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CSL Finance (BOM:530067) Beneish M-Score : -0.13 (As of Jun. 06, 2024)


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What is CSL Finance 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -0.13 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

BOM:530067' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.38   Med: -0.55   Max: 18.21
Current: -0.13

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of CSL Finance was 18.21. The lowest was -2.38. And the median was -0.55.


CSL Finance Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for CSL Finance'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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CSL Finance Beneish M-Score Chart

CSL Finance 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 -2.36 -2.38 -0.96 -0.07 -0.13

CSL Finance Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -0.07 - - - -0.13

Competitive Comparison of CSL Finance's Beneish M-Score

For the Credit Services subindustry, CSL Finance'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.


CSL Finance's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, CSL Finance's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



CSL Finance 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 CSL Finance 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 * 2.3956+0.528 * 1.0361+0.404 * 0.008+0.892 * 1.4224+0.115 * 0.7692
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0+4.679 * 0.194218-0.327 * 0.9593
=-0.13

* 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 ₹9,093 Mil.
Revenue was ₹1,633 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹985 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹9,738 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹9,853 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹68 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹14 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹5,049 Mil.
Net Income was ₹634 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹-1,280 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹2,668 Mil.
Revenue was ₹1,148 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹718 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹3,115 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹7,787 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹70 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹10 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹33 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹1,586 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹2,575 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)
=(9092.507 / 1633.106) / (2668.379 / 1148.134)
=5.567616 / 2.324101
=2.3956

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)
=(717.807 / 1148.134) / (985.429 / 1633.106)
=0.625194 / 0.603408
=1.0361

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 - (9738.445 + 68.245) / 9853.32) / (1 - (3115.061 + 69.739) / 7787.422)
=0.004732 / 0.591033
=0.008

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
=1633.106 / 1148.134
=1.4224

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))
=(10.326 / (10.326 + 69.739)) / (13.747 / (13.747 + 68.245))
=0.12897 / 0.167663
=0.7692

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 / 1633.106) / (32.847 / 1148.134)
=0 / 0.028609
=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)
=((5049.357 + 0.74) / 9853.32) / ((2574.632 + 1586.098) / 7787.422)
=0.512527 / 0.534288
=0.9593

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
=(633.621 - 0 - -1280.074) / 9853.32
=0.194218

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.

CSL Finance has a M-score of -0.13 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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CSL Finance (BOM:530067) Business Description

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World Trade Tower, 716-717, 7th Floor, Tower B, Sector 16, Noida, UP, IND, 201301
CSL Finance Ltd operates as a non-banking financial institution. The business activity of the company is to offer secured and unsecured lending to small and medium-size business units to fulfil their financial needs. The company's business is classified into two broader segments of SME business and Wholesale business. SME business is mainly focused on micro and small business loans to various business entities, which is secured mostly against self-occupied Residential or Commercial properties. Wholesale business is focused on big-ticket size loans for the working capital requirement of businesses. The primary revenue source of the company is interest income. The company operates within India.

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