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Prism Johnson (NSE:PRSMJOHNSN) Beneish M-Score : -2.91 (As of May. 02, 2024)


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What is Prism Johnson 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 -2.91 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

NSE:PRSMJOHNSN' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.39   Med: -2.92   Max: -0.45
Current: -2.91

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Prism Johnson was -0.45. The lowest was -3.39. And the median was -2.92.


Prism Johnson Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Prism Johnson'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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Prism Johnson Beneish M-Score Chart

Prism Johnson Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.95 -3.09 -3.39 -2.94 -2.91

Prism Johnson Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 - -2.91 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Prism Johnson's Beneish M-Score

For the Building Materials subindustry, Prism Johnson'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.


Prism Johnson's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Prism Johnson's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Prism Johnson 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 Prism Johnson 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 * 0.9338+0.528 * 0.9906+0.404 * 1.0337+0.892 * 1.1757+0.115 * 0.8166
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0241+4.679 * -0.106023-0.327 * 1.0417
=-2.91

* 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 (Mar23) TTM:Last Year (Mar22) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₹7,351 Mil.
Revenue was ₹72,615 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹44,611 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹22,660 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹65,561 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹31,287 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹3,901 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹16,040 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹32,537 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹11,236 Mil.
Net Income was ₹-1,032 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹5,919 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹6,695 Mil.
Revenue was ₹61,766 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹37,588 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹22,395 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹64,570 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹31,109 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹3,097 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹13,322 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹28,022 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹13,364 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)
=(7350.7 / 72614.9) / (6695.4 / 61765.7)
=0.101229 / 0.1084
=0.9338

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)
=(37588.2 / 61765.7) / (44611.4 / 72614.9)
=0.608561 / 0.614356
=0.9906

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 - (22659.6 + 31287.2) / 65560.5) / (1 - (22395.3 + 31109.3) / 64570.2)
=0.177145 / 0.171373
=1.0337

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
=72614.9 / 61765.7
=1.1757

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))
=(3096.5 / (3096.5 + 31109.3)) / (3900.6 / (3900.6 + 31287.2))
=0.090526 / 0.110851
=0.8166

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)
=(16040.2 / 72614.9) / (13322.2 / 61765.7)
=0.220894 / 0.215689
=1.0241

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)
=((11235.9 + 32536.8) / 65560.5) / ((13363.9 + 28021.9) / 64570.2)
=0.667669 / 0.640943
=1.0417

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
=(-1032.3 - 0 - 5918.6) / 65560.5
=-0.106023

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.

Prism Johnson has a M-score of -2.91 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Prism Johnson (NSE:PRSMJOHNSN) Business Description

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Vallabhai Patel Road, 2nd Floor, Rahejas, Main Avenue, Santacruz (West), Mumbai, MH, IND, 400 054
Prism Johnson Ltd is an integrated building materials company that makes cement products. Prism creates Portland pozzolana cement and sells it under multiple brand names that include Champion, Hi-Tech, and DuraTech. Prism operates two subsidiaries that supplement its core cement offerings: H&R Johnson and RMC Readymix. H&R Johnson builds sanitary products and ceramic tiles for kitchens and bathrooms. RMC Readymix sells ready-mixed concrete under brand names that include Enviroprotectcrete, Thermocrete, and Dycrete. It has three business segments Cement; Tile and Bath (HRJ) and Ready Mixed Concrete (RMC). The company generates the vast majority of its revenue in India.

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