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Blue Star (NSE:BLUESTARCO) Beneish M-Score : -2.13 (As of Dec. 16, 2024)


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What is Blue Star 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 -2.13 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

NSE:BLUESTARCO' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.1   Med: -2.45   Max: -1.86
Current: -2.13

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Blue Star was -1.86. The lowest was -3.10. And the median was -2.45.


Blue Star Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Blue Star'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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Blue Star Beneish M-Score Chart

Blue Star Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.04 -2.86 -2.00 -2.08 -2.13

Blue Star Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 - - -2.13 - -

Competitive Comparison of Blue Star's Beneish M-Score

For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, Blue Star'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.


Blue Star's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Blue Star's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Blue Star 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 Blue Star 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 * 1.0296+0.528 * 0.9519+0.404 * 0.9716+0.892 * 1.2123+0.115 * 1.1768
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0567+4.679 * 0.018997-0.327 * 0.7981
=-2.13

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₹27,570 Mil.
Revenue was ₹95,757 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹21,545 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹50,400 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹66,183 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹11,697 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹976 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹4,310 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹38,796 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹545 Mil.
Net Income was ₹4,150 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹2,892 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹22,087 Mil.
Revenue was ₹78,985 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹16,916 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹42,506 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹54,472 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹8,505 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹848 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹3,365 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹38,319 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹2,252 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)
=(27570.4 / 95756.5) / (22087.3 / 78984.8)
=0.287922 / 0.27964
=1.0296

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)
=(16916.1 / 78984.8) / (21544.9 / 95756.5)
=0.214169 / 0.224997
=0.9519

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 - (50400.3 + 11696.6) / 66182.5) / (1 - (42506.1 + 8505.4) / 54472.4)
=0.061732 / 0.063535
=0.9716

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
=95756.5 / 78984.8
=1.2123

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))
=(847.8 / (847.8 + 8505.4)) / (976.1 / (976.1 + 11696.6))
=0.090643 / 0.077024
=1.1768

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)
=(4310.2 / 95756.5) / (3364.5 / 78984.8)
=0.045012 / 0.042597
=1.0567

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)
=((545.3 + 38796.1) / 66182.5) / ((2251.5 + 38319.3) / 54472.4)
=0.594438 / 0.744796
=0.7981

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
=(4149.5 - 0 - 2892.2) / 66182.5
=0.018997

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.

Blue Star has a M-score of -2.13 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Blue Star Business Description

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254 D, Dr Annie Besant Road, Band Box House, 4th Floor, Worli, Mumbai, MH, IND, 400030
Blue Star Ltd is an India-based air conditioning and commercial refrigeration company. It serves corporate, commercial, and residential entities. The company's operating segment includes Electro-Mechanical Projects and Commercial Air Conditioning Systems; Unitary Products and Professional Electronics and Industrial Systems. It generates maximum revenue from the Electro-Mechanical Projects and Commercial Air-conditioning Systems segment which includes central air-conditioning projects, Electrical Contracting business, and Packaged air-conditioning businesses including manufacturing and after-sales service. Geographically, the company generates a majority of its revenue from its operations in India.

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