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Popular Vehicles and Services (NSE:PVSL) Beneish M-Score : -2.13 (As of Apr. 06, 2025)


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What is Popular Vehicles and Services 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 -2.13 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

NSE:PVSL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.49   Med: -2.35   Max: -2.13
Current: -2.13

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Popular Vehicles and Services was -2.13. The lowest was -2.49. And the median was -2.35.


Popular Vehicles and Services Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Popular Vehicles and Services'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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Popular Vehicles and Services Beneish M-Score Chart

Popular Vehicles and Services Annual Data
Trend Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -2.44 -2.49 -2.25 -2.13

Popular Vehicles and Services Quarterly Data
Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 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 - -2.13 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Popular Vehicles and Services's Beneish M-Score

For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, Popular Vehicles and Services'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.


Popular Vehicles and Services's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Popular Vehicles and Services's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Popular Vehicles and Services 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 Popular Vehicles and Services 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 * 1.2443+0.528 * 0.9833+0.404 * 0.8925+0.892 * 1.1502+0.115 * 0.9657
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9881+4.679 * -0.001969-0.327 * 0.8467
=-2.13

* 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 ₹3,203 Mil.
Revenue was ₹53,717 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹5,778 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹10,962 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹19,566 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹7,224 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹919 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹403 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹8,129 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹4,590 Mil.
Net Income was ₹761 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹799 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹2,238 Mil.
Revenue was ₹46,704 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹4,940 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹7,356 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹15,038 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹6,492 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹794 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹354 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹6,636 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹4,909 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)
=(3202.64 / 53716.96) / (2237.84 / 46704.13)
=0.059621 / 0.047915
=1.2443

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)
=(4939.84 / 46704.13) / (5778.09 / 53716.96)
=0.105769 / 0.107565
=0.9833

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 - (10961.93 + 7223.56) / 19566.44) / (1 - (7356.21 + 6492.48) / 15037.8)
=0.070577 / 0.079075
=0.8925

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
=53716.96 / 46704.13
=1.1502

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))
=(794.45 / (794.45 + 6492.48)) / (919.31 / (919.31 + 7223.56))
=0.109024 / 0.112898
=0.9657

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)
=(402.88 / 53716.96) / (354.47 / 46704.13)
=0.0075 / 0.00759
=0.9881

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)
=((4590.25 + 8128.76) / 19566.44) / ((4909.34 + 6636.13) / 15037.8)
=0.650042 / 0.767763
=0.8467

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
=(760.77 - 0 - 799.29) / 19566.44
=-0.001969

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.

Popular Vehicles and Services has a M-score of -2.13 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Popular Vehicles and Services Business Description

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Address
Kuttukaran Centre, Mamangalam, Cochin, Ernakulam, KL, IND, 682025
Popular Vehicles and Services Ltd is engaged in automobile dealerships in India. It caters to the complete life cycle of vehicle ownership, right from the sale of new vehicles, servicing and repairing vehicles, distributing spare parts and accessories, facilitating the sale and exchange of pre-owned vehicles, operating driving schools, and facilitating the sale of third-party financial and insurance products. The group has structured its business broadly into four verticals-Passenger cars (excluding luxury vehicles), Luxury vehicles, Commercial vehicles, and others. Others comprise spare parts retail sales - other than through the respective business segments and sale of electric vehicles - two-wheelers and three-wheelers. Key revenue is generated from the passenger cars segment.

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