Sapphire Fibres (KAR:SFL) Beneish M-Score: 0.37 (As of Jul. 09, 2026)


KAR:SFL Sapphire Fibres Ltd KAR:SFL
81 GF Score
Price ₨1,127.52
GF Value ₨991.32
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
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What is Sapphire Fibres Beneish M-Score?

Sapphire Fibres KAR:SFL -2.08% 81 Beneish M-Score is 0.37 as of Jul. 09, 2026. GuruFocus rates KAR:SFL with a GF Score™ of 81/100 and a GF Value™ of ₨991.32 (Modestly Overvalued). The stock has 10 warning signs investors should review. Among 996 Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories companies, Sapphire Fibres ranks worse than 94.78% 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 0.37 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

KAR:SFL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.13   Med: -2.12   Max: 0.37
Current: 0.37

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sapphire Fibres was 0.37. The lowest was -3.13. And the median was -2.12.


Sapphire Fibres Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Sapphire Fibres'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.

Sapphire Fibres Beneish M-Score Chart

Sapphire Fibres 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 -1.88 -2.40 -1.74 -2.16 -0.71

Sapphire Fibres 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 -2.05 -0.71 -0.47 -0.04 0.37

Sapphire Fibres Beneish M-Score Competitor Comparison

For the Textile Manufacturing subindustry, Sapphire Fibres'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.


Sapphire Fibres Beneish M-Score vs Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories Industry

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

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


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Sapphire Fibres 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 Sapphire Fibres 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 * 1.0405+0.528 * 3.366+0.404 * 1.6398+0.892 * 0.7882+0.115 * 0.9061
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1942+4.679 * 0.308206-0.327 * 0.709
=0.37

* 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 ₨13,226 Mil.
Revenue was 12306.673 + 12160.969 + 14639.538 + 14436.096 = ₨53,543 Mil.
Gross Profit was -3308.768 + 607.149 + 673.998 + 3295.334 = ₨1,268 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₨52,622 Mil.
Total Assets was ₨134,359 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₨29,566 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₨1,944 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₨2,111 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₨32,975 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₨4,739 Mil.
Net Income was 707.692 + 265.338 + 1138.069 + 32596.81 = ₨34,708 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₨0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 879.045 + -5723.703 + -1698.742 + -159.019 = ₨-6,702 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₨16,126 Mil.
Revenue was 14570.767 + 14374.004 + 19052.251 + 19934.529 = ₨67,932 Mil.
Gross Profit was -1657.756 + 1885.583 + 2555.321 + 2630.583 = ₨5,414 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₨51,312 Mil.
Total Assets was ₨104,225 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₨28,233 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₨1,672 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₨2,242 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₨41,264 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₨0 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)
=(13225.785 / 53543.276) / (16126.006 / 67931.551)
=0.247011 / 0.237386
=1.0405

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)
=(5413.731 / 67931.551) / (1267.713 / 53543.276)
=0.079694 / 0.023676
=3.366

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 - (52622.492 + 29565.822) / 134359.403) / (1 - (51312.074 + 28232.652) / 104224.836)
=0.388295 / 0.236797
=1.6398

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
=53543.276 / 67931.551
=0.7882

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))
=(1671.852 / (1671.852 + 28232.652)) / (1944.177 / (1944.177 + 29565.822))
=0.055906 / 0.0617
=0.9061

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)
=(2110.673 / 53543.276) / (2242.328 / 67931.551)
=0.03942 / 0.033009
=1.1942

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)
=((4738.573 + 32974.721) / 134359.403) / ((0 + 41263.589) / 104224.836)
=0.28069 / 0.395909
=0.709

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
=(34707.909 - 0 - -6702.419) / 134359.403
=0.308206

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.

Sapphire Fibres has a M-score of 0.37 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of 0.37 mean?
Sapphire Fibres (KAR:SFL) has a Beneish M-Score of 0.37 as of Jul. 09, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Sapphire Fibres and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Sapphire Fibres ranks #944 out of 996 companies in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry, placing it in the top 94.8%.
Is Sapphire Fibres' Beneish M-Score too high?
Sapphire Fibres' current Beneish M-Score is 0.37. Based on the distribution chart, Sapphire Fibres ranks #944 out of 996 companies in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Sapphire Fibres has a GF Score™ of 81/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Sapphire Fibres' Beneish M-Score compare to competitors?
According to the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry distribution chart, Sapphire Fibres ranks #944 out of 996 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Sapphire Fibres 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 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 Sapphire Fibres and its competitors. Sapphire Fibres's current Beneish M-Score is 0.37. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Sapphire Fibres stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sapphire Fibres (KAR:SFL) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ₨991.32, compared to a current price of ₨1,127.52 — trading 13.7% above its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is 0.37. Sapphire Fibres' overall GF Score™ is 81/100 with 10 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 Sapphire Fibres (KAR:SFL), the current Beneish M-Score is 0.37 as of Jul. 09, 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 Sapphire Fibres (KAR:SFL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sapphire Fibres stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of ₨1,127.52 is trading 13.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of ₨991.32. GuruFocus considers Sapphire Fibres to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for KAR:SFL:

  • Beneish M-Score: 0.37
  • GF Value™: ₨991.32 vs. price of ₨1,127.52 (13.7% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 81/100 with 10 warning signs

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


Sapphire Fibres Business Description

Address 73-E Main Jail Road, 1st Floor, Tricon Corporate Centre, Gulberg II, Lahore, PB, PAK
Sapphire Fibres Ltd is engaged in the manufacturing and sale of yarn, fabrics, and garments. The company's operating segment includes Spinning; Knitting, processing and garments; Denim; and Power.
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