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Nepal Insurance Co (XNEP:NICL) Beneish M-Score : -1.69 (As of Mar. 28, 2025)


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What is Nepal Insurance Co Beneish M-Score?

Note: Financial institutions were excluded from the sample in Beneish paper when calculating Beneish M-Score. Thus, the prediction might not fit banks and insurance companies.

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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.69 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

XNEP:NICL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.69   Med: -1.69   Max: -1.69
Current: -1.69

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Nepal Insurance Co was -1.69. The lowest was -1.69. And the median was -1.69.


Nepal Insurance Co 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 Nepal Insurance Co 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 * 0.7056+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 0.9996+0.892 * 1.3555+0.115 * 1.6946
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.071315-0.327 * 0
=-1.69

* 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 (Oct24) TTM:Last Year (Jul23) TTM:
Total Receivables was NPR164 Mil.
Revenue was 292.896 + 331.679 + 714.073 + 369.398 = NPR1,708 Mil.
Gross Profit was 292.896 + 331.679 + 714.073 + 369.398 = NPR1,708 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NPR0 Mil.
Total Assets was NPR7,094 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NPR184 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NPR24 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NPR0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NPR0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NPR0 Mil.
Net Income was 10.41 + 107.277 + 351.621 + 146.176 = NPR615 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NPR0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 109.249 + 0 + -163.221 + 163.581 = NPR110 Mil.
Total Receivables was NPR171 Mil.
Revenue was 401.921 + 346.705 + 285.156 + 226.314 = NPR1,260 Mil.
Gross Profit was 401.921 + 346.705 + 285.156 + 226.314 = NPR1,260 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NPR0 Mil.
Total Assets was NPR5,350 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NPR137 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NPR34 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NPR0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NPR0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NPR59 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)
=(163.534 / 1708.046) / (170.993 / 1260.096)
=0.095743 / 0.135698
=0.7056

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)
=(1260.096 / 1260.096) / (1708.046 / 1708.046)
=1 / 1
=1

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 - (0 + 183.565) / 7093.519) / (1 - (0 + 136.564) / 5349.69)
=0.974122 / 0.974473
=0.9996

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
=1708.046 / 1260.096
=1.3555

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))
=(33.671 / (33.671 + 136.564)) / (24.257 / (24.257 + 183.565))
=0.197791 / 0.11672
=1.6946

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 / 1708.046) / (0 / 1260.096)
=0 / 0
=1

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 + 0) / 7093.519) / ((58.799 + 0) / 5349.69)
=0 / 0.010991
=0

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
=(615.484 - 0 - 109.609) / 7093.519
=0.071315

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.

Nepal Insurance Co has a M-score of -1.69 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Nepal Insurance Co Business Description

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Ganeshthan, P.O. Box: 3623, 1st Floor, Ameer Bhawan, Kamaladi, Kathmandu, NPL
Nepal Insurance Co Ltd is a non-life insurance company in Nepal. The company offers motor insurance, property insurance, home insurance, marine insurance, engineering insurance, aviation insurance, agricultural and livestock insurance, and other miscellaneous insurance.