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ABS Marine Services (NSE:ABSMARINE) Beneish M-Score : -2.10 (As of Apr. 11, 2025)


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What is ABS Marine Services 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 -2.1 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

NSE:ABSMARINE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.1   Med: -1.68   Max: -1.25
Current: -2.1

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of ABS Marine Services was -1.25. The lowest was -2.10. And the median was -1.68.


ABS Marine Services Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for ABS Marine Services'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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ABS Marine Services Beneish M-Score Chart

ABS Marine Services Annual Data
Trend Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
- - -1.25 -2.10

ABS Marine Services Semi-Annual Data
Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score - - -1.25 -2.10

Competitive Comparison of ABS Marine Services's Beneish M-Score

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, ABS Marine Services'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.


ABS Marine Services's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, ABS Marine Services's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where ABS Marine Services's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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ABS Marine Services 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 ABS Marine Services 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 * 1.084+0.528 * 0.6095+0.404 * 1.0724+0.892 * 1.2114+0.115 * 0.9445
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.5357+4.679 * 0.064918-0.327 * 0.7408
=-2.10

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₹324 Mil.
Revenue was ₹1,352 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹384 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹630 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹1,848 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹818 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹135 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹51 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹304 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹268 Mil.
Net Income was ₹236 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹116 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹247 Mil.
Revenue was ₹1,116 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹193 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹542 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹1,755 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹858 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹133 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹27 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹444 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹290 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)
=(323.921 / 1351.568) / (246.675 / 1115.751)
=0.239663 / 0.221084
=1.084

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)
=(193.213 / 1115.751) / (383.991 / 1351.568)
=0.173169 / 0.284108
=0.6095

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 - (629.681 + 817.582) / 1848.099) / (1 - (542.254 + 857.995) / 1755.25)
=0.216891 / 0.202251
=1.0724

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
=1351.568 / 1115.751
=1.2114

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))
=(132.717 / (132.717 + 857.995)) / (135.123 / (135.123 + 817.582))
=0.133961 / 0.141831
=0.9445

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)
=(50.684 / 1351.568) / (27.246 / 1115.751)
=0.0375 / 0.024419
=1.5357

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)
=((268.196 + 303.77) / 1848.099) / ((289.741 + 443.556) / 1755.25)
=0.309489 / 0.417774
=0.7408

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
=(235.541 - 0 - 115.566) / 1848.099
=0.064918

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.

ABS Marine Services has a M-score of -2.10 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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ABS Marine Services Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Flat No. 3, Anugraha Foundation, No. 15, Valliammal Road, Vepery, Chennai, TN, IND, 600007
ABS Marine Services Ltd is engaged in Shipping Industry. It has 5 owned vessels comprising of 2 advanced offshore vessels servcing the Oil & Gas sector & 3 Harbour Crafts serving the Indian Ports sector and one long term chartered specialised multipurpose offshore vessel serving the Oil & Gas Sector. In addition, it is carrying out total ship management of 12 vessels on behalf of Government, public sector undertakings, private companies and port authorities, providing crew management services to a further 24 ships comprising Oil Tankers, Gas Tankers, Bulk Carriers, Passenger Vessels and High Speed Crafts. It is a fully integrated company with in-house complete vessel management including commercial management.

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