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Vidhi Specialty Food Ingredients (NSE:VIDHIING) Beneish M-Score : -2.95 (As of Dec. 14, 2024)


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What is Vidhi Specialty Food Ingredients 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 -2.95 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

NSE:VIDHIING' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.52   Med: -2.08   Max: 7.48
Current: -2.95

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Vidhi Specialty Food Ingredients was 7.48. The lowest was -3.52. And the median was -2.08.


Vidhi Specialty Food Ingredients Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vidhi Specialty Food Ingredients'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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Vidhi Specialty Food Ingredients Beneish M-Score Chart

Vidhi Specialty Food Ingredients 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 7.48 -1.71 -0.72 -3.52 -2.95

Vidhi Specialty Food Ingredients Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 - - -2.95 - -

Competitive Comparison of Vidhi Specialty Food Ingredients's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Vidhi Specialty Food Ingredients'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.


Vidhi Specialty Food Ingredients's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Vidhi Specialty Food Ingredients's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Vidhi Specialty Food Ingredients's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Vidhi Specialty Food Ingredients 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 Vidhi Specialty Food Ingredients 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 * 1.1918+0.528 * 0.7609+0.404 * 1+0.892 * 0.7461+0.115 * 0.6403
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1151+4.679 * -0.083256-0.327 * 0.5251
=-2.95

* 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 ₹919 Mil.
Revenue was ₹2,956 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹790 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹1,870 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹3,245 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹1,300 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹62 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹188 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹391 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹10 Mil.
Net Income was ₹364 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹635 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹1,033 Mil.
Revenue was ₹3,962 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹806 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹2,072 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹3,311 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹1,163 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹35 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹226 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹723 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹54 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)
=(918.685 / 2956.002) / (1033.208 / 3962.01)
=0.310786 / 0.260779
=1.1918

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)
=(805.525 / 3962.01) / (789.827 / 2956.002)
=0.203312 / 0.267194
=0.7609

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 - (1870.482 + 1299.959) / 3245.323) / (1 - (2071.87 + 1163.005) / 3311.278)
=0.023074 / 0.023074
=1

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
=2956.002 / 3962.01
=0.7461

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))
=(35.048 / (35.048 + 1163.005)) / (62.231 / (62.231 + 1299.959))
=0.029254 / 0.045685
=0.6403

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)
=(188.409 / 2956.002) / (226.466 / 3962.01)
=0.063738 / 0.057159
=1.1151

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)
=((9.542 + 390.508) / 3245.323) / ((54.044 + 723.226) / 3311.278)
=0.12327 / 0.234734
=0.5251

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
=(364.48 - 0 - 634.674) / 3245.323
=-0.083256

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.

Vidhi Specialty Food Ingredients has a M-score of -2.95 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Vidhi Specialty Food Ingredients Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
78, Tardeo Road, E/27, Commerce Centre, Mumbai, MH, IND, 400034
Vidhi Specialty Food Ingredients Ltd is engaged in the business of manufacturing & trading synthetic food colors and chemicals. The company offers synthetic water-soluble colors, natural colors, aluminum lakes, federal food, drug, and cosmetic act certified lakes, drug and cosmetic colors, and other products. Their products are used in providing color solutions in the application of food and beverage, confectionery, pharmaceuticals, feeds, cosmetics, inkjet inks, pet food, healthcare, and salt-free color. The manufacturing facility is located in the Raigad district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The Company's operating divisions are managed from India. The Company operates within India & Outside India. The majority of its revenue comes from export sales.

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