Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC (DFM:DEWA) Beneish M-Score: -2.86 (As of Sep. 18, 2026)

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DFM:DEWA Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC DFM:DEWA
85 GF Score
Price د.إ2.76
GF Value د.إ2.82
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC Beneish M-Score?

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC DFM:DEWA +0.36% 85 Beneish M-Score is -2.86 as of Sep. 18, 2026. GuruFocus rates DFM:DEWA with a GF Score™ of 85/100 and a GF Value™ of د.إ2.82 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review. Among 488 Utilities - Regulated companies, Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC ranks better than 81.15% 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 -2.86 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

DFM:DEWA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.87   Med: -2.71   Max: -2.46
Current: -2.86

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC was -2.46. The lowest was -2.87. And the median was -2.71.


Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Dubai Electricity & Water Authority 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.

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC Beneish M-Score Chart

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.53 -2.48 -2.68 -2.74 -2.73

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC Quarterly Data
Dec11 Dec12 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
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 -2.62 -2.59 -2.73 -2.71 -2.87

DFM:DEWA vs SRE, AES: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Utilities - Diversified subindustry, Dubai Electricity & Water Authority 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.


Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC Beneish M-Score vs Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Dubai Electricity & Water Authority 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 Dubai Electricity & Water Authority 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 * 0.9507+0.528 * 0.9427+0.404 * 0.9969+0.892 * 1.0373+0.115 * 0.9953
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1858+4.679 * -0.053524-0.327 * 1.0949
=-2.84

* 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 (Jun26) TTM:Last Year (Jun25) TTM:
Total Receivables was د.إ4,524 Mil.
Revenue was 8412.995 + 6451.762 + 7924.24 + 10315.952 = د.إ33,105 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3341.535 + 1899.717 + 3054.521 + 4751.426 = د.إ13,047 Mil.
Total Current Assets was د.إ24,734 Mil.
Total Assets was د.إ198,437 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was د.إ164,557 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was د.إ6,820 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was د.إ3,075 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was د.إ26,817 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was د.إ37,720 Mil.
Net Income was 2289.044 + 904.655 + 1980.518 + 3610.984 = د.إ8,785 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = د.إ0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 3499.729 + 3597.095 + 6548.65 + 5760.793 = د.إ19,406 Mil.
Total Receivables was د.إ4,587 Mil.
Revenue was 8637.53 + 5964.101 + 7443.045 + 9870.235 = د.إ31,915 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3424.488 + 1496.412 + 2666.646 + 4270.436 = د.إ11,858 Mil.
Total Current Assets was د.إ20,230 Mil.
Total Assets was د.إ188,467 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was د.إ159,525 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was د.إ6,579 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was د.إ2,500 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was د.إ26,346 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was د.إ29,635 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)
=(4523.72 / 33104.949) / (4587.268 / 31914.911)
=0.136648 / 0.143734
=0.9507

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)
=(11857.982 / 31914.911) / (13047.199 / 33104.949)
=0.37155 / 0.394116
=0.9427

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 - (24734.316 + 164557.202) / 198436.727) / (1 - (20230.214 + 159524.928) / 188467.408)
=0.046086 / 0.046227
=0.9969

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
=33104.949 / 31914.911
=1.0373

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))
=(6579.068 / (6579.068 + 159524.928)) / (6819.864 / (6819.864 + 164557.202))
=0.039608 / 0.039794
=0.9953

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)
=(3075.242 / 33104.949) / (2500.239 / 31914.911)
=0.092894 / 0.078341
=1.1858

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)
=((37719.836 + 26817.004) / 198436.727) / ((29635.194 + 26346.054) / 188467.408)
=0.325226 / 0.297034
=1.0949

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
=(8785.201 - 0 - 19406.267) / 198436.727
=-0.053524

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.

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC has a M-score of -2.84 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.86 mean?
Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC (DFM:DEWA) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.86 as of Sep. 18, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC ranks #92 out of 488 companies in the Utilities - Regulated industry, placing it in the top 18.9%.
Is Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's Beneish M-Score too high?
Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's current Beneish M-Score is -2.86. Based on the distribution chart, Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC ranks #92 out of 488 companies in the Utilities - Regulated industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC has a GF Score™ of 85/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's Beneish M-Score compare to SRE and AES?
According to the Utilities - Regulated industry distribution chart, Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC ranks #92 out of 488 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC in the top 19% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. 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 an Utilities - Regulated company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Utilities - Regulated 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 Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC and its competitors. Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's current Beneish M-Score is -2.86. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC (DFM:DEWA) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is د.إ2.82, compared to a current price of د.إ2.76 — trading 2.1% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.86. Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's overall GF Score™ is 85/100 with 7 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 Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC (DFM:DEWA), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.86 as of Sep. 18, 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 Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC (DFM:DEWA) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of د.إ2.76 is trading 2.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of د.إ2.82. GuruFocus considers Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for DFM:DEWA:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.86
  • GF Value™: د.إ2.82 vs. price of د.إ2.76 (2.1% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 85/100 with 7 warning signs

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


Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC Business Description

Address Sheikh Rashid Road, Umm Hurair 2, P.O. Box 564, Happiness Center Zaabeel East, Umm Hureir, Dubai, ARE
Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC is engaged in water desalination and distribution and its generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity, throughout the Emirate of Dubai. The company operates into four segments; DEWA is engaged in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity and water desalination, transmission and distribution to residential, commercial, industrial, and government; EMPOWER is engaged in the provision of district cooling, maintenance of central cooling plants and manufacturing and sale of insulated pipes; IWPP is engaged in the development, operation and maintenance of power and water plants; and Others operations include purification and sale of potable water, and other. It generates maximum revenue from the DEWA segment.
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