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Gopal Snacks (NSE:GOPAL) Beneish M-Score : -1.20 (As of Mar. 04, 2025)


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What is Gopal Snacks 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 -1.2 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

NSE:GOPAL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.46   Med: -1.83   Max: -1.2
Current: -1.2

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Gopal Snacks was -1.20. The lowest was -2.46. And the median was -1.83.


Gopal Snacks Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Gopal Snacks'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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Gopal Snacks Beneish M-Score Chart

Gopal Snacks Annual Data
Trend Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.46 -1.20

Gopal Snacks Semi-Annual Data
Mar21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -2.46 - -1.20 -

Competitive Comparison of Gopal Snacks's Beneish M-Score

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Gopal Snacks'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.


Gopal Snacks's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Gopal Snacks's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Gopal Snacks 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 Gopal Snacks 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 * 2.0174+0.528 * 1.008+0.404 * 1.1358+0.892 * 1.0007+0.115 * 1.0163
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.4474+4.679 * 0.058042-0.327 * 0.7263
=-1.20

* 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 ₹395 Mil.
Revenue was ₹13,928 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹3,876 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹2,870 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹5,385 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹2,393 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹358 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹138 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹1,201 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹39 Mil.
Net Income was ₹996 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹683 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹196 Mil.
Revenue was ₹13,918 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹3,905 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹2,062 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹4,613 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹2,458 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹374 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹95 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹969 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹494 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)
=(394.94 / 13928.14) / (195.64 / 13918.31)
=0.028356 / 0.014056
=2.0174

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)
=(3904.57 / 13918.31) / (3876.23 / 13928.14)
=0.280535 / 0.278302
=1.008

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 - (2869.92 + 2392.87) / 5385.37) / (1 - (2062.17 + 2458.22) / 4612.83)
=0.022762 / 0.02004
=1.1358

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
=13928.14 / 13918.31
=1.0007

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))
=(374.18 / (374.18 + 2458.22)) / (357.52 / (357.52 + 2392.87))
=0.132107 / 0.129989
=1.0163

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)
=(137.69 / 13928.14) / (95.06 / 13918.31)
=0.009886 / 0.00683
=1.4474

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)
=((39.02 + 1201.18) / 5385.37) / ((493.98 + 968.63) / 4612.83)
=0.230291 / 0.317074
=0.7263

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
=(995.68 - 0 - 683.1) / 5385.37
=0.058042

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.

Gopal Snacks has a M-score of -1.20 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Gopal Snacks Business Description

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Plot Nos. G2322, G2323 and G2324, GIDC Metoda, Taluka Lodhika, Rajkot, GJ, IND, 360021
Gopal Snacks Ltd is a fast-moving consumer goods company in India. The company offers a wide variety of savoury products under the brand 'Gopal', including ethnic snacks such as nankeen and gathiya, western snacks such as wafers, extruded snacks, and snack pellets, along with fast-moving consumer goods that include papad, spices, gram flour or besan, noodles, rusk, and soan papdi.

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