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Steel Authority Of India (NSE:SAIL) Beneish M-Score : -2.06 (As of May. 01, 2024)


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What is Steel Authority Of India 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 -2.06 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

NSE:SAIL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.16   Med: -2.69   Max: -1.83
Current: -2.06

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Steel Authority Of India was -1.83. The lowest was -3.16. And the median was -2.69.


Steel Authority Of India Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Steel Authority Of India'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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Steel Authority Of India Beneish M-Score Chart

Steel Authority Of India 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 -2.71 -1.83 -3.14 -3.16 -2.06

Steel Authority Of India 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 - -2.06 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Steel Authority Of India's Beneish M-Score

For the Steel subindustry, Steel Authority Of India'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.


Steel Authority Of India's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Steel Authority Of India's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Steel Authority Of India 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 Steel Authority Of India 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 * 0.8678+0.528 * 1.2955+0.404 * 0.9565+0.892 * 1.0094+0.115 * 0.8759
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0+4.679 * 0.057224-0.327 * 1.0845
=-2.06

* 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 ₹54,253 Mil.
Revenue was ₹1,044,477 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹474,225 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹379,946 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹1,304,811 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹769,124 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹49,635 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹493,343 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹108,497 Mil.
Net Income was ₹21,765 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹-52,902 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹61,933 Mil.
Revenue was ₹1,034,768 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹608,663 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹288,867 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹1,201,091 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹762,337 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹42,750 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹29,526 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹393,429 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹117,423 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)
=(54252.6 / 1044477.2) / (61933.1 / 1034768.4)
=0.051942 / 0.059852
=0.8678

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)
=(608662.6 / 1034768.4) / (474225.2 / 1044477.2)
=0.588211 / 0.454031
=1.2955

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 - (379946.2 + 769123.5) / 1304810.9) / (1 - (288867.3 + 762337.4) / 1201091.2)
=0.119359 / 0.124792
=0.9565

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
=1044477.2 / 1034768.4
=1.0094

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))
=(42750.2 / (42750.2 + 762337.4)) / (49635.4 / (49635.4 + 769123.5))
=0.0531 / 0.060623
=0.8759

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 / 1044477.2) / (29525.5 / 1034768.4)
=0 / 0.028533
=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)
=((108497.1 + 493342.8) / 1304810.9) / ((117422.5 + 393429.2) / 1201091.2)
=0.461247 / 0.425323
=1.0845

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
=(21765.3 - 0 - -52901.5) / 1304810.9
=0.057224

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.

Steel Authority Of India has a M-score of -2.06 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Steel Authority Of India (NSE:SAIL) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Lodi Road, Ispat Bhawan, New Delhi, IND, 110003
Steel Authority Of India Ltd is a steelmaker. The company primarily produces flat steel products (including plates, sheets, coils, and galvanized plain), long steel products (rails, structural, wire rods, and merchant products), electric-resistance-welded pipes, and silicon steel sheets. Flat and long products account for the majority of the company's sales. The company runs five integrated steel plants and three alloy steel plants. It generates most of its revenue from the Indian domestic market.