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BLS Infotech (BOM:531175) Beneish M-Score : -3.01 (As of May. 25, 2024)


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What is BLS Infotech 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 -3.01 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BOM:531175' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.01   Med: -2.49   Max: 4.53
Current: -3.01

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of BLS Infotech was 4.53. The lowest was -3.01. And the median was -2.49.


BLS Infotech Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for BLS Infotech'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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BLS Infotech Beneish M-Score Chart

BLS Infotech Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - -1.76 4.53 -3.01

BLS Infotech Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 - -3.01 - - -

Competitive Comparison of BLS Infotech's Beneish M-Score

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, BLS Infotech'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.


BLS Infotech's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, BLS Infotech's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



BLS Infotech 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 BLS Infotech 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 * 1.0459+0.528 * 0.1742+0.404 * 0.9998+0.892 * 0.9585+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.6193+4.679 * 0.003923-0.327 * 1.0429
=-3.01

* 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 (Mar23) TTM:Last Year (Mar22) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₹63.95 Mil.
Revenue was ₹0.76 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0.73 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹67.57 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹408.37 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹1.48 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹1.07 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹0.00 Mil.
Net Income was ₹0.04 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹-1.56 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹63.79 Mil.
Revenue was ₹0.80 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0.13 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹67.48 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹408.28 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹0.95 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹1.03 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹0.00 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)
=(63.946 / 0.762) / (63.787 / 0.795)
=83.918635 / 80.23522
=1.0459

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)
=(0.133 / 0.795) / (0.732 / 0.762)
=0.167296 / 0.96063
=0.1742

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 - (67.57 + 0) / 408.368) / (1 - (67.482 + 0) / 408.28)
=0.834536 / 0.834716
=0.9998

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
=0.762 / 0.795
=0.9585

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 / (0 + 0)) / (0 / (0 + 0))
= /
=1

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)
=(1.476 / 0.762) / (0.951 / 0.795)
=1.937008 / 1.196226
=1.6193

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 + 1.073) / 408.368) / ((0 + 1.029) / 408.28)
=0.002628 / 0.00252
=1.0429

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
=(0.044 - 0 - -1.558) / 408.368
=0.003923

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.

BLS Infotech has a M-score of -3.01 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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BLS Infotech (BOM:531175) Business Description

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Address
1 / 1A Upper Wood Street, Kolkata, WB, IND, 700017
BLS Infotech Ltd is the provider of IT-enabled and related IT services. In addition, the company also engaged in the trading of computers and their peripherals. The company also supply of software kits as per the requirements of its customers and supply of hardware peripherals in a capacity as order suppliers. Substantial revenue is generated from the Indian market. The company is engaged in the business of promoting skill-based knowledge in the field of computer education and have its center in Orissa.

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