Emirates Telecommunications Group Co PJSC (ADX:EAND) Beneish M-Score: -2.78 (As of Jun. 25, 2026)


ADX:EAND Emirates Telecommunications Group Co PJSC ADX:EAND
83 GF Score
Price د.إ19.54
GF Value د.إ22.73
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is Emirates Telecommunications Group Co PJSC Beneish M-Score?

Emirates Telecommunications Group Co PJSC ADX:EAND 83 Beneish M-Score is -2.78 as of Jun. 25, 2026. GuruFocus rates ADX:EAND with a GF Score™ of 83/100 and a GF Value™ of د.إ22.73 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 8 warning signs investors should review. Among 355 Telecommunication Services companies, Emirates Telecommunications Group Co PJSC ranks worse than 51.55% on this metric.

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 -2.78 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Emirates Telecommunications Group Co PJSC's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

ADX:EAND' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.09   Med: -2.83   Max: -2.48
Current: -2.78

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Emirates Telecommunications Group Co PJSC was -2.48. The lowest was -3.09. And the median was -2.83.


Emirates Telecommunications Group Co PJSC Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Emirates Telecommunications Group Co 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.

Emirates Telecommunications Group Co PJSC Beneish M-Score Chart

Emirates Telecommunications Group Co PJSC Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.83 -2.61 -2.55 -2.67 -2.58

Emirates Telecommunications Group Co PJSC Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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 -2.48 -2.51 -2.57 -2.58 -2.78

ADX:EAND vs TMUS, VZ, T: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Emirates Telecommunications Group Co 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.


Emirates Telecommunications Group Co PJSC Beneish M-Score vs Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Emirates Telecommunications Group Co PJSC's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Emirates Telecommunications Group Co PJSC's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Emirates Telecommunications Group Co 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 Emirates Telecommunications Group Co 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 * 0.8755+0.528 * 1.0027+0.404 * 1.0971+0.892 * 1.2192+0.115 * 0.7958
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0181+4.679 * -0.082784-0.327 * 1.0161
=-2.78

* 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 (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Total Receivables was د.إ19,847 Mil.
Revenue was 19416.56 + 19319.02 + 18629.214 + 18045.775 = د.إ75,411 Mil.
Gross Profit was 12289.461 + 12026.086 + 11929.857 + 10365.598 = د.إ46,611 Mil.
Total Current Assets was د.إ64,122 Mil.
Total Assets was د.إ207,682 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was د.إ53,142 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was د.إ11,802 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was د.إ2,804 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was د.إ95,395 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was د.إ33,259 Mil.
Net Income was 2882.479 + 2546.777 + 2986.262 + 3472.343 = د.إ11,888 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = د.إ0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 7594.451 + 10157.181 + 9745.558 + 1583.485 = د.إ29,081 Mil.
Total Receivables was د.إ18,595 Mil.
Revenue was 16864.452 + 16473.026 + 14424.137 + 14092.203 = د.إ61,854 Mil.
Gross Profit was 10724.98 + 10420.444 + 9342.12 + 7845.481 = د.إ38,333 Mil.
Total Current Assets was د.إ69,077 Mil.
Total Assets was د.إ192,186 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was د.إ46,839 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was د.إ7,919 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was د.إ2,259 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was د.إ78,624 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was د.إ38,542 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)
=(19846.877 / 75410.569) / (18594.845 / 61853.818)
=0.263184 / 0.300626
=0.8755

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)
=(38333.025 / 61853.818) / (46611.002 / 75410.569)
=0.619736 / 0.618096
=1.0027

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 - (64121.536 + 53142.351) / 207682.452) / (1 - (69077.478 + 46839.383) / 192185.586)
=0.435369 / 0.396849
=1.0971

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
=75410.569 / 61853.818
=1.2192

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))
=(7918.872 / (7918.872 + 46839.383)) / (11801.798 / (11801.798 + 53142.351))
=0.144615 / 0.181722
=0.7958

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)
=(2804.16 / 75410.569) / (2259.172 / 61853.818)
=0.037185 / 0.036524
=1.0181

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)
=((33258.756 + 95394.672) / 207682.452) / ((38541.821 + 78623.973) / 192185.586)
=0.619472 / 0.609649
=1.0161

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
=(11887.861 - 0 - 29080.675) / 207682.452
=-0.082784

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.

Emirates Telecommunications Group Co PJSC has a M-score of -2.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.78 mean?
Emirates Telecommunications Group Co PJSC (ADX:EAND) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.78 as of Jun. 25, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Emirates Telecommunications Group Co PJSC and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Emirates Telecommunications Group Co PJSC ranks #183 out of 355 companies in the Telecommunication Services industry, placing it in the top 51.5%.
Is Emirates Telecommunications Group Co PJSC's Beneish M-Score too high?
Emirates Telecommunications Group Co PJSC's current Beneish M-Score is -2.78. Based on the distribution chart, Emirates Telecommunications Group Co PJSC ranks #183 out of 355 companies in the Telecommunication Services industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Emirates Telecommunications Group Co PJSC has a GF Score™ of 83/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Emirates Telecommunications Group Co PJSC's Beneish M-Score compare to TMUS and VZ?
According to the Telecommunication Services industry distribution chart, Emirates Telecommunications Group Co PJSC ranks #183 out of 355 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Emirates Telecommunications Group Co PJSC in the lower half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for a Telecommunication Services company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Telecommunication Services industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Emirates Telecommunications Group Co PJSC and its competitors. Emirates Telecommunications Group Co PJSC's current Beneish M-Score is -2.78. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Emirates Telecommunications Group Co PJSC stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Emirates Telecommunications Group Co PJSC (ADX:EAND) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is د.إ22.73, compared to a current price of د.إ19.54 — trading 14% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.78. Emirates Telecommunications Group Co PJSC's overall GF Score™ is 83/100 with 8 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Emirates Telecommunications Group Co PJSC (ADX:EAND), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.78 as of Jun. 25, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Emirates Telecommunications Group Co PJSC (ADX:EAND) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Emirates Telecommunications Group Co PJSC stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of د.إ19.54 is trading 14% below its estimated GF Value™ of د.إ22.73. GuruFocus considers Emirates Telecommunications Group Co PJSC to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for ADX:EAND:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.78
  • GF Value™: د.إ22.73 vs. price of د.إ19.54 (14% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 83/100 with 8 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the ADX:EAND stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Emirates Telecommunications Group Co PJSC Business Description

Address Intersection of Zayed, The 1st Street and Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street, P.O. Box 3838, Etisalat Building, Abu Dhabi, ARE
Emirates Telecommunications Group Co PJSC is a telecommunications company. Through its subsidiaries, the company provides telecommunication and consulting services, media services, and equipment to over sixteen countries in Asia and Africa. It specializes in fixed-line services, voice communication, wireless communication, and data communication services. The majority of the company's revenues profits and assets relates to its operations in the UAE.
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