth Mills' current Beneish M-Score is 0.00.
How does Fazal Cloth Mills' Beneish M-Score compare to competitors?
Fazal Cloth Mills' Beneish M-Score of 0.00 can be compared against companies in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories 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 Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories 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 Fazal Cloth Mills and its competitors. Fazal Cloth Mills's current Beneish M-Score is 0.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Fazal Cloth Mills stock overvalued right now?
Fazal Cloth Mills (KAR:FZCM) has a current Beneish M-Score of 0.00. The current Beneish M-Score is 0.00. 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 Fazal Cloth Mills (KAR:FZCM), the current Beneish M-Score is 0.00 as of Sep. 22, 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.

Fazal Cloth Mills Business Description

Address 59/3, Abdali Road, Multan, PAK
Fazal Cloth Mills Ltd is engaged in manufacturing and selling yarns and fabrics in Pakistan. It operates through the Spinning and Weaving segments. The Spinning segment is involved in the production of yarns using natural and artificial fibers. The Weaving segment produces fabrics using yarns. The company offers various products, including Twills, Satins, Stripe Satins, Percales, Bull Denim, Structural Fabrics, and Industrial Fabrics. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Spinning segment.