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International Steels (KAR:ISL) Beneish M-Score : -3.22 (As of Apr. 03, 2025)


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What is International Steels 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -3.22 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

KAR:ISL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.28   Med: -1.68   Max: 7143.5
Current: -3.22

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of International Steels was 7143.50. The lowest was -5.28. And the median was -1.68.


International Steels Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for International Steels'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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International Steels Beneish M-Score Chart

International Steels Annual Data
Trend Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.61 -2.76 51.41 -3.80 -2.36

International Steels Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 -1.08 -2.79 -2.36 -1.64 -3.22

Competitive Comparison of International Steels's Beneish M-Score

For the Steel subindustry, International Steels'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.


International Steels's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, International Steels's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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International Steels 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 International Steels 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 * 0.593+0.528 * 1.7319+0.404 * 1.2379+0.892 * 0.7355+0.115 * 0.9867
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.4122+4.679 * -0.10546-0.327 * 1.1362
=-3.22

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₨962 Mil.
Revenue was 31802.736 + 13489.892 + 13284.564 + 16276.004 = ₨74,853 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2379.83 + 904.973 + 1347.642 + 1912.076 = ₨6,545 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₨27,553 Mil.
Total Assets was ₨47,658 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₨19,594 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₨1,889 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₨2,426 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₨22,817 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₨773 Mil.
Net Income was 534.093 + 179.428 + 596.551 + 705.698 = ₨2,016 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₨0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 10842.473 + -5609.328 + -226.188 + 2034.859 = ₨7,042 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₨2,206 Mil.
Revenue was 39739.065 + 19207.23 + 18929.062 + 23898.39 = ₨101,774 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5313.474 + 2464.856 + 4458.495 + 3173.894 = ₨15,411 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₨24,081 Mil.
Total Assets was ₨44,325 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₨19,860 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₨1,887 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₨2,336 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₨18,468 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₨843 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)
=(961.885 / 74853.196) / (2205.579 / 101773.747)
=0.01285 / 0.021671
=0.593

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)
=(15410.719 / 101773.747) / (6544.521 / 74853.196)
=0.151421 / 0.087431
=1.7319

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 - (27552.505 + 19594.301) / 47658.193) / (1 - (24080.813 + 19860.411) / 44325.455)
=0.01073 / 0.008668
=1.2379

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
=74853.196 / 101773.747
=0.7355

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))
=(1887.209 / (1887.209 + 19860.411)) / (1889.417 / (1889.417 + 19594.301))
=0.086778 / 0.087946
=0.9867

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)
=(2425.849 / 74853.196) / (2335.502 / 101773.747)
=0.032408 / 0.022948
=1.4122

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)
=((772.963 + 22816.645) / 47658.193) / ((843.008 + 18467.707) / 44325.455)
=0.494975 / 0.435657
=1.1362

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
=(2015.77 - 0 - 7041.816) / 47658.193
=-0.10546

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.

International Steels has a M-score of -3.22 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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International Steels Business Description

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Address
10 Beaumont Road, 101 Beaumont Plaza, Karachi, SD, PAK, 75530
International Steels Ltd manufactures steel products. The company produces cold rolled, galvanized, and colour coated steel coils and sheets. It serves industries like construction, appliances, automotive, agricultural implements, and packaging. Geographically, it caters to both domestic and international markets, of which, a majority of its revenue is generated from domestic sales.