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Ambey Laboratories (NSE:AMBEY) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Mar. 04, 2025)


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What is Ambey Laboratories 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.

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

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ambey Laboratories was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Ambey Laboratories Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ambey Laboratories'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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Ambey Laboratories Beneish M-Score Chart

Ambey Laboratories Annual Data
Trend Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
- - -3.13

Ambey Laboratories Semi-Annual Data
Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score - - -3.13

Competitive Comparison of Ambey Laboratories's Beneish M-Score

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, Ambey Laboratories'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.


Ambey Laboratories's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Agriculture Industry

For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, Ambey Laboratories's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Ambey Laboratories 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 Ambey Laboratories 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 * 0.3375+0.528 * 1.305+0.404 * 0.7608+0.892 * 1.239+0.115 * 1.0063
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7765+4.679 * -0.084553-0.327 * 0.8928
=-3.13

* 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 (Mar23) TTM:Last Year (Mar22) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₹36 Mil.
Revenue was ₹1,048 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹149 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹275 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹576 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹242 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹30 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹16 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹203 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹127 Mil.
Net Income was ₹46 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹94 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹85 Mil.
Revenue was ₹846 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹157 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹243 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹559 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹241 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹30 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹17 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹216 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹143 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)
=(35.651 / 1048.212) / (85.244 / 846.007)
=0.034011 / 0.10076
=0.3375

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)
=(157.038 / 846.007) / (149.094 / 1048.212)
=0.185623 / 0.142236
=1.305

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 - (275.229 + 242.183) / 576.185) / (1 - (243.202 + 241.107) / 559.294)
=0.102004 / 0.134071
=0.7608

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
=1048.212 / 846.007
=1.239

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))
=(29.703 / (29.703 + 241.107)) / (29.626 / (29.626 + 242.183))
=0.109682 / 0.108996
=1.0063

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)
=(16.175 / 1048.212) / (16.813 / 846.007)
=0.015431 / 0.019873
=0.7765

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)
=((127.335 + 202.75) / 576.185) / ((143.055 + 215.819) / 559.294)
=0.57288 / 0.641655
=0.8928

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
=(45.693 - 0 - 94.411) / 576.185
=-0.084553

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.

Ambey Laboratories has a M-score of -3.13 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Ambey Laboratories Business Description

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Sector 26A, B-18/9, 2nd Floor, DLF Phase-1, Gurugram, HR, IND, 122002
Ambey Laboratories Ltd is engaged in the business of manufacturing agrochemical products for the protection of crops and serving the agrochemical sector. The company is also engaged in manufacturing-related pharmaceutical products and their repacking.

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