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Indian Railway Finance (BOM:543257) Beneish M-Score : -1.98 (As of May. 09, 2024)


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What is Indian Railway 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.98 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BOM:543257' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.98   Med: -1.65   Max: -1.24
Current: -1.98

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Indian Railway Finance was -1.24. The lowest was -1.98. And the median was -1.65.


Indian Railway Finance Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Indian Railway 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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Indian Railway Finance Beneish M-Score Chart

Indian Railway Finance Annual Data
Trend Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -1.24 -1.54 -1.76 -1.98

Indian Railway Finance Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Indian Railway Finance's Beneish M-Score

For the Credit Services subindustry, Indian Railway 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.


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

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

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



Indian Railway 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 Indian Railway 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 * 0.9477+0.528 * 1.196+0.404 * 1.0067+0.892 * 1.1746+0.115 * 0.6338
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0039+4.679 * 0.071101-0.327 * 1.0227
=-1.98

* 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 ₹9,926 Mil.
Revenue was ₹238,206 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹114,964 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹345,634 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹4,911,467 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹179 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹141 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹62 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹497,108 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹1,952,346 Mil.
Net Income was ₹63,370 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹-285,838 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹8,917 Mil.
Revenue was ₹202,803 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹117,062 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹344,378 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹4,499,802 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹363 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹140 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹53 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹356,708 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹1,837,681 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)
=(9925.9 / 238205.55) / (8916.78 / 202802.79)
=0.041669 / 0.043968
=0.9477

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)
=(117061.93 / 202802.79) / (114963.54 / 238205.55)
=0.577221 / 0.482623
=1.196

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 - (345633.72 + 179.26) / 4911467.48) / (1 - (344378.04 + 363.11) / 4499802.24)
=0.929591 / 0.923387
=1.0067

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
=238205.55 / 202802.79
=1.1746

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))
=(140.25 / (140.25 + 363.11)) / (140.62 / (140.62 + 179.26))
=0.278628 / 0.439602
=0.6338

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)
=(61.93 / 238205.55) / (52.52 / 202802.79)
=0.00026 / 0.000259
=1.0039

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)
=((1952346.15 + 497107.95) / 4911467.48) / ((1837680.77 + 356708.04) / 4499802.24)
=0.498721 / 0.487663
=1.0227

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
=(63370.13 - 0 - -285838.34) / 4911467.48
=0.071101

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.

Indian Railway Finance has a M-score of -1.98 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Indian Railway Finance (BOM:543257) Business Description

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Address
Bhisham Pitamah Marg, Lodhi Road, UG Floor, East Tower, NBCC Place, Pragati Vihar, New Delhi, IND, 110003
Indian Railway Finance Corp Ltd is engaged in the business of borrowing funds from the financial markets to finance the acquisition/creation of assets which are then leased out to the Indian Railways or any entity under the Ministry of Railways. Its only operating segment being Leasing and Finance. The company generates maximum revenue from Lease Income.

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