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Al-Mazaya Holding Co K.S.C.P (KUW:MAZAYA) Beneish M-Score : -4.01 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Al-Mazaya Holding Co K.S.C.P 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 -4.01 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Al-Mazaya Holding Co K.S.C.P's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

KUW:MAZAYA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.29   Med: -2.73   Max: -0.37
Current: -4.01

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Al-Mazaya Holding Co K.S.C.P was -0.37. The lowest was -4.29. And the median was -2.73.


Al-Mazaya Holding Co K.S.C.P Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Al-Mazaya Holding Co K.S.C.P'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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Al-Mazaya Holding Co K.S.C.P Beneish M-Score Chart

Al-Mazaya Holding Co K.S.C.P 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 -1.65 -3.40 -2.47 -3.56 -3.90

Al-Mazaya Holding Co K.S.C.P 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 -3.66 -4.29 -4.20 -3.90 -4.01

Competitive Comparison of Al-Mazaya Holding Co K.S.C.P's Beneish M-Score

For the Real Estate Services subindustry, Al-Mazaya Holding Co K.S.C.P'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.


Al-Mazaya Holding Co K.S.C.P's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Al-Mazaya Holding Co K.S.C.P's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Al-Mazaya Holding Co K.S.C.P's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Al-Mazaya Holding Co K.S.C.P 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 Al-Mazaya Holding Co K.S.C.P 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 * 0.5352+0.528 * 0.9461+0.404 * 1.0149+0.892 * 0.9791+0.115 * 0.1384
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0931+4.679 * -0.205778-0.327 * 0.9412
=-4.01

* 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 KWD1.44 Mil.
Revenue was 3.711 + 4.661 + 3.818 + 3.689 = KWD15.88 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2.579 + 3.085 + 2.628 + 2.56 = KWD10.85 Mil.
Total Current Assets was KWD25.52 Mil.
Total Assets was KWD152.13 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was KWD0.09 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was KWD0.27 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was KWD3.84 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was KWD10.12 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was KWD85.84 Mil.
Net Income was 1.261 + -3.407 + 1.725 + -25.02 = KWD-25.44 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = KWD0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1.164 + 0.613 + 1.206 + 2.88 = KWD5.86 Mil.
Total Receivables was KWD2.75 Mil.
Revenue was 3.951 + 5.423 + 3.365 + 3.479 = KWD16.22 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2.899 + 3.048 + 2.264 + 2.275 = KWD10.49 Mil.
Total Current Assets was KWD33.01 Mil.
Total Assets was KWD197.11 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was KWD2.58 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was KWD0.30 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was KWD3.59 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was KWD20.02 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was KWD112.08 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)
=(1.441 / 15.879) / (2.75 / 16.218)
=0.090749 / 0.169565
=0.5352

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)
=(10.486 / 16.218) / (10.852 / 15.879)
=0.646566 / 0.683418
=0.9461

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 - (25.521 + 0.092) / 152.125) / (1 - (33.013 + 2.576) / 197.107)
=0.831632 / 0.819443
=1.0149

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
=15.879 / 16.218
=0.9791

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))
=(0.295 / (0.295 + 2.576)) / (0.265 / (0.265 + 0.092))
=0.102752 / 0.742297
=0.1384

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)
=(3.841 / 15.879) / (3.589 / 16.218)
=0.241892 / 0.221297
=1.0931

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)
=((85.841 + 10.12) / 152.125) / ((112.082 + 20.018) / 197.107)
=0.630804 / 0.670194
=0.9412

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
=(-25.441 - 0 - 5.863) / 152.125
=-0.205778

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.

Al-Mazaya Holding Co K.S.C.P has a M-score of -4.01 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Al-Mazaya Holding Co K.S.C.P (KUW:MAZAYA) Business Description

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Al-Mazaya Tower 01, P.O. Box 3546, 1 - 23th Floor, Al Murqab, Safat, Kuwait, KWT, 13036
Al-Mazaya Holding Co K.S.C.P is engaged in real estate development and investment activities. It provides real estate products and services in several fields, including housing projects, such as deluxe villas and high-class residential buildings, and commercial projects, such as office and retail buildings. The company is also engaged in other real estate fields to include purchasing, ownership, and selling of lands and their development for the account of the company inside and outside of Kuwait. Its geographical segments include Kuwait; United Arab Emirates (UAE); Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), Turkey and other countries. The company derives a majority of revenue from the United Arab Emirates.

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