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Al-Maidan Dental Clinic Co KSC (KUW:MIDAN) Beneish M-Score : -2.61 (As of Jun. 18, 2024)


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What is Al-Maidan Dental Clinic Co KSC 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 -2.61 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Al-Maidan Dental Clinic Co KSC's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

KUW:MIDAN' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.92   Med: -2.35   Max: 0.02
Current: -2.61

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Al-Maidan Dental Clinic Co KSC was 0.02. The lowest was -2.92. And the median was -2.35.


Al-Maidan Dental Clinic Co KSC Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Al-Maidan Dental Clinic Co KSC'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-Maidan Dental Clinic Co KSC Beneish M-Score Chart

Al-Maidan Dental Clinic Co KSC Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -2.32 -2.03 -2.32 -2.45

Al-Maidan Dental Clinic Co KSC 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 -2.28 -2.45 -2.61 -2.60 -2.61

Competitive Comparison of Al-Maidan Dental Clinic Co KSC's Beneish M-Score

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Al-Maidan Dental Clinic Co KSC'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-Maidan Dental Clinic Co KSC's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Al-Maidan Dental Clinic Co KSC's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Al-Maidan Dental Clinic Co KSC's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Al-Maidan Dental Clinic Co KSC 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-Maidan Dental Clinic Co KSC 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 * 1.043+0.528 * 1.0548+0.404 * 0.8646+0.892 * 1.0465+0.115 * 1.0495
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8593+4.679 * -0.044318-0.327 * 1.0135
=-2.61

* 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 KWD32.50 Mil.
Revenue was 19.892 + 19.641 + 17.417 + 18.158 = KWD75.11 Mil.
Gross Profit was 8.001 + 8.101 + 6.797 + 6.761 = KWD29.66 Mil.
Total Current Assets was KWD87.59 Mil.
Total Assets was KWD110.52 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was KWD14.08 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was KWD2.65 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was KWD13.61 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was KWD35.34 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was KWD1.37 Mil.
Net Income was 2.761 + 4.558 + 3.791 + 3.88 = KWD14.99 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = KWD0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 3.922 + 5.029 + 6.588 + 4.349 = KWD19.89 Mil.
Total Receivables was KWD29.78 Mil.
Revenue was 19.477 + 17.568 + 17.398 + 17.33 = KWD71.77 Mil.
Gross Profit was 7.645 + 7.292 + 7.26 + 7.699 = KWD29.90 Mil.
Total Current Assets was KWD70.70 Mil.
Total Assets was KWD92.45 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was KWD13.18 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was KWD2.63 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was KWD15.13 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was KWD29.59 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was KWD0.71 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)
=(32.503 / 75.108) / (29.78 / 71.773)
=0.43275 / 0.414919
=1.043

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)
=(29.896 / 71.773) / (29.66 / 75.108)
=0.416535 / 0.394898
=1.0548

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 - (87.59 + 14.077) / 110.52) / (1 - (70.698 + 13.183) / 92.446)
=0.080103 / 0.092649
=0.8646

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
=75.108 / 71.773
=1.0465

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))
=(2.633 / (2.633 + 13.183)) / (2.654 / (2.654 + 14.077))
=0.166477 / 0.158628
=1.0495

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)
=(13.606 / 75.108) / (15.13 / 71.773)
=0.181152 / 0.210804
=0.8593

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)
=((1.371 + 35.34) / 110.52) / ((0.712 + 29.587) / 92.446)
=0.332166 / 0.327748
=1.0135

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
=(14.99 - 0 - 19.888) / 110.52
=-0.044318

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-Maidan Dental Clinic Co KSC has a M-score of -2.61 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Al-Maidan Dental Clinic Co KSC (KUW:MIDAN) Business Description

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Address
Khalid lbn Al-Waleed Street, P.O. Box 606, Floor 32, KBT Tower, Al-Merqab, Opposite to Behbehani Round-about, Kuwait City, KWT, 15457
Al-Maidan Dental Clinic Co KSC owns and operates dental centers. The company operates in two segments: Clinics and Hospitals. Clinics provide services relating to oral health care, diagnosis, consultations and treatment to outpatients with specialty in dental treatment. The hospital segment generates the majority of revenue for the firm, which includes services relating to medical diagnosis, health care, consultations, surgical and treatment to both outpatients and inpatients with various specialties. Geographically, all of its operations are conducted in the State of Kuwait.

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