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Windlas Biotech (NSE:WINDLAS) Beneish M-Score : -2.87 (As of Jun. 04, 2024)


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What is Windlas Biotech 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 -2.87 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

NSE:WINDLAS' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.87   Med: -2.09   Max: -1.31
Current: -2.87

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Windlas Biotech was -1.31. The lowest was -2.87. And the median was -2.09.


Windlas Biotech Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Windlas Biotech'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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Windlas Biotech Beneish M-Score Chart

Windlas Biotech Annual Data
Trend Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -2.48 -1.69 -1.31 -2.87

Windlas Biotech Quarterly Data
Mar19 Mar20 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 -1.31 - - - -2.87

Competitive Comparison of Windlas Biotech's Beneish M-Score

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Windlas Biotech'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.


Windlas Biotech's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Windlas Biotech's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Windlas Biotech 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 Windlas Biotech 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 * 0.9448+0.528 * 0.9828+0.404 * 0.2344+0.892 * 1.2297+0.115 * 1.3191
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0+4.679 * -0.08108-0.327 * 1.1803
=-2.87

* 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 ₹1,363 Mil.
Revenue was ₹6,310 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹2,348 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹4,313 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹6,262 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹1,803 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹134 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹1,718 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹20 Mil.
Net Income was ₹582 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹1,090 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹1,173 Mil.
Revenue was ₹5,131 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹1,876 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹3,535 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹5,290 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹1,227 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹124 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹186 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹1,212 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹31 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)
=(1362.77 / 6309.56) / (1172.98 / 5130.83)
=0.215985 / 0.228614
=0.9448

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)
=(1876.36 / 5130.83) / (2347.81 / 6309.56)
=0.365703 / 0.372104
=0.9828

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 - (4312.86 + 1802.88) / 6262.06) / (1 - (3535.36 + 1227.01) / 5289.75)
=0.023366 / 0.099698
=0.2344

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
=6309.56 / 5130.83
=1.2297

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))
=(123.64 / (123.64 + 1227.01)) / (134.44 / (134.44 + 1802.88))
=0.091541 / 0.069395
=1.3191

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 / 6309.56) / (186.12 / 5130.83)
=0 / 0.036275
=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)
=((20.18 + 1717.51) / 6262.06) / ((31.26 + 1212.42) / 5289.75)
=0.277495 / 0.235111
=1.1803

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
=(581.87 - 0 - 1089.6) / 6262.06
=-0.08108

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.

Windlas Biotech has a M-score of -2.87 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Windlas Biotech (NSE:WINDLAS) Business Description

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Golf Course Extension Road, 705-706, Vatika Professional Point, Sector-66, Gurgaon, HR, IND, 122 001
Windlas Biotech Ltd is a pharmaceutical formulations contract development and manufacturing organization. The company offers a range of CDMO services from product discovery to product development, licensing, and commercial manufacturing of generic products including complex generics.

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