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KN Agri Resources (NSE:KNAGRI) Beneish M-Score : -2.43 (As of Jun. 22, 2024)


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What is KN Agri Resources 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 -2.43 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

NSE:KNAGRI' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.43   Med: 0.96   Max: 3.42
Current: -2.43

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of KN Agri Resources was 3.42. The lowest was -2.43. And the median was 0.96.


KN Agri Resources Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for KN Agri Resources'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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KN Agri Resources Beneish M-Score Chart

KN Agri Resources Annual Data
Trend Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - 2.82 -0.91 3.42 -2.43

KN Agri Resources Semi-Annual Data
Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -0.91 - 3.42 - -2.43

Competitive Comparison of KN Agri Resources's Beneish M-Score

For the Farm Products subindustry, KN Agri Resources'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.


KN Agri Resources's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where KN Agri Resources's Beneish M-Score falls into.



KN Agri Resources 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 KN Agri Resources 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 * 1.2183+0.528 * 0.7498+0.404 * 0.9789+0.892 * 0.7601+0.115 * 0.977
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0+4.679 * 0.021333-0.327 * 1.1942
=-2.43

* 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 ₹1,100 Mil.
Revenue was ₹16,997 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹1,611 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹4,029 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹4,561 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹292 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹36 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹1,393 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹0 Mil.
Net Income was ₹313 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹215 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹1,188 Mil.
Revenue was ₹22,362 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹1,589 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹3,278 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹3,805 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹323 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹39 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹474 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹973 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹0 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)
=(1100.4 / 16996.7) / (1188.3 / 22361.5)
=0.064742 / 0.05314
=1.2183

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)
=(1589.3 / 22361.5) / (1611.2 / 16996.7)
=0.071073 / 0.094795
=0.7498

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 - (4029.1 + 292.3) / 4561.1) / (1 - (3278.4 + 322.6) / 3805.3)
=0.052553 / 0.053688
=0.9789

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
=16996.7 / 22361.5
=0.7601

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))
=(38.6 / (38.6 + 322.6)) / (35.9 / (35.9 + 292.3))
=0.106866 / 0.109385
=0.977

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 / 16996.7) / (473.8 / 22361.5)
=0 / 0.021188
=0

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)
=((0 + 1392.6) / 4561.1) / ((0.2 + 972.7) / 3805.3)
=0.305321 / 0.25567
=1.1942

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
=(312.6 - 0 - 215.3) / 4561.1
=0.021333

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.

KN Agri Resources has a M-score of -2.43 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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KN Agri Resources (NSE:KNAGRI) Business Description

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B1 - 506, Marathon Nextgen Innova, Opposite Peninsula Corporate Park, Lower Parel, Mumbai, MH, IND, 400013
KN Agri Resources Ltd is an agro-based company, involved in the business of solvent extraction and oil refining and trading of various agro-commodities. The wide range of processed and manufactured products includes soya de-oiled cake, Hipro Soya Meal, soya refined oil, soya crude oil, degummed oil, soya lecithin, acid oil, soya husk, cottonseed oil, refined rapeseed oil, and rapeseed de-oiled cake. Its segment includes Agro Product and Power. Under the agro-commodities business, the company trade in various agro commodities such as maize, gram, pulses, sugar, soyabean, wheat, and other.

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