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Drone Destination (NSE:DRONE) Beneish M-Score : 1.78 (As of Dec. 14, 2024)


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What is Drone Destination 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 1.78 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

NSE:DRONE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.78   Med: 3.39   Max: 5
Current: 1.78

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Drone Destination was 5.00. The lowest was 1.78. And the median was 3.39.


Drone Destination Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Drone Destination'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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Drone Destination Beneish M-Score Chart

Drone Destination Annual Data
Trend Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
- - 5.00 1.78

Drone Destination Semi-Annual Data
Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score - - 5.00 1.78

Competitive Comparison of Drone Destination's Beneish M-Score

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Drone Destination'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.


Drone Destination's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Drone Destination's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Drone Destination 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 Drone Destination 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 * 1.081+0.528 * 1.0127+0.404 * 3.9386+0.892 * 2.6359+0.115 * 0.9028
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.2902+4.679 * 0.286819-0.327 * 0.7473
=1.78

* 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 ₹190.0 Mil.
Revenue was ₹318.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹248.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹593.7 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹760.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹149.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹40.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹7.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹118.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹24.5 Mil.
Net Income was ₹70.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹-147.2 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹66.7 Mil.
Revenue was ₹120.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹95.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹182.2 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹235.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹52.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹12.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹9.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹49.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹10.3 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)
=(190.022 / 318.214) / (66.689 / 120.722)
=0.597152 / 0.552418
=1.081

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)
=(95.432 / 120.722) / (248.385 / 318.214)
=0.79051 / 0.78056
=1.0127

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 - (593.663 + 149.749) / 760.292) / (1 - (182.173 + 52.43) / 235.933)
=0.022202 / 0.005637
=3.9386

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
=318.214 / 120.722
=2.6359

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))
=(12.327 / (12.327 + 52.43)) / (40.014 / (40.014 + 149.749))
=0.190358 / 0.210863
=0.9028

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)
=(7.579 / 318.214) / (9.908 / 120.722)
=0.023817 / 0.082073
=0.2902

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)
=((24.455 + 118.467) / 760.292) / ((10.332 + 49.016) / 235.933)
=0.187983 / 0.251546
=0.7473

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
=(70.821 - 0 - -147.245) / 760.292
=0.286819

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.

Drone Destination has a M-score of 1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Drone Destination Business Description

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Drone Destination Ltd is a DGCA-authorized Remote Pilot Training Organization that has developed an integrated drone eco-system built around drone manufacturing, certified training, services, and renting a drone. The company operates a massive network of DGCA-certified Drone Pilot Training Programs. Drone Destination currently operates nine Drone Hubs at Gurugram, Dharamshala, Chandigarh, Gwalior, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Coimbatore, Madurai, and IFFCO Phulpur.

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