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Juniper Hotels (NSE:JUNIPER) Beneish M-Score : -1.81 (As of Dec. 11, 2024)


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What is Juniper Hotels 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 -1.81 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

NSE:JUNIPER' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.15   Med: -1.98   Max: -1.81
Current: -1.81

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Juniper Hotels was -1.81. The lowest was -2.15. And the median was -1.98.


Juniper Hotels Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Juniper Hotels'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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Juniper Hotels Beneish M-Score Chart

Juniper Hotels Annual Data
Trend Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.15 -1.81

Juniper Hotels Semi-Annual Data
Mar21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -2.15 - -1.81 -

Competitive Comparison of Juniper Hotels's Beneish M-Score

For the Lodging subindustry, Juniper Hotels'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.


Juniper Hotels's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Juniper Hotels's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Juniper Hotels 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 Juniper Hotels 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 * 1.0905+0.528 * 1.0426+0.404 * 2.2076+0.892 * 1.2303+0.115 * 1.0531
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.96+4.679 * -0.070902-0.327 * 0.417
=-1.81

* 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 ₹611 Mil.
Revenue was ₹8,177 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹5,465 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹5,193 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹42,774 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹32,872 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹912 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹257 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹7,955 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹7,340 Mil.
Net Income was ₹238 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹3,271 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹455 Mil.
Revenue was ₹6,646 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹4,631 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹825 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹30,203 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹27,871 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹815 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹218 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹1,977 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹23,921 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)
=(611.06 / 8176.628) / (455.449 / 6646.127)
=0.074733 / 0.068528
=1.0905

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)
=(4631.467 / 6646.127) / (5464.969 / 8176.628)
=0.696867 / 0.668365
=1.0426

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 - (5193.329 + 32872.426) / 42774.466) / (1 - (825.185 + 27871.476) / 30202.677)
=0.110082 / 0.049864
=2.2076

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
=8176.628 / 6646.127
=1.2303

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))
=(815.207 / (815.207 + 27871.476)) / (911.656 / (911.656 + 32872.426))
=0.028418 / 0.026985
=1.0531

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)
=(257.272 / 8176.628) / (217.824 / 6646.127)
=0.031464 / 0.032775
=0.96

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)
=((7339.595 + 7955.091) / 42774.466) / ((23921.429 + 1977.354) / 30202.677)
=0.357566 / 0.8575
=0.417

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
=(237.957 - 0 - 3270.766) / 42774.466
=-0.070902

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.

Juniper Hotels has a M-score of -1.81 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Juniper Hotels Business Description

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Juniper Hotels Ltd is engaged in the business of Hospitality (Hotels). It is operating into a single segment which is Hotel Services.

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