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Lanka Ashok Leyland (COL:ASHO.N0000) Beneish M-Score : -3.31 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Lanka Ashok Leyland 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 -3.31 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

COL:ASHO.N0000' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.74   Med: -2.73   Max: 10
Current: -3.31

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Lanka Ashok Leyland was 10.00. The lowest was -3.74. And the median was -2.73.


Lanka Ashok Leyland Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lanka Ashok Leyland'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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Lanka Ashok Leyland Beneish M-Score Chart

Lanka Ashok Leyland 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 10.00 -3.74 -3.17 0.36 -3.31

Lanka Ashok Leyland 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 0.36 -0.21 -1.91 -2.37 -3.31

Competitive Comparison of Lanka Ashok Leyland's Beneish M-Score

For the Auto Manufacturers subindustry, Lanka Ashok Leyland'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.


Lanka Ashok Leyland's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Lanka Ashok Leyland's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lanka Ashok Leyland's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Lanka Ashok Leyland 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 Lanka Ashok Leyland 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 * 0.6793+0.528 * 0.4426+0.404 * 0.2883+0.892 * 1.5496+0.115 * 1.1703
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7594+4.679 * -0.062179-0.327 * 1.6568
=-3.31

* 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 රු993 Mil.
Revenue was 1749.566 + 2070.337 + 1038.016 + 546.469 = රු5,404 Mil.
Gross Profit was 481.309 + 752.244 + 436.715 + 144.149 = රු1,814 Mil.
Total Current Assets was රු6,243 Mil.
Total Assets was රු7,585 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was රු1,068 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was රු152 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was රු698 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was රු2,927 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was රු11 Mil.
Net Income was 235.851 + 407.398 + 199.909 + 14.629 = රු858 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = රු0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 538.551 + 232.636 + 556.342 + 1.884 = රු1,329 Mil.
Total Receivables was රු944 Mil.
Revenue was 633.606 + 495.932 + 1193.602 + 1164.565 = රු3,488 Mil.
Gross Profit was 216.648 + 95.488 + 367.612 + -161.462 = රු518 Mil.
Total Current Assets was රු3,747 Mil.
Total Assets was රු5,122 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was රු733 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was රු125 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was රු593 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was රු1,167 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was රු30 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)
=(993.429 / 5404.388) / (943.79 / 3487.705)
=0.183819 / 0.270605
=0.6793

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)
=(518.286 / 3487.705) / (1814.417 / 5404.388)
=0.148604 / 0.33573
=0.4426

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 - (6243.21 + 1068.105) / 7584.957) / (1 - (3747.304 + 733.413) / 5121.568)
=0.036077 / 0.125128
=0.2883

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
=5404.388 / 3487.705
=1.5496

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))
=(124.787 / (124.787 + 733.413)) / (151.54 / (151.54 + 1068.105))
=0.145405 / 0.124249
=1.1703

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)
=(697.993 / 5404.388) / (593.196 / 3487.705)
=0.129153 / 0.170082
=0.7594

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)
=((11.113 + 2926.724) / 7584.957) / ((30.42 + 1166.893) / 5121.568)
=0.387324 / 0.233779
=1.6568

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
=(857.787 - 0 - 1329.413) / 7584.957
=-0.062179

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.

Lanka Ashok Leyland has a M-score of -3.31 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Lanka Ashok Leyland (COL:ASHO.N0000) Business Description

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Panagoda, Homagama, Colombo, LKA
Lanka Ashok Leyland PLC is engaged in importing and marketing of Ashok Leyland buses, trucks, truck chassis, spare parts, power generators, and accessories. The company also carries out repairs and restoration of commercial vehicles including body fabrication on goods and passenger chassis. The firm builds the truck body for specific requirements and the building of driver's cabins. Besides, the firm assembles and manufactures Ashok Leyland vehicles with technical assistance from Ashok Leyland. The company solely operates in Sri Lanka.

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