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Dubai Investments PJSC (DFM:DIC) Beneish M-Score : -2.62 (As of May. 01, 2024)


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What is Dubai Investments PJSC 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 -2.62 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

DFM:DIC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.62   Med: -2.33   Max: -2.2
Current: -2.62

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Dubai Investments PJSC was -2.20. The lowest was -2.62. And the median was -2.33.


Dubai Investments PJSC Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dubai Investments 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.

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Dubai Investments PJSC Beneish M-Score Chart

Dubai Investments PJSC Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.28 -2.53 -2.27 -2.27 -2.62

Dubai Investments PJSC Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -2.27 -2.05 -2.07 -2.44 -2.62

Competitive Comparison of Dubai Investments PJSC's Beneish M-Score

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Dubai Investments 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 Investments PJSC's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Dubai Investments PJSC's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Dubai Investments PJSC's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Dubai Investments 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 Investments 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 * 0.9828+0.528 * 0.9958+0.404 * 0.9811+0.892 * 1.0462+0.115 * 1.0358
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.7388+4.679 * -0.007062-0.327 * 1.0014
=-2.62

* 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 د.إ2,296 Mil.
Revenue was 876.5 + 837.195 + 715.976 + 701.522 = د.إ3,131 Mil.
Gross Profit was 407.622 + 268.86 + 226.435 + 183.265 = د.إ1,086 Mil.
Total Current Assets was د.إ7,173 Mil.
Total Assets was د.إ21,438 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was د.إ1,810 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was د.إ166 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was د.إ161 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was د.إ3,808 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was د.إ3,872 Mil.
Net Income was 313.92 + 236.54 + 266.032 + 314.445 = د.إ1,131 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = د.إ0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 271.975 + 603.263 + 198.591 + 208.493 = د.إ1,282 Mil.
Total Receivables was د.إ2,233 Mil.
Revenue was 764.92 + 704.294 + 796.975 + 726.594 = د.إ2,993 Mil.
Gross Profit was 285.312 + 214.222 + 272.468 + 261.762 = د.إ1,034 Mil.
Total Current Assets was د.إ6,306 Mil.
Total Assets was د.إ20,467 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was د.إ2,041 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was د.إ194 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was د.إ89 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was د.إ3,224 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was د.إ4,098 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)
=(2296.354 / 3131.193) / (2233.233 / 2992.783)
=0.73338 / 0.746206
=0.9828

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)
=(1033.764 / 2992.783) / (1086.182 / 3131.193)
=0.345419 / 0.346891
=0.9958

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 - (7173.274 + 1810.078) / 21437.797) / (1 - (6306.42 + 2041.413) / 20467.255)
=0.580957 / 0.592137
=0.9811

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
=3131.193 / 2992.783
=1.0462

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))
=(194.262 / (194.262 + 2041.413)) / (165.752 / (165.752 + 1810.078))
=0.086892 / 0.08389
=1.0358

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)
=(161.491 / 3131.193) / (88.771 / 2992.783)
=0.051575 / 0.029662
=1.7388

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)
=((3871.751 + 3807.699) / 21437.797) / ((4097.712 + 3223.766) / 20467.255)
=0.35822 / 0.357717
=1.0014

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
=(1130.937 - 0 - 1282.322) / 21437.797
=-0.007062

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 Investments PJSC has a M-score of -2.62 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Dubai Investments PJSC (DFM:DIC) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Dubai Investments Park, P.O. Box 28171, Jebel Ali, Dubai, ARE
Dubai Investments PJSC is an investment company with a focus in real estate, manufacturing, industrial, and financial investments across the Middle East. The operations are divided into three segments: The property segment develops real estate for sale and leasing. The manufacturing, contracting, and Services segment manufactures and sells materials used in construction projects, executing construction contracts, production of raw and architectural glass, pharmaceutical products, cooling services, production, aluminium extruded products, laboratory furniture, healthcare, and education. The investments segment includes strategic minority investments in associates, investment banking, asset management and financial investments.

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