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Salt Trading (XNEP:STC) Beneish M-Score : -3.24 (As of Mar. 30, 2025)


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What is Salt Trading 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 -3.24 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XNEP:STC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.24   Med: -2.66   Max: -1.49
Current: -3.24

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Salt Trading was -1.49. The lowest was -3.24. And the median was -2.66.


Salt Trading Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Salt Trading'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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Salt Trading Beneish M-Score Chart

Salt Trading Annual Data
Trend Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23
Beneish M-Score
- - -1.49 -2.66 -3.24

Salt Trading Semi-Annual Data
Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23
Beneish M-Score - - -1.49 -2.66 -3.24

Competitive Comparison of Salt Trading's Beneish M-Score

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Salt Trading'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.


Salt Trading's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Salt Trading's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Salt Trading 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 Salt Trading 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 * 0.6612+0.528 * 0.9821+0.404 * 0.8712+0.892 * 1.2237+0.115 * 0.9899
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9367+4.679 * -0.121732-0.327 * 1.0668
=-3.24

* 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 (Jul23) TTM:Last Year (Jul22) TTM:
Total Receivables was NPR734 Mil.
Revenue was NPR8,774 Mil.
Gross Profit was NPR1,078 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NPR4,976 Mil.
Total Assets was NPR8,884 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NPR1,472 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NPR13 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NPR80 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NPR6,859 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NPR83 Mil.
Net Income was NPR54 Mil.
Gross Profit was NPR0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was NPR1,135 Mil.
Total Receivables was NPR907 Mil.
Revenue was NPR7,170 Mil.
Gross Profit was NPR865 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NPR3,460 Mil.
Total Assets was NPR7,225 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NPR1,491 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NPR13 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NPR69 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NPR5,158 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NPR134 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)
=(733.849 / 8774.359) / (906.977 / 7170.113)
=0.083636 / 0.126494
=0.6612

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)
=(865.463 / 7170.113) / (1078.412 / 8774.359)
=0.120704 / 0.122905
=0.9821

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 - (4976.196 + 1471.638) / 8884.073) / (1 - (3459.976 + 1490.729) / 7225.004)
=0.274225 / 0.314782
=0.8712

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
=8774.359 / 7170.113
=1.2237

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))
=(13.323 / (13.323 + 1490.729)) / (13.287 / (13.287 + 1471.638))
=0.008858 / 0.008948
=0.9899

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)
=(79.571 / 8774.359) / (69.422 / 7170.113)
=0.009069 / 0.009682
=0.9367

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)
=((82.5 + 6859.374) / 8884.073) / ((134.211 + 5157.677) / 7225.004)
=0.781384 / 0.732441
=1.0668

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
=(53.667 - 0 - 1135.142) / 8884.073
=-0.121732

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.

Salt Trading has a M-score of -3.24 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Salt Trading Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Kalimati, P.O.Box: 483, Kathmandu, NPL
Salt Trading Corp is engaged in the trading and distribution of salt and daily consumer goods in Nepal. The main commodities in which the company deals are food products and agricultural products, construction materials, Fuel and Lubricants, and other materials. The company earns maximum revenue from Food and agricultural items. It has business segments namely Fertilizer Sales, Salt Sales, Sugar sales, and others.