Lumax Auto Technologies (NSE:LUMAXTECH) Beneish M-Score: -2.33 (As of Jun. 27, 2026)


NSE:LUMAXTECH Lumax Auto Technologies Ltd NSE:LUMAXTECH
84 GF Score
Price ₹1,548.90
GF Value ₹970.55
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
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What is Lumax Auto Technologies Beneish M-Score?

Lumax Auto Technologies NSE:LUMAXTECH +2.94% 84 Beneish M-Score is -2.33 as of Jun. 27, 2026. GuruFocus rates NSE:LUMAXTECH with a GF Score™ of 84/100 and a GF Value™ of ₹970.55 (Significantly Overvalued). Among 1,274 Vehicles & Parts companies, Lumax Auto Technologies ranks worse than 67.27% on this metric.

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 -2.33 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

NSE:LUMAXTECH' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.98   Med: -2.47   Max: -1.29
Current: -2.33

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Lumax Auto Technologies was -1.29. The lowest was -2.98. And the median was -2.47.


Lumax Auto Technologies Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Lumax Auto Technologies'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.

Lumax Auto Technologies Beneish M-Score Chart

Lumax Auto Technologies Annual Data
Trend Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25 Mar26
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.55 -1.29 -2.64 -2.29 -2.33

Lumax Auto Technologies Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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 -2.29 0.00 0.00 0.00 -2.33

NSE:LUMAXTECH vs ORLY, AZO: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Auto Parts subindustry, Lumax Auto Technologies'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.


Lumax Auto Technologies Beneish M-Score vs Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Lumax Auto Technologies's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lumax Auto Technologies's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Lumax Auto Technologies 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 Lumax Auto Technologies 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 * 0.9399+0.528 * 0.9921+0.404 * 0.9565+0.892 * 1.3392+0.115 * 0.8928
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0+4.679 * -0.045934-0.327 * 1.0606
=-2.33

* 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 (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₹10,167 Mil.
Revenue was ₹48,703 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹17,435 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹19,818 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹39,470 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹10,859 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹1,791 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹18,746 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹5,438 Mil.
Net Income was ₹2,789 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹4,602 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹8,077 Mil.
Revenue was ₹36,367 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹12,916 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹15,956 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹32,391 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹8,891 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹1,286 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹906 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹14,203 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹4,509 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)
=(10166.807 / 48703.303) / (8076.702 / 36366.698)
=0.20875 / 0.222091
=0.9399

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)
=(12915.908 / 36366.698) / (17434.711 / 48703.303)
=0.355158 / 0.357978
=0.9921

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 - (19818.257 + 10859.016) / 39470.066) / (1 - (15956.343 + 8891.099) / 32391.2)
=0.222771 / 0.232895
=0.9565

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
=48703.303 / 36366.698
=1.3392

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))
=(1286.207 / (1286.207 + 8891.099)) / (1790.628 / (1790.628 + 10859.016))
=0.12638 / 0.141556
=0.8928

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 / 48703.303) / (906.304 / 36366.698)
=0 / 0.024921
=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)
=((5437.918 + 18746.005) / 39470.066) / ((4508.934 + 14203.343) / 32391.2)
=0.612716 / 0.577696
=1.0606

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
=(2788.568 - 0 - 4601.583) / 39470.066
=-0.045934

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.

Lumax Auto Technologies has a M-score of -2.33 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.33 mean?
Lumax Auto Technologies (NSE:LUMAXTECH) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.33 as of Jun. 27, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Lumax Auto Technologies and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Lumax Auto Technologies ranks #857 out of 1274 companies in the Vehicles & Parts industry, placing it in the top 67.3%.
Is Lumax Auto Technologies' Beneish M-Score too high?
Lumax Auto Technologies' current Beneish M-Score is -2.33. Based on the distribution chart, Lumax Auto Technologies ranks #857 out of 1274 companies in the Vehicles & Parts industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Lumax Auto Technologies has a GF Score™ of 84/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Lumax Auto Technologies' Beneish M-Score compare to ORLY and AZO?
According to the Vehicles & Parts industry distribution chart, Lumax Auto Technologies ranks #857 out of 1274 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Lumax Auto Technologies in the lower half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for a Vehicles & Parts company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Vehicles & Parts industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Lumax Auto Technologies and its competitors. Lumax Auto Technologies's current Beneish M-Score is -2.33. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Lumax Auto Technologies stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Lumax Auto Technologies (NSE:LUMAXTECH) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ₹970.55, compared to a current price of ₹1,548.90 — trading 59.6% above its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.33. Lumax Auto Technologies' overall GF Score™ is 84/100. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Lumax Auto Technologies (NSE:LUMAXTECH), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.33 as of Jun. 27, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Lumax Auto Technologies (NSE:LUMAXTECH) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Lumax Auto Technologies stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of ₹1,548.90 is trading 59.6% above its estimated GF Value™ of ₹970.55. GuruFocus considers Lumax Auto Technologies to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for NSE:LUMAXTECH:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.33
  • GF Value™: ₹970.55 vs. price of ₹1,548.90 (59.6% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 84/100

No single metric tells the full story. See the NSE:LUMAXTECH stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Lumax Auto Technologies Business Description

Other Exchanges 532796:India
Address Plot No. 878, Udyog Vihar, Phase - V, Gurugram, HR, IND, 122016
Lumax Auto Technologies Ltd operates in the automobile components industry. The company is engaged in the business of manufacturing automotive lighting equipment and automotive components. The company provides automotive parts like Lighting, Chassis, Gear shifter, Integrated plastic modules, Aftermarket, Seat structures, and other products.
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