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VRAX (Virax Biolabs Group) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Jul. 06, 2025)


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What is Virax Biolabs Group 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.

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

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Virax Biolabs Group was 11.34. The lowest was 11.34. And the median was 11.34.


Virax Biolabs Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Virax Biolabs Group'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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Virax Biolabs Group Beneish M-Score Chart

Virax Biolabs Group Annual Data
Trend Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - - 11.34 -

Virax Biolabs Group Semi-Annual Data
Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24 Mar25
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - 11.34 - -

Competitive Comparison of Virax Biolabs Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Virax Biolabs Group'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.


Virax Biolabs Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Virax Biolabs Group's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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Virax Biolabs Group 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 Virax Biolabs Group 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 * +0.528 * +0.404 * +0.892 * +0.115 *
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * +4.679 * -0.327 *
=

* 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 (Mar25) TTM:Last Year (Mar24) TTM:
Total Receivables was $0.03 Mil.
Revenue was $0.01 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-0.05 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4.89 Mil.
Total Assets was $6.43 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1.53 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.34 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $4.33 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.67 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.29 Mil.
Net Income was $-6.06 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.02 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $-4.56 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.22 Mil.
Revenue was $0.16 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.05 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4.38 Mil.
Total Assets was $5.48 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1.10 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.10 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $4.60 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.17 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.18 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)
=(0.031 / 0.006) / (0.218 / 0.156)
=5.166667 / 1.397436
=

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)
=(0.051 / 0.156) / (-0.053 / 0.006)
=0.326923 / -8.833333
=

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 - (4.894 + 1.533) / 6.427) / (1 - (4.38 + 1.104) / 5.484)
=0 / 0
=

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
=0.006 / 0.156
=

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))
=(0.103 / (0.103 + 1.104)) / (0.343 / (0.343 + 1.533))
=0.085336 / 0.182836
=

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)
=(4.33 / 0.006) / (4.595 / 0.156)
=721.666667 / 29.455128
=

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)
=((0.292 + 0.673) / 6.427) / ((0.176 + 0.169) / 5.484)
=0.150148 / 0.06291
=

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
=(-6.061 - 0.017 - -4.564) / 6.427
=-0.235569

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.


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Virax Biolabs Group Business Description

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Virax Biolabs Group Ltd is a biotechnology company focused on the prevention, detection, diagnosis and risk management of viral diseases that also engages in distribution of diagnostics test kits of various viral threats. It is developing a proprietary T-Cell Test technology with the intention of providing an immunology profiling platform that assesses each individual's immune risk profile against world-wide viral threats. T-Cell testing is particularly effective in the diagnosis and therapeutics of COVID-19 as well as other threats including Hepatitis B, Malaria, Herpes and Human Papillomavirus.