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Fusion Finance (NSE:FUSION) Beneish M-Score : -2.37 (As of Apr. 02, 2025)


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What is Fusion Finance 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 -2.37 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

NSE:FUSION' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.37   Med: -2   Max: -1.35
Current: -2.37

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Fusion Finance was -1.35. The lowest was -2.37. And the median was -2.00.


Fusion Finance Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fusion Finance'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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Fusion Finance Beneish M-Score Chart

Fusion Finance Annual Data
Trend Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
- - - -1.35 -1.92

Fusion Finance Quarterly Data
Mar20 Mar21 Jun21 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 - -1.92 -2.14 -2.07 -2.37

Competitive Comparison of Fusion Finance's Beneish M-Score

For the Credit Services subindustry, Fusion Finance'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.


Fusion Finance's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Fusion Finance's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Fusion Finance 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 Fusion Finance 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 * 0.9283+0.528 * 1.1187+0.404 * 1.9713+0.892 * 1.1323+0.115 * 0.94
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.08077-0.327 * 1.0404
=-2.37

* 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 ₹91,525 Mil.
Revenue was 4408.4 + 6305 + 6283 + 5386.1 = ₹22,383 Mil.
Gross Profit was 760 + 2626.7 + 2694.9 + 2681 = ₹8,763 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹110,068 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹114,807 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹277 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹112 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹947 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹86,413 Mil.
Net Income was -7193.2 + -3050.4 + -356.2 + 1326.9 = ₹-9,273 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 ₹87,071 Mil.
Revenue was 5476.3 + 5052.9 + 4951 + 4287.3 = ₹19,768 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2343 + 2150 + 2137.8 + 2026.5 = ₹8,657 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹102,031 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹104,318 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹230 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹85 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹1,018 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹75,279 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)
=(91524.9 / 22382.5) / (87071.3 / 19767.5)
=4.089128 / 4.40477
=0.9283

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)
=(8657.3 / 19767.5) / (8762.6 / 22382.5)
=0.437956 / 0.391493
=1.1187

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 - (110068.4 + 276.8) / 114806.5) / (1 - (102031.3 + 229.9) / 104317.5)
=0.038859 / 0.019712
=1.9713

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
=22382.5 / 19767.5
=1.1323

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))
=(85.3 / (85.3 + 229.9)) / (111.9 / (111.9 + 276.8))
=0.270622 / 0.287883
=0.94

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 / 22382.5) / (0 / 19767.5)
=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)
=((86413.1 + 947.3) / 114806.5) / ((75279 + 1018) / 104317.5)
=0.760936 / 0.731392
=1.0404

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
=(-9272.9 - 0 - 0) / 114806.5
=-0.08077

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.

Fusion Finance has a M-score of -2.37 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Fusion Finance Business Description

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Plot No. 86, Institutional Sector - 32, Gurugram, HR, IND, 122001
Fusion Finance Ltd is engaged in microfinance lending activities, providing financial services to poor women in India who are organized as Joint Liability Groups (JLGs). The company provides small value collateral-free loans. Apart from microfinance lending, the company also has lending to MSME enterprises. It uses its distribution channel to provide other financial products and services to the members related to providing of loans to the members for the purchase of certain productivity-enhancing products such as mobile handsets, and bicycles.

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