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National Cement Co PSC (DFM:NCC) Beneish M-Score : -2.82 (As of Mar. 30, 2025)


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What is National Cement Co PSC 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 -2.82 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

DFM:NCC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.29   Med: -1.98   Max: 6.09
Current: -2.82

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of National Cement Co PSC was 6.09. The lowest was -3.29. And the median was -1.98.


National Cement Co PSC Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for National Cement Co PSC'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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National Cement Co PSC Beneish M-Score Chart

National Cement Co PSC Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.29 -1.73 -2.02 6.09 -2.82

National Cement Co PSC Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 6.09 -4.59 -4.95 -2.95 -2.82

Competitive Comparison of National Cement Co PSC's Beneish M-Score

For the Building Materials subindustry, National Cement Co PSC'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.


National Cement Co PSC's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where National Cement Co PSC's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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National Cement Co PSC 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 National Cement Co PSC 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 * 0.9314+0.528 * -0.3685+0.404 * 1.0151+0.892 * 0.9352+0.115 * 0.9396
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.3751+4.679 * 0.048546-0.327 * 0.4691
=-2.82

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was د.إ107.4 Mil.
Revenue was 42.586 + 41.884 + 35.962 + 55.309 = د.إ175.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3.025 + 0.329 + -0.094 + 1.468 = د.إ4.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was د.إ309.1 Mil.
Total Assets was د.إ2,550.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was د.إ136.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was د.إ18.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was د.إ16.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was د.إ32.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was د.إ0.0 Mil.
Net Income was -0.502 + 6.667 + -0.806 + 129.504 = د.إ134.9 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = د.إ0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 6.381 + 31.656 + -10.267 + -16.722 = د.إ11.0 Mil.
Total Receivables was د.إ123.4 Mil.
Revenue was 52.915 + 49.009 + 43.6 + 42.398 = د.إ187.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.937 + 1.413 + 1.369 + -6.582 = د.إ-1.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was د.إ246.9 Mil.
Total Assets was د.إ2,090.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was د.إ143.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was د.إ18.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was د.إ47.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was د.إ57.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was د.إ0.0 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)
=(107.44 / 175.741) / (123.354 / 187.922)
=0.611354 / 0.656411
=0.9314

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)
=(-1.863 / 187.922) / (4.728 / 175.741)
=-0.009914 / 0.026903
=-0.3685

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 - (309.134 + 136.049) / 2550.45) / (1 - (246.902 + 143.674) / 2090.68)
=0.825449 / 0.813182
=1.0151

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
=175.741 / 187.922
=0.9352

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))
=(18.304 / (18.304 + 143.674)) / (18.598 / (18.598 + 136.049))
=0.113003 / 0.120261
=0.9396

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)
=(16.783 / 175.741) / (47.847 / 187.922)
=0.095498 / 0.254611
=0.3751

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 + 32.722) / 2550.45) / ((0 + 57.179) / 2090.68)
=0.01283 / 0.027349
=0.4691

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
=(134.863 - 0 - 11.048) / 2550.45
=0.048546

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.

National Cement Co PSC has a M-score of -2.82 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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National Cement Co PSC Business Description

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Address
Sheikh Zayed Road, P.O. Box 4041, Al-Quoz Industrial Area, Dubai, ARE
National Cement Co PSC is a UAE-based company that manufactures cement and gypsum products. Its product portfolio includes Ordinary Portland Cement, High Sulphate Resisting Portland Cement, Moderate Sulphate Resisting Portland Cement, Portland Blast Furnace Cement, High Slag Portland Blast Cement, and White Aggregates. The company serves the UAE and GCC markets with its array of branded cement products. It is involved in the manufacturing and supply of Cement and clinker in the United Arab Emirates and the region.

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