Tandlianwala Sugar Mills (KAR:TSML) Beneish M-Score: -1.70 (As of Jun. 30, 2026)


KAR:TSML Tandlianwala Sugar Mills Ltd KAR:TSML
64 GF Score
Price ₨637.68
GF Value ₨117.36
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 9 Warning Signs
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What is Tandlianwala Sugar Mills Beneish M-Score?

Tandlianwala Sugar Mills KAR:TSML +9.26% 64 Beneish M-Score is -1.70 as of Jun. 30, 2026. GuruFocus rates KAR:TSML with a GF Score™ of 64/100 and a GF Value™ of ₨117.36 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 9 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,848 Consumer Packaged Goods companies, Tandlianwala Sugar Mills ranks worse than 84.36% 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 -1.7 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

KAR:TSML' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.54   Med: -1.89   Max: 158.58
Current: -1.7

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Tandlianwala Sugar Mills was 158.58. The lowest was -3.54. And the median was -1.89.


Tandlianwala Sugar Mills Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Tandlianwala Sugar 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.

Tandlianwala Sugar Mills Beneish M-Score Chart

Tandlianwala Sugar Mills Annual Data
Trend Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24 Sep25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.56 -2.42 -2.23 -1.58 -2.34

Tandlianwala Sugar 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 -1.24 -2.34 -1.41 -1.70

KAR:TSML vs MDLZ, HSY, TR: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Confectioners subindustry, Tandlianwala Sugar 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.


Tandlianwala Sugar Mills Beneish M-Score vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Tandlianwala Sugar Mills's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Tandlianwala Sugar 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 Tandlianwala Sugar 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 * 0.5575+0.528 * 1.4225+0.404 * 1.4334+0.892 * 1.5107+0.115 * 1.0303
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.6851+4.679 * 0.058461-0.327 * 0.9941
=-1.70

* 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 ₨1,247 Mil.
Revenue was 22251.567 + 15589.889 + 10178.18 + 6224.011 = ₨54,244 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1340.471 + 1314.898 + 1976.424 + 1069.366 = ₨5,701 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₨40,285 Mil.
Total Assets was ₨54,492 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₨13,558 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₨718 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₨644 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₨38,196 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₨361 Mil.
Net Income was 18.528 + 319.492 + 421.945 + 22.711 = ₨783 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₨0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -9778.124 + 700.801 + 5390.476 + 1283.88 = ₨-2,403 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₨1,481 Mil.
Revenue was 17218.632 + 6859.253 + 6065.452 + 5763.629 = ₨35,907 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1630.389 + 1351.209 + 1102.99 + 1283.658 = ₨5,368 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₨37,498 Mil.
Total Assets was ₨52,064 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₨14,134 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₨773 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₨622 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₨36,822 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₨236 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)
=(1247.389 / 54243.647) / (1481.21 / 35906.966)
=0.022996 / 0.041251
=0.5575

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)
=(5368.246 / 35906.966) / (5701.159 / 54243.647)
=0.149504 / 0.105103
=1.4225

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 - (40284.524 + 13557.571) / 54491.967) / (1 - (37497.514 + 14133.692) / 52064.379)
=0.011926 / 0.00832
=1.4334

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
=54243.647 / 35906.966
=1.5107

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))
=(772.813 / (772.813 + 14133.692)) / (718.325 / (718.325 + 13557.571))
=0.051844 / 0.050317
=1.0303

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)
=(643.671 / 54243.647) / (621.888 / 35906.966)
=0.011866 / 0.017319
=0.6851

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)
=((361.14 + 38195.544) / 54491.967) / ((235.954 + 36821.61) / 52064.379)
=0.707566 / 0.711764
=0.9941

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
=(782.676 - 0 - -2402.967) / 54491.967
=0.058461

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.

Tandlianwala Sugar Mills has a M-score of -1.70 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

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What does a Beneish M-Score of -1.70 mean?
Tandlianwala Sugar Mills (KAR:TSML) has a Beneish M-Score of -1.70 as of Jun. 30, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Tandlianwala Sugar Mills and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Tandlianwala Sugar Mills ranks #1559 out of 1848 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, placing it in the top 84.4%.
Is Tandlianwala Sugar Mills' Beneish M-Score too high?
Tandlianwala Sugar Mills' current Beneish M-Score is -1.70. Based on the distribution chart, Tandlianwala Sugar Mills ranks #1559 out of 1848 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Tandlianwala Sugar Mills has a GF Score™ of 64/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Tandlianwala Sugar Mills' Beneish M-Score compare to MDLZ and HSY?
According to the Consumer Packaged Goods industry distribution chart, Tandlianwala Sugar Mills ranks #1559 out of 1848 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Tandlianwala Sugar Mills 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 Consumer Packaged Goods company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Consumer Packaged Goods 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 Tandlianwala Sugar Mills and its competitors. Tandlianwala Sugar Mills's current Beneish M-Score is -1.70. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Tandlianwala Sugar Mills stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Tandlianwala Sugar Mills (KAR:TSML) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ₨117.36, compared to a current price of ₨637.68 — trading 443.4% above its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -1.70. Tandlianwala Sugar Mills' overall GF Score™ is 64/100 with 9 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 Tandlianwala Sugar Mills (KAR:TSML), the current Beneish M-Score is -1.70 as of Jun. 30, 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 Tandlianwala Sugar Mills (KAR:TSML) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Tandlianwala Sugar Mills stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of ₨637.68 is trading 443.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of ₨117.36. GuruFocus considers Tandlianwala Sugar Mills to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for KAR:TSML:

  • Beneish M-Score: -1.70
  • GF Value™: ₨117.36 vs. price of ₨637.68 (443.4% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 64/100 with 9 warning signs

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


Tandlianwala Sugar Mills Business Description

Address 66-L, Gulberg-II, Lahore, PB, PAK, 54000
Tandlianwala Sugar Mills Ltd is engaged in the production and sale of white crystalline sugar, ethanol, and other allied by-products. The company operates three sugar mills, two ethanol distilleries, and a carbon Dioxide plant. Its operating segments include the Sugar segment, which involves the production of white sugar and molasses from sugarcane; the Ethanol segment, which focuses on the production of ethanol from molasses; and the Top Gas and other segments, which involve the production of top gas. The majority of the company's revenue is generated from the Sugar segment.
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