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Alujain (SAU:2170) Beneish M-Score : -3.14 (As of May. 28, 2024)


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What is Alujain 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 -3.14 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SAU:2170' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -8.18   Med: -1.95   Max: 96.21
Current: -3.14

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Alujain was 96.21. The lowest was -8.18. And the median was -1.95.


Alujain Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alujain'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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Alujain Beneish M-Score Chart

Alujain 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 -2.13 17.44 14.01 -1.11 -3.35

Alujain 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 -2.08 -2.39 -2.52 -3.35 -3.14

Competitive Comparison of Alujain's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Alujain'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.


Alujain's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Alujain's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Alujain 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 Alujain 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 * 1.0204+0.528 * 0.8789+0.404 * 0.9516+0.892 * 0.8216+0.115 * 1.0836
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8253+4.679 * -0.085622-0.327 * 1.2259
=-3.14

* 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 ﷼484 Mil.
Revenue was 478.208 + 175.365 + 422.438 + 401.872 = ﷼1,478 Mil.
Gross Profit was 79.247 + 22.788 + 87.543 + 78.877 = ﷼268 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ﷼1,159 Mil.
Total Assets was ﷼4,741 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ﷼2,066 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ﷼249 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ﷼103 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ﷼528 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ﷼1,105 Mil.
Net Income was 5.624 + -107.817 + 15.939 + 16.83 = ﷼-69 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ﷼0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 16.644 + 206.733 + 70.457 + 42.659 = ﷼336 Mil.
Total Receivables was ﷼577 Mil.
Revenue was 397.058 + 453.732 + 373.439 + 574.639 = ﷼1,799 Mil.
Gross Profit was 43.639 + 73.624 + 25.652 + 144.285 = ﷼287 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ﷼1,243 Mil.
Total Assets was ﷼4,846 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ﷼1,975 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ﷼260 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ﷼152 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ﷼547 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ﷼815 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)
=(483.688 / 1477.883) / (576.956 / 1798.868)
=0.327284 / 0.320733
=1.0204

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)
=(287.2 / 1798.868) / (268.455 / 1477.883)
=0.159656 / 0.181648
=0.8789

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 - (1159.141 + 2066.315) / 4740.82) / (1 - (1243.203 + 1975.122) / 4846.17)
=0.319642 / 0.335903
=0.9516

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
=1477.883 / 1798.868
=0.8216

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))
=(260.117 / (260.117 + 1975.122)) / (248.61 / (248.61 + 2066.315))
=0.116371 / 0.107394
=1.0836

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)
=(103.316 / 1477.883) / (152.372 / 1798.868)
=0.069908 / 0.084704
=0.8253

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)
=((1105.374 + 528.016) / 4740.82) / ((814.796 + 547.255) / 4846.17)
=0.344537 / 0.281057
=1.2259

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
=(-69.424 - 0 - 336.493) / 4740.82
=-0.085622

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.

Alujain has a M-score of -3.14 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Alujain (SAU:2170) Business Description

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Address
6807 Othman Bin Affan, Unit No. 6817, Al Ezdihar District, Riyadh, SAU, 12485 - 2523
Alujain Corp is a company that promotes, develops, and invests in industrial projects in the petrochemicals, mining, metals, and energy sectors in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The company operates in two segments: Manufacturing of petrochemical products; and Manufacturing of home-care products. It generates maximum revenue from the Manufacturing of petrochemical products segment.

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