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Nazara Technologies (NSE:NAZARA) Beneish M-Score : -1.62 (As of Mar. 25, 2025)


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What is Nazara Technologies 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 -1.62 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

NSE:NAZARA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.86   Med: -1.75   Max: -1.45
Current: -1.62

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Nazara Technologies was -1.45. The lowest was -2.86. And the median was -1.75.


Nazara Technologies Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nazara 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.

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Nazara Technologies Beneish M-Score Chart

Nazara Technologies Annual Data
Trend Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -1.75 -2.86 -1.45 -1.92 -1.62

Nazara Technologies Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Nazara Technologies's Beneish M-Score

For the Electronic Gaming & Multimedia subindustry, Nazara 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.


Nazara Technologies's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Nazara Technologies's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Nazara 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 Nazara 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 * 1.9148+0.528 * 1.0135+0.404 * 0.7513+0.892 * 1.0433+0.115 * 1.0679
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7945+4.679 * -0.012391-0.327 * 0.7167
=-1.62

* 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 ₹3,752 Mil.
Revenue was ₹11,383 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹6,680 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹18,980 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹27,618 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹231 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹670 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹2,319 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹3,822 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹127 Mil.
Net Income was ₹566 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹908 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹1,878 Mil.
Revenue was ₹10,910 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹6,489 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹9,974 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹17,018 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹148 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹572 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹2,797 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹3,343 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹52 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)
=(3751.5 / 11382.8) / (1877.9 / 10910.2)
=0.329576 / 0.172123
=1.9148

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)
=(6489.1 / 10910.2) / (6679.9 / 11382.8)
=0.594774 / 0.586842
=1.0135

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 - (18980 + 231.1) / 27617.8) / (1 - (9974.3 + 148.3) / 17017.8)
=0.304394 / 0.405176
=0.7513

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
=11382.8 / 10910.2
=1.0433

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))
=(571.5 / (571.5 + 148.3)) / (669.9 / (669.9 + 231.1))
=0.793971 / 0.743507
=1.0679

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)
=(2318.5 / 11382.8) / (2797 / 10910.2)
=0.203685 / 0.256366
=0.7945

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)
=((126.9 + 3821.9) / 27617.8) / ((51.5 + 3343.3) / 17017.8)
=0.14298 / 0.199485
=0.7167

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
=(565.7 - 0 - 907.9) / 27617.8
=-0.012391

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.

Nazara Technologies has a M-score of -1.62 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Nazara Technologies Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
51-54, Maker Chambers 3, Nariman Point, Mumbai, MH, IND, 400021
Nazara Technologies Ltd is a mobile game company in India. The company has offerings across the interactive gaming, eSports, ad-tech, and gamified early learning ecosystems including World Cricket Championship (WCC) and CarromClash in mobile games, Kiddopia in gamified early learning, Nodwin, PublishMe and Sportskeeda in eSports and eSports media, OpenPlay, Halaplay and Qunami in skill-based, fantasy and trivia games, and Datawrkz in digital ad tech. The company's segment includes Gaming; eSports; and Ad tech. It generates maximum revenue from the eSports segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from the USA.

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