Zara Investment (Holding) Co (AMM:ZARA) Beneish M-Score : -2.94 (As of Mar. 27, 2025)

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What is Zara Investment (Holding) Co 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 -2.94 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Zara Investment (Holding) Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

AMM:ZARA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -46.24 Med: -2.69 Max: 3.13
Current: -2.94

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Zara Investment (Holding) Co was 3.13. The lowest was -46.24. And the median was -2.69.

Zara Investment (Holding) Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Zara Investment (Holding) Co's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

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Beneish M-Score

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-4.67

-5.15

-46.24

-2.42

-3.21

Zara Investment (Holding) Co Quarterly Data
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Beneish M-Score	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-1.09	-3.21	-3.06	-2.83	-2.94

Competitive Comparison of Zara Investment (Holding) Co's Beneish M-Score

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Zara Investment (Holding) Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

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Zara Investment (Holding) Co 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 Zara Investment (Holding) Co for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

-4.84

0.92 * DSRI

0.528 * GMI

0.404 * AQI

0.892 * SGI

0.115 * DEPI

-4.84

0.92 * 0.5906

0.528 * 1.8091

0.404 * 0.9727

0.892 * 0.6832

0.115 * 0.9943

0.172 * SGAI

4.679 * TATA

0.327 * LVGI

0.172 * 1.5226

4.679 * -0.030324

0.327 * 0.9594

-2.94

This Year (Sep24) TTM:

Last Year (Sep23) TTM:

Total Receivables was JOD1.81 Mil.
Revenue was 16.961 + 14.812 + 8.617 + 13.637 = JOD54.03 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4.693 + 2.825 + -1.258 + 1.984 = JOD8.24 Mil.
Total Current Assets was JOD41.99 Mil.
Total Assets was JOD210.53 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was JOD158.37 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was JOD8.54 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was JOD2.95 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was JOD17.53 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was JOD18.17 Mil.
Net Income was 1.701 + 0.042 + -3.15 + -0.565 = JOD-1.97 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = JOD0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 2.206 + 2.097 + -3.563 + 3.672 = JOD4.41 Mil.

Total Receivables was JOD4.48 Mil.
Revenue was 20.018 + 22.806 + 15.432 + 20.827 = JOD79.08 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4.793 + 7.61 + 2.7 + 6.728 = JOD21.83 Mil.
Total Current Assets was JOD45.10 Mil.
Total Assets was JOD214.27 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was JOD158.53 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was JOD8.49 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was JOD2.84 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was JOD19.20 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was JOD18.68 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)
	=	(1.808 / 54.027)	/	(4.481 / 79.083)
	=	0.033465	/	0.056662
	=	0.5906

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)
	=	(21.831 / 79.083)	/	(8.244 / 54.027)
	=	0.276052	/	0.15259
	=	1.8091

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 - (41.989 + 158.37) / 210.526)	/	(1 - (45.101 + 158.526) / 214.265)
	=	0.048293	/	0.049649
	=	0.9727

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
	=	54.027	/	79.083
	=	0.6832

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))
	=	(8.494 / (8.494 + 158.526))	/	(8.537 / (8.537 + 158.37))
	=	0.050856	/	0.051148
	=	0.9943

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)
	=	(2.952 / 54.027)	/	(2.838 / 79.083)
	=	0.054639	/	0.035886
	=	1.5226

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)
	=	((18.171 + 17.534) / 210.526)	/	((18.677 + 19.199) / 214.265)
	=	0.169599	/	0.176772
	=	0.9594

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
	=	(-1.972 - 0	-	4.412)	/	210.526
	=	-0.030324

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.

Zara Investment (Holding) Co has a M-score of -2.94 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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Hussein Bin Ali Street, P.O.Box 5315, Astra Building Wadi Saqra, Amman, JOR, 11183

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Zara Investment (Holding) Co Ltd is the owner of luxury 5-star hotels in Jordan with strategic locations in Amman, Dead Sea, Petra, and Aqaba. Zara owns seven 5-star hotels with a combined total of more than 2000 rooms. The hotels include Grand Hyatt Amman, Intercontinental Jordan, Movenpick Resort Petra, Zara Spa and The Movenpick Nabatean Castle.

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