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PI Industries (NSE:PIIND) Beneish M-Score : -2.68 (As of May. 09, 2024)


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What is PI Industries 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 -2.68 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

NSE:PIIND' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.68   Med: -2.21   Max: -1.41
Current: -2.68

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of PI Industries was -1.41. The lowest was -2.68. And the median was -2.21.


PI Industries Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for PI Industries'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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PI Industries Beneish M-Score Chart

PI Industries 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 -2.08 -2.64 -2.32 -1.93 -2.68

PI Industries 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 - -2.68 - - -

Competitive Comparison of PI Industries's Beneish M-Score

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, PI Industries'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.


PI Industries's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Agriculture Industry

For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, PI Industries's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



PI Industries 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 PI Industries 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 * 0.6457+0.528 * 0.9905+0.404 * 0.5561+0.892 * 1.225+0.115 * 0.9543
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0+4.679 * -0.032065-0.327 * 0.7215
=-2.68

* 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 ₹8,464 Mil.
Revenue was ₹64,920 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹29,393 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹56,623 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹84,797 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹25,569 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹2,265 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹11,818 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹324 Mil.
Net Income was ₹12,295 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹15,014 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹10,700 Mil.
Revenue was ₹52,995 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹23,767 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹49,639 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹77,911 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹23,968 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹2,018 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹2,055 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹13,482 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹1,980 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)
=(8464 / 64920) / (10700 / 52995)
=0.130376 / 0.201906
=0.6457

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)
=(23767 / 52995) / (29393 / 64920)
=0.448476 / 0.452757
=0.9905

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 - (56623 + 25569) / 84797) / (1 - (49639 + 23968) / 77911)
=0.03072 / 0.055243
=0.5561

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
=64920 / 52995
=1.225

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))
=(2018 / (2018 + 23968)) / (2265 / (2265 + 25569))
=0.077657 / 0.081375
=0.9543

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 / 64920) / (2055 / 52995)
=0 / 0.038777
=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)
=((324 + 11818) / 84797) / ((1980 + 13482) / 77911)
=0.143189 / 0.198457
=0.7215

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
=(12295 - 0 - 15014) / 84797
=-0.032065

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.

PI Industries has a M-score of -2.68 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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PI Industries (NSE:PIIND) Business Description

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Address
5th floor, Vipul Square, Phase I, 5th Floor, B-Block, Sushant Lok, Gurugram, HR, IND, 122009
PI Industries Ltd manufactures, distributes, and sells agrochemicals, specialty fertilizers, and seeds to the agriculture industry. The firm's agrochemicals portfolio includes insecticides, fungicides, and plant health products. The company competes on price with the manufacture and sale of generic products. PI Industries reports sales across two Geographical segments: within India and outside India. The outside India the firm holds business division primarily in Japan, Germany, and China. In India, the firm sells its products through a large network of distributors and retail outlets. The Group has one reportable business segment which is Agro Chemicals.

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