Uttam Sugar Mills (NSE:UTTAMSUGAR) Beneish M-Score: -2.60 (As of Jun. 29, 2026)


NSE:UTTAMSUGAR Uttam Sugar Mills Ltd NSE:UTTAMSUGAR
65 GF Score
Price ₹228.72
GF Value ₹349.53
Valuation Significantly Undervalued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is Uttam Sugar Mills Beneish M-Score?

Uttam Sugar Mills NSE:UTTAMSUGAR +0.62% 65 Beneish M-Score is -2.60 as of Jun. 29, 2026. GuruFocus rates NSE:UTTAMSUGAR with a GF Score™ of 65/100 and a GF Value™ of ₹349.53 (Significantly Undervalued). The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,848 Consumer Packaged Goods companies, Uttam Sugar Mills ranks better than 56.44% 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 -2.6 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

NSE:UTTAMSUGAR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.65   Med: -2.53   Max: -0.16
Current: -2.6

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Uttam Sugar Mills was -0.16. The lowest was -3.65. And the median was -2.53.


Uttam Sugar Mills Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Uttam Sugar Mills'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.

Uttam Sugar Mills Beneish M-Score Chart

Uttam Sugar Mills 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 -3.65 -2.75 -0.16 -2.00 -2.60

Uttam Sugar Mills 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 -2.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -2.60

NSE:UTTAMSUGAR vs MDLZ, HSY, TR: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Confectioners subindustry, Uttam Sugar Mills'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.


Uttam Sugar Mills Beneish M-Score vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Uttam Sugar Mills's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Uttam Sugar Mills's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Uttam Sugar Mills 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 Uttam Sugar Mills 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 * 0.517+0.528 * 1.1083+0.404 * 1.724+0.892 * 1.1927+0.115 * 0.9564
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0+4.679 * -0.087813-0.327 * 0.8509
=-2.60

* 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 ₹467 Mil.
Revenue was ₹22,017 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹5,370 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹10,415 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹19,373 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹8,876 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹490 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹8,727 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹463 Mil.
Net Income was ₹1,003 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹2,704 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹757 Mil.
Revenue was ₹18,460 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹4,990 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹12,590 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹21,483 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹8,840 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹466 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹491 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹11,247 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹729 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)
=(467 / 22016.5) / (757.369 / 18460.1)
=0.021211 / 0.041027
=0.517

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)
=(4990.2 / 18460.1) / (5369.8 / 22016.5)
=0.270324 / 0.243899
=1.1083

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 - (10414.5 + 8876) / 19372.9) / (1 - (12589.721 + 8840.265) / 21482.989)
=0.004253 / 0.002467
=1.724

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
=22016.5 / 18460.1
=1.1927

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))
=(466 / (466 + 8840.265)) / (490.4 / (490.4 + 8876))
=0.050074 / 0.052357
=0.9564

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 / 22016.5) / (490.641 / 18460.1)
=0 / 0.026578
=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)
=((462.6 + 8727.2) / 19372.9) / ((729.144 + 11246.775) / 21482.989)
=0.474364 / 0.557461
=0.8509

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
=(1002.9 - 0 - 2704.1) / 19372.9
=-0.087813

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.

Uttam Sugar Mills has a M-score of -2.60 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 -2.60 mean?
Uttam Sugar Mills (NSE:UTTAMSUGAR) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.60 as of Jun. 29, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Uttam Sugar Mills and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Uttam Sugar Mills ranks #805 out of 1848 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, placing it in the top 43.6%.
Is Uttam Sugar Mills' Beneish M-Score too high?
Uttam Sugar Mills' current Beneish M-Score is -2.60. Based on the distribution chart, Uttam Sugar Mills ranks #805 out of 1848 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Uttam Sugar Mills has a GF Score™ of 65/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Uttam Sugar Mills' Beneish M-Score compare to MDLZ and HSY?
According to the Consumer Packaged Goods industry distribution chart, Uttam Sugar Mills ranks #805 out of 1848 companies for Beneish M-Score. This puts Uttam Sugar Mills in the upper 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 Consumer Packaged Goods company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Consumer Packaged Goods 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 Uttam Sugar Mills and its competitors. Uttam Sugar Mills's current Beneish M-Score is -2.60. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Uttam Sugar Mills stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Uttam Sugar Mills (NSE:UTTAMSUGAR) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ₹349.53, compared to a current price of ₹228.72 — trading 34.6% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.60. Uttam Sugar Mills' overall GF Score™ is 65/100 with 2 warning signs to review. 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 Uttam Sugar Mills (NSE:UTTAMSUGAR), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.60 as of Jun. 29, 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 Uttam Sugar Mills (NSE:UTTAMSUGAR) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Uttam Sugar Mills stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of ₹228.72 is trading 34.6% below its estimated GF Value™ of ₹349.53. GuruFocus considers Uttam Sugar Mills to be Significantly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for NSE:UTTAMSUGAR:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.60
  • GF Value™: ₹349.53 vs. price of ₹228.72 (34.6% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 65/100 with 2 warning signs

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


Uttam Sugar Mills Business Description

Other Exchanges 532729:India
Address Sector 24, A-2E, 3rd Floor, C.M.A. Tower, Noida, UP, IND, 201 301
Uttam Sugar Mills Ltd is an Indian company engaged in manufacturing of Sugar, Industrial Alcohol and Generation of Power. The company operates in segments that include Sugar, Cogeneration, and Distillery. The Sugar segment generates maximum revenue for the company. The Sugar segment gnerates revenue from manufacturing and sale of sugar and its by-products and power. Its products consist of Sulphurfree Sugar, Double Refined, Invert sugar syrup, Natural Brown Sugar, Liquid Sugar, candy, and Others.
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