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Union Properties PJSC (DFM:UPP) Beneish M-Score : -1.37 (As of May. 16, 2024)


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What is Union Properties PJSC 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 -1.37 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

DFM:UPP' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.97   Med: -2.39   Max: 5.37
Current: -1.37

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Union Properties PJSC was 5.37. The lowest was -4.97. And the median was -2.39.


Union Properties PJSC Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Union Properties PJSC'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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Union Properties PJSC Beneish M-Score Chart

Union Properties PJSC Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.39 0.43 -4.21 -2.47 -1.37

Union Properties PJSC 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 -2.47 -2.31 -2.47 -2.65 -1.37

Competitive Comparison of Union Properties PJSC's Beneish M-Score

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Union Properties PJSC'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.


Union Properties PJSC's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Union Properties PJSC's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Union Properties PJSC's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Union Properties PJSC 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 Union Properties PJSC 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 * 1.2066+0.528 * 0.7591+0.404 * 0.7842+0.892 * 1.2119+0.115 * 1.1367
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1086+4.679 * 0.189635-0.327 * 0.8008
=-1.37

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was د.إ422.9 Mil.
Revenue was 143.701 + 123.465 + 118.705 + 122.138 = د.إ508.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 37.569 + 31.277 + 18.964 + 26.67 = د.إ114.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was د.إ1,461.2 Mil.
Total Assets was د.إ4,779.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was د.إ317.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was د.إ9.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was د.إ53.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was د.إ1,724.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was د.إ229.9 Mil.
Net Income was 800.176 + 19.731 + 5.419 + 12.291 = د.إ837.6 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = د.إ0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -29.391 + -53.389 + 12.83 + 1.158 = د.إ-68.8 Mil.
Total Receivables was د.إ289.2 Mil.
Revenue was 113.496 + 101.23 + 98.729 + 105.732 = د.إ419.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was 21.813 + 14.709 + 14.452 + 20.732 = د.إ71.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was د.إ491.9 Mil.
Total Assets was د.إ4,078.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was د.إ321.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was د.إ10.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was د.إ39.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was د.إ1,730.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was د.إ351.9 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)
=(422.925 / 508.009) / (289.231 / 419.187)
=0.832515 / 0.689981
=1.2066

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)
=(71.706 / 419.187) / (114.48 / 508.009)
=0.17106 / 0.22535
=0.7591

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 - (1461.198 + 317.774) / 4779.752) / (1 - (491.869 + 321.55) / 4078.466)
=0.627811 / 0.800558
=0.7842

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
=508.009 / 419.187
=1.2119

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))
=(10.56 / (10.56 + 321.55)) / (9.145 / (9.145 + 317.774))
=0.031797 / 0.027973
=1.1367

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)
=(53.081 / 508.009) / (39.509 / 419.187)
=0.104488 / 0.094251
=1.1086

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)
=((229.914 + 1724.262) / 4779.752) / ((351.869 + 1730.49) / 4078.466)
=0.408845 / 0.510574
=0.8008

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
=(837.617 - 0 - -68.792) / 4779.752
=0.189635

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.

Union Properties PJSC has a M-score of -1.37 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Union Properties PJSC (DFM:UPP) Business Description

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Address
Union Business Park 1, P.O. Box 24649, Green Community East, Dubai Investment Park 1, Dubai, ARE
Union Properties PJSC is a property development company in the United Arab Emirates. The company has a wide range of projects in its portfolio, including residential, industrial, and leisure development projects. The firm operates out of three segments: real estate, contracting, and goods and services. Property rentals and sales compose the real estate segment. The firm's contracting sector involves mechanical, electrical, and plumbing work, as well as interior architecture construction. In goods and services, the company offers facility management and maintenance services, motor racing services, and sale of goods. The majority of the company's revenue is generated from the goods and services segment.

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