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South Valley Cement (CAI:SVCE) Beneish M-Score : -2.92 (As of Mar. 27, 2025)


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What is South Valley Cement 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 -2.92 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

CAI:SVCE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.93   Med: -2.46   Max: -1.02
Current: -2.92

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of South Valley Cement was -1.02. The lowest was -2.93. And the median was -2.46.


South Valley Cement Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for South Valley Cement'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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South Valley Cement Beneish M-Score Chart

South Valley Cement Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
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South Valley Cement Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of South Valley Cement's Beneish M-Score

For the Building Materials subindustry, South Valley Cement'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.


South Valley Cement's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, South Valley Cement's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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South Valley Cement 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 South Valley Cement 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+0.528 * 0.5146+0.404 * 0.5252+0.892 * 1.0042+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.014271-0.327 * 0.7964
=-2.92

* 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 E£0 Mil.
Revenue was E£877 Mil.
Gross Profit was E£63 Mil.
Total Current Assets was E£1,122 Mil.
Total Assets was E£7,125 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was E£5,254 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was E£0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was E£0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was E£1,602 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was E£0 Mil.
Net Income was E£-195 Mil.
Gross Profit was E£0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was E£-93 Mil.
Total Receivables was E£0 Mil.
Revenue was E£874 Mil.
Gross Profit was E£32 Mil.
Total Current Assets was E£1,095 Mil.
Total Assets was E£4,006 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was E£2,109 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was E£0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was E£0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was E£1,131 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)
=(0 / 877.426) / (0 / 873.734)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(32.309 / 873.734) / (63.053 / 877.426)
=0.036978 / 0.071861
=0.5146

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 - (1121.717 + 5254.36) / 7124.695) / (1 - (1095.199 + 2108.939) / 4005.522)
=0.105074 / 0.20007
=0.5252

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
=877.426 / 873.734
=1.0042

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))
=(0 / (0 + 2108.939)) / (0 / (0 + 5254.36))
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(0 / 877.426) / (0 / 873.734)
=0 / 0
=1

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 + 1601.748) / 7124.695) / ((0 + 1130.727) / 4005.522)
=0.224816 / 0.282292
=0.7964

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
=(-194.652 - 0 - -92.974) / 7124.695
=-0.014271

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.

South Valley Cement has a M-score of -2.92 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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South Valley Cement Business Description

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Address
1 Ebn Affan Square, Dokki, Al-Jeezah, Giza, EGY
South Valley Cement manufactures cement and related building materials. Its products include Portland cement clinker, Portland ordinary cement, and Ready-mix concrete. Portland cement clinker is made by heating, in a kiln, a homogeneous mixture of raw materials to a sintering temperature. Portland Ordinary Cement Portland cement is the most common type of cement in general use around the world, as it is a basic ingredient of concrete, mortar, stucco and most non-specialty grout. Ready Mix Concrete Ready-mix concrete is a type of concrete that is manufactured in a factory or batching plant, according to a set recipe, and then delivered to a worksite, by truck-mounted transit mixers.

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