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DC Infotech And Communication (NSE:DCI) Beneish M-Score : -1.70 (As of Apr. 04, 2025)


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What is DC Infotech And Communication 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.

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 DC Infotech And Communication's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

NSE:DCI' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.88   Med: -1.69   Max: 2.69
Current: -1.7

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of DC Infotech And Communication was 2.69. The lowest was -1.88. And the median was -1.69.


DC Infotech And Communication Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for DC Infotech And Communication'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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DC Infotech And Communication Beneish M-Score Chart

DC Infotech And Communication Annual Data
Trend Mar17 Mar18 Feb19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - 0.52 -1.67 -1.59

DC Infotech And Communication Quarterly Data
Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Jun19 Mar20 Mar21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 -1.77 -1.59 -1.56 -1.72 -1.70

Competitive Comparison of DC Infotech And Communication's Beneish M-Score

For the Electronics & Computer Distribution subindustry, DC Infotech And Communication'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.


DC Infotech And Communication's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, DC Infotech And Communication's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where DC Infotech And Communication's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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DC Infotech And Communication 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 DC Infotech And Communication 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 * 1.0171+0.528 * 0.9184+0.404 * 1.0049+0.892 * 1.34+0.115 * 2.3096
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.069451-0.327 * 0.9217
=-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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₹1,160 Mil.
Revenue was 1341.943 + 1303.246 + 1185.101 + 1545.859 = ₹5,376 Mil.
Gross Profit was 123.122 + 104.357 + 98.601 + 122.327 = ₹448 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹2,129 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹2,159 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹26 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹1,537 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹0 Mil.
Net Income was 40.411 + 36.858 + 30.565 + 42.126 = ₹150 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₹0 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹852 Mil.
Revenue was 1019.432 + 1104.273 + 926.755 + 961.739 = ₹4,012 Mil.
Gross Profit was 82.451 + 86.013 + 72.511 + 66.377 = ₹307 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹1,663 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹1,678 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹12 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹1,296 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)
=(1160.468 / 5376.149) / (851.533 / 4012.199)
=0.215855 / 0.212236
=1.0171

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)
=(307.352 / 4012.199) / (448.407 / 5376.149)
=0.076604 / 0.083407
=0.9184

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 - (2129.372 + 26.286) / 2159.22) / (1 - (1663.232 + 11.94) / 1677.927)
=0.00165 / 0.001642
=1.0049

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
=5376.149 / 4012.199
=1.34

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))
=(6.644 / (6.644 + 11.94)) / (4.814 / (4.814 + 26.286))
=0.357512 / 0.154791
=2.3096

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)
=(0 / 5376.149) / (0 / 4012.199)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((0 + 1536.676) / 2159.22) / ((0 + 1295.657) / 1677.927)
=0.711681 / 0.772177
=0.9217

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
=(149.96 - 0 - 0) / 2159.22
=0.069451

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.

DC Infotech And Communication has a M-score of -1.70 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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DC Infotech And Communication Business Description

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Mogra Road, Unit No. 2, Aristocrate, Ground Floor, Lajya Compound, Andheri (East), Mumbai, MH, IND, 400069
DC Infotech And Communication Ltd is an IT Solution distribution company. The company has two operating segments; Products, and Security Software and services covering products like cabinets, motherboards, networking, security, surveillance, wireless, broadband, digital signage, firewalls, desktop virtualization, power solutions, and other solutions like network performance, digital performance, cloud security, enterprise security solutions, and other services pertaining to IT networking, data security, and unified communication solutions.