Eastern CoE (CAI:EAST) Beneish M-Score: 1.18 (As of Jun. 25, 2026)


CAI:EAST Eastern Co SAE CAI:EAST
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Price E£38.43
GF Value E£47.64
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 6 Warning Signs
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What is Eastern CoE Beneish M-Score?

Eastern CoE CAI:EAST +1.48% 95 Beneish M-Score is 1.18 as of Jun. 25, 2026. GuruFocus rates CAI:EAST with a GF Score™ of 95/100 and a GF Value™ of E£47.64 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 45 Tobacco Products companies, Eastern CoE ranks worse than 88.89% 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 1.18 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

CAI:EAST' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -691.29   Med: -2.25   Max: 75.94
Current: 1.18

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Eastern CoE was 75.94. The lowest was -691.29. And the median was -2.25.


Eastern CoE Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Eastern CoE'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.

Eastern CoE Beneish M-Score Chart

Eastern CoE Annual Data
Trend Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24 Jun25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 60.21 -3.73 -2.25 -1.65 1.57

Eastern CoE Quarterly Data
Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25
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 42.71 41.93 41.91 1.57 1.18

CAI:EAST vs PM, MO, TPB: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Tobacco subindustry, Eastern CoE'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.


Eastern CoE Beneish M-Score vs Tobacco Products Industry

For the Tobacco Products industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Eastern CoE's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Eastern CoE 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 Eastern CoE 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 * 1.2943+0.528 * 0.9993+0.404 * 1.349+0.892 * 1.5659+0.115 * 0.8413
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.6175+4.679 * 0.558711-0.327 * 0.7466
=1.18

* 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 (Sep25) TTM:Last Year (Sep24) TTM:
Total Receivables was E£1,373 Mil.
Revenue was 10632.879 + 10029.582 + 8896.984 + 10329.882 = E£39,889 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3956.037 + 10029.582 + 8896.984 + 3300.758 = E£26,183 Mil.
Total Current Assets was E£36,141 Mil.
Total Assets was E£42,110 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was E£4,160 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was E£13 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was E£1,136 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was E£22,885 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was E£0 Mil.
Net Income was 2152.037 + 2701.536 + 1626.782 + 3557.532 = E£10,038 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = E£0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 6806.284 + -10041.716 + -6730.835 + -3522.895 = E£-13,489 Mil.
Total Receivables was E£678 Mil.
Revenue was 8125.393 + 6730.33 + 5795.212 + 4822.553 = E£25,473 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2400.365 + 6730.33 + 5795.212 + 1782.714 = E£16,709 Mil.
Total Current Assets was E£29,016 Mil.
Total Assets was E£34,583 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was E£4,467 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was E£12 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was E£1,175 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was E£25,174 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was E£0 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)
=(1373.427 / 39889.327) / (677.671 / 25473.488)
=0.034431 / 0.026603
=1.2943

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)
=(16708.621 / 25473.488) / (26183.361 / 39889.327)
=0.655922 / 0.6564
=0.9993

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 - (36141.041 + 4160.397) / 42109.535) / (1 - (29015.588 + 4466.518) / 34582.884)
=0.042938 / 0.03183
=1.349

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
=39889.327 / 25473.488
=1.5659

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))
=(11.564 / (11.564 + 4466.518)) / (12.806 / (12.806 + 4160.397))
=0.002582 / 0.003069
=0.8413

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)
=(1135.827 / 39889.327) / (1174.657 / 25473.488)
=0.028474 / 0.046113
=0.6175

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)
=((0 + 22885.42) / 42109.535) / ((0 + 25173.893) / 34582.884)
=0.543474 / 0.727929
=0.7466

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
=(10037.887 - 0 - -13489.162) / 42109.535
=0.558711

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.

Eastern CoE has a M-score of 1.18 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of 1.18 mean?
Eastern CoE (CAI:EAST) has a Beneish M-Score of 1.18 as of Jun. 25, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Eastern CoE and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Eastern CoE ranks #40 out of 45 companies in the Tobacco Products industry, placing it in the top 88.9%.
Is Eastern CoE's Beneish M-Score too high?
Eastern CoE's current Beneish M-Score is 1.18. Based on the distribution chart, Eastern CoE ranks #40 out of 45 companies in the Tobacco Products industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Eastern CoE has a GF Score™ of 95/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Eastern CoE's Beneish M-Score compare to PM and MO?
According to the Tobacco Products industry distribution chart, Eastern CoE ranks #40 out of 45 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Eastern CoE 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 Tobacco Products company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Tobacco Products 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 Eastern CoE and its competitors. Eastern CoE's current Beneish M-Score is 1.18. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Eastern CoE stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Eastern CoE (CAI:EAST) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is E£47.64, compared to a current price of E£38.43 — trading 19.3% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is 1.18. Eastern CoE's overall GF Score™ is 95/100 with 6 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 Eastern CoE (CAI:EAST), the current Beneish M-Score is 1.18 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 Eastern CoE (CAI:EAST) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Eastern CoE stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of E£38.43 is trading 19.3% below its estimated GF Value™ of E£47.64. GuruFocus considers Eastern CoE to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for CAI:EAST:

  • Beneish M-Score: 1.18
  • GF Value™: E£47.64 vs. price of E£38.43 (19.3% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 95/100 with 6 warning signs

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


Eastern CoE Business Description

Address Al Wahat Road, Oasis Road plots numbers 1 - 87 to 98, sixth industrial zone, Fifth zone, Giza, EGY, 450
Eastern Co SAE is engaged in the manufacturing and trading of Tobacco leaf, its products and modern smoking alternatives and accessories/ practicing any investment, financial, commercial, industrial, agricultural or service activities. The company's business activities also include real estate Ownership and Construction, purchasing and dividing lands for the purposes of utilization, rental or sale, import, export, and commercial agencies. Its local cigarette brands include Cleopatra, Mondial, and Lite. Its export cigarette brands include Belmont, Delta, President, and Golden West. Its key products include Cigars & Pipe tobacco, Cigarettes and Moassel.
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