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Parag Milk Food (NSE:PARAGMILK) Beneish M-Score : -2.32 (As of Apr. 26, 2025)


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What is Parag Milk Food 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 -2.32 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

NSE:PARAGMILK' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -14.35   Med: -2.29   Max: -1.83
Current: -2.32

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Parag Milk Food was -1.83. The lowest was -14.35. And the median was -2.29.


Parag Milk Food Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Parag Milk Food'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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Parag Milk Food Beneish M-Score Chart

Parag Milk Food 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 -2.05 -3.18 -14.35 -1.83 -2.32

Parag Milk Food Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 - -2.32 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Parag Milk Food's Beneish M-Score

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Parag Milk Food'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.


Parag Milk Food's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Parag Milk Food's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Parag Milk Food's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Parag Milk Food 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 Parag Milk Food 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 * 1.2992+0.528 * 0.8285+0.404 * 0.9486+0.892 * 1.0785+0.115 * 1.032
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2995+4.679 * -0.004511-0.327 * 1.003
=-2.32

* 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 ₹3,562 Mil.
Revenue was ₹30,777 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹7,053 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹13,052 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹18,909 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹4,580 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹603 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹2,526 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹7,008 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹2,704 Mil.
Net Income was ₹906 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹991 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹2,543 Mil.
Revenue was ₹28,537 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹5,419 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹11,288 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹16,676 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹4,201 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹573 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹1,802 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹5,884 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹2,655 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)
=(3562.33 / 30776.73) / (2542.56 / 28537.49)
=0.115748 / 0.089095
=1.2992

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)
=(5418.53 / 28537.49) / (7052.96 / 30776.73)
=0.189874 / 0.229165
=0.8285

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 - (13051.81 + 4579.51) / 18908.86) / (1 - (11287.67 + 4200.64) / 16675.99)
=0.067563 / 0.071221
=0.9486

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
=30776.73 / 28537.49
=1.0785

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))
=(572.75 / (572.75 + 4200.64)) / (602.53 / (602.53 + 4579.51))
=0.119988 / 0.116273
=1.032

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)
=(2525.65 / 30776.73) / (1802.2 / 28537.49)
=0.082064 / 0.063152
=1.2995

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)
=((2703.78 + 7007.58) / 18908.86) / ((2654.66 + 5884.32) / 16675.99)
=0.513588 / 0.512052
=1.003

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
=(905.83 - 0 - 991.13) / 18908.86
=-0.004511

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.

Parag Milk Food has a M-score of -2.32 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Parag Milk Food Business Description

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Address
10th Floor Nirmal Building, Nariman Point, Mumbai, MH, IND, 400021
Parag Milk Food Ltd is an India based company engaged in manufacturing, trading, and processing of milk and milk products. The products offered by the company are milk, cheese, butter, ghee, fresh cream, milk powder, flavoured milk, lassi, whey protein powder, curd, and other related products. The company markets its products under the brands Gowardhan, Go, Topp up and PRIDE OF COWS. It sells its products in India, and also exports internationally, of which majority of the sales revenue is generated within India.

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