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India Power (NSE:DPSCLTD) Beneish M-Score : -2.84 (As of May. 19, 2024)


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What is India Power 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 -2.84 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

NSE:DPSCLTD' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.92   Med: -2.36   Max: -0.68
Current: -2.84

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of India Power was -0.68. The lowest was -2.92. And the median was -2.36.


India Power Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for India Power'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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India Power Beneish M-Score Chart

India Power 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 -2.23 -2.85 -2.47 -1.69 -2.84

India Power 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 - -2.84 - - -

Competitive Comparison of India Power's Beneish M-Score

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, India Power'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.


India Power's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, India Power's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



India Power 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 India Power 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 * 0.9315+0.528 * 0.8039+0.404 * 0.769+0.892 * 1.1381+0.115 * 0.9709
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.971+4.679 * -0.02595-0.327 * 1.3227
=-2.84

* 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 ₹3,737 Mil.
Revenue was ₹6,122 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹786 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹4,634 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹20,198 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹9,110 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹290 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹124 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹5,079 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹2,062 Mil.
Net Income was ₹158 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹683 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹3,525 Mil.
Revenue was ₹5,379 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹555 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹4,165 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹22,985 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹9,269 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹287 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹112 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹3,977 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹2,167 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)
=(3737.326 / 6121.857) / (3525.2 / 5379.077)
=0.610489 / 0.655354
=0.9315

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)
=(554.985 / 5379.077) / (785.728 / 6121.857)
=0.103175 / 0.128348
=0.8039

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 - (4633.871 + 9109.71) / 20198.139) / (1 - (4165.147 + 9268.632) / 22984.913)
=0.319562 / 0.415539
=0.769

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
=6121.857 / 5379.077
=1.1381

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))
=(286.591 / (286.591 + 9268.632)) / (290.4 / (290.4 + 9109.71))
=0.029993 / 0.030893
=0.9709

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)
=(124.259 / 6121.857) / (112.445 / 5379.077)
=0.020298 / 0.020904
=0.971

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)
=((2062.067 + 5078.792) / 20198.139) / ((2166.972 + 3976.673) / 22984.913)
=0.35354 / 0.26729
=1.3227

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
=(158.36 - 0 - 682.511) / 20198.139
=-0.02595

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.

India Power has a M-score of -2.84 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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India Power (NSE:DPSCLTD) Business Description

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Plot No. X1 - 2 and 3, Block - EP, Sector - V, Salt Lake City, Kolkata, WB, IND, 700 091
India Power Corp Ltd is an India based power generation and utility company. It is involved in the renewable and conventional modes of power generation, distribution, and power trading. Along with conventional modes of power generation, it harnesses wind and solar energies to increase power generation capacity. The company's business segments are Regulated operation and Non-Regulated operations.

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