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IndiGrid Infrastructure Trust (NSE:INDIGRID) Beneish M-Score : -1.46 (As of Apr. 10, 2025)


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What is IndiGrid Infrastructure Trust 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 -1.46 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

NSE:INDIGRID' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.74   Med: -1.65   Max: -0.93
Current: -1.46

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of IndiGrid Infrastructure Trust was -0.93. The lowest was -2.74. And the median was -1.65.


IndiGrid Infrastructure Trust Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for IndiGrid Infrastructure Trust'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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IndiGrid Infrastructure Trust Beneish M-Score Chart

IndiGrid Infrastructure Trust 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 -1.82 -1.07 -2.44 -2.74 -1.46

IndiGrid Infrastructure Trust Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 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 -2.74 - - -1.46 -

Competitive Comparison of IndiGrid Infrastructure Trust's Beneish M-Score

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers subindustry, IndiGrid Infrastructure Trust'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.


IndiGrid Infrastructure Trust's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, IndiGrid Infrastructure Trust's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where IndiGrid Infrastructure Trust's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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IndiGrid Infrastructure Trust 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 IndiGrid Infrastructure Trust 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 * 0.9306+0.528 * 1.004+0.404 * 4.3737+0.892 * 1.2282+0.115 * 0.8863
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.147+4.679 * -0.09238-0.327 * 1.0417
=-1.46

* 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 ₹8,548 Mil.
Revenue was ₹28,640 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹27,832 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹24,064 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹257,571 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹210,313 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹9,395 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹558 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹18,152 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹181,549 Mil.
Net Income was ₹2,854 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹26,648 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹7,479 Mil.
Revenue was ₹23,318 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹22,751 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹19,229 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹202,124 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹178,733 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹7,041 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹396 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹14,675 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹135,768 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)
=(8548.07 / 28639.55) / (7479.19 / 23318.12)
=0.298471 / 0.320746
=0.9306

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)
=(22751.21 / 23318.12) / (27832.11 / 28639.55)
=0.975688 / 0.971807
=1.004

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 - (24064.18 + 210312.71) / 257571.46) / (1 - (19229.28 + 178732.93) / 202123.82)
=0.090051 / 0.020589
=4.3737

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
=28639.55 / 23318.12
=1.2282

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))
=(7040.7 / (7040.7 + 178732.93)) / (9394.72 / (9394.72 + 210312.71))
=0.037899 / 0.04276
=0.8863

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)
=(557.75 / 28639.55) / (395.92 / 23318.12)
=0.019475 / 0.016979
=1.147

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)
=((181549.14 + 18152.08) / 257571.46) / ((135767.88 + 14675.19) / 202123.82)
=0.775324 / 0.744311
=1.0417

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
=(2853.7 - 0 - 26648.11) / 257571.46
=-0.09238

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.

IndiGrid Infrastructure Trust has a M-score of -1.46 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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IndiGrid Infrastructure Trust Business Description

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Off CST Road, Vidyanagari Marg, Unit No. 101, First Floor, Windsor, Village KoleKalyan, Kalina, Santacruz (East), Mumbai, MH, IND, 400 098
IndiGrid Infrastructure Trust, formerly India Grid Trust is an infrastructure investment trust established to own inter-state power transmission assets in India. The projects comprise extra high voltage (EHV) overhead power transmission lines, comprising approximately seven 765 kV transmission lines and thirty 400 kV transmission lines. The company has two distinct reportable segments: Power Transmission and Power generation. The power Transmission segment generates the majority of revenue and is engaged in the business of owning and maintaining transmission assets. The power Generation segment includes entities in the business of generating power through renewable sources such as solar etc.

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