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Spandana Sphoorty Financial (NSE:SPANDANA) Beneish M-Score : -1.08 (As of May. 08, 2024)


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What is Spandana Sphoorty Financial 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.08 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

NSE:SPANDANA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.83   Med: -1.07   Max: 1
Current: -1.08

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Spandana Sphoorty Financial was 1.00. The lowest was -2.83. And the median was -1.07.


Spandana Sphoorty Financial Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Spandana Sphoorty Financial'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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Spandana Sphoorty Financial Beneish M-Score Chart

Spandana Sphoorty Financial 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 -1.99 -1.06 -2.83 -0.38 -1.08

Spandana Sphoorty Financial 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 -0.38 - - - -1.08

Competitive Comparison of Spandana Sphoorty Financial's Beneish M-Score

For the Credit Services subindustry, Spandana Sphoorty Financial'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.


Spandana Sphoorty Financial's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Spandana Sphoorty Financial's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Spandana Sphoorty Financial 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 Spandana Sphoorty Financial 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 * 0.8102+0.528 * 1.0776+0.404 * 0.5009+0.892 * 1.7519+0.115 * 0.7508
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.23968-0.327 * 1.0877
=-1.08

* 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 ₹110,143 Mil.
Revenue was ₹22,381 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹8,381 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹129,577 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹133,825 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹300 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹204 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹56 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹94,246 Mil.
Net Income was ₹5,007 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹-27,069 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹77,598 Mil.
Revenue was ₹12,775 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹5,155 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹88,051 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹93,826 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹249 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹109 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹40 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹60,743 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)
=(110143 / 22380.7) / (77598.06 / 12774.9)
=4.921338 / 6.07426
=0.8102

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)
=(5154.9 / 12774.9) / (8380.6 / 22380.7)
=0.403518 / 0.374457
=1.0776

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 - (129577 + 299.9) / 133825.3) / (1 - (88050.61 + 248.79) / 93826.01)
=0.029504 / 0.058903
=0.5009

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
=22380.7 / 12774.9
=1.7519

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))
=(108.7 / (108.7 + 248.79)) / (204.1 / (204.1 + 299.9))
=0.304064 / 0.40496
=0.7508

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 / 22380.7) / (0 / 12774.9)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((94246.1 + 55.9) / 133825.3) / ((60742.69 + 40.23) / 93826.01)
=0.704665 / 0.647826
=1.0877

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
=(5006.6 - 0 - -27068.6) / 133825.3
=0.23968

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.

Spandana Sphoorty Financial has a M-score of -1.08 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Spandana Sphoorty Financial (NSE:SPANDANA) Business Description

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Galaxy, Wing B, 16th Floor, Plot No.1, Sy No 83/1, TSIIC, Raidurg Panmaktha, Hyderabad Knowledge City, TG, IND, 500081
Spandana Sphoorty Financial Ltd is a rural-focused non-banking financial company with a geographically diversified presence in India. It offers income generation loans under the joint liability group model, predominantly to women from low-income households in rural areas. Further, it also offers, Gold loans, Interim loans, Loan against Property, and others. It has a single business segment which is financing. The company operates in India and generates key revenue from interest income.

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