Union Properties PJSC (DFM:UPP) Beneish M-Score: -1.58 (As of Aug. 08, 2026)

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DFM:UPP Union Properties PJSC DFM:UPP
45 GF Score
Price د.إ0.59
GF Value د.إ0.82
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 3 Warning Signs
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What is Union Properties PJSC Beneish M-Score?

Union Properties PJSC DFM:UPP -2.00% 45 Beneish M-Score is -1.58 as of Aug. 08, 2026. GuruFocus rates DFM:UPP with a GF Score™ of 45/100 and a GF Value™ of د.إ0.82 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 528 Conglomerates companies, Union Properties PJSC ranks worse than 91.48% 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 -1.58 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

DFM:UPP' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.16   Med: -2.22   Max: 10.82
Current: -1.58

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Union Properties PJSC was 10.82. The lowest was -5.16. And the median was -2.22.


Union Properties PJSC Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Union Properties 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.

Union Properties PJSC Beneish M-Score Chart

Union Properties PJSC Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -4.21 -2.47 -1.29 -1.39 -1.80

Union Properties PJSC Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 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 -1.72 -1.89 -1.80 -1.51 -1.58

DFM:UPP vs MMM, HON: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Union Properties 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.


Union Properties PJSC Beneish M-Score vs Conglomerates Industry

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

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


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Union Properties 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 Union Properties 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 * 0.6986+0.528 * 1.4198+0.404 * 0.8533+0.892 * 1.6427+0.115 * 0.1882
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9238+4.679 * 0.108112-0.327 * 0.9371
=-1.58

* 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.إ599.0 Mil.
Revenue was 257.888 + 271.417 + 224.017 + 197.199 = د.إ950.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 48.64 + 58.386 + 16.539 + 21.82 = د.إ145.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was د.إ1,757.1 Mil.
Total Assets was د.إ4,588.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was د.إ531.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was د.إ37.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was د.إ115.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was د.إ712.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was د.إ223.9 Mil.
Net Income was 6.576 + 11.798 + 323.228 + 124.666 = د.إ466.3 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = د.إ0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -46.344 + -59.084 + -96.294 + 171.945 = د.إ-29.8 Mil.
Total Receivables was د.إ522.0 Mil.
Revenue was 152.438 + 163.228 + 139.666 + 123.301 = د.إ578.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was 32.905 + 42.767 + 27.294 + 22.694 = د.إ125.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was د.إ1,255.9 Mil.
Total Assets was د.إ4,207.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was د.إ479.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was د.إ6.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was د.إ75.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was د.إ735.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was د.إ180.8 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)
=(598.981 / 950.521) / (521.95 / 578.633)
=0.630161 / 0.90204
=0.6986

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)
=(125.66 / 578.633) / (145.385 / 950.521)
=0.217167 / 0.152953
=1.4198

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 - (1757.145 + 531.2) / 4588.246) / (1 - (1255.893 + 479.658) / 4206.981)
=0.501259 / 0.587459
=0.8533

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
=950.521 / 578.633
=1.6427

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))
=(6.035 / (6.035 + 479.658)) / (37.552 / (37.552 + 531.2))
=0.012426 / 0.066025
=0.1882

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)
=(115.095 / 950.521) / (75.846 / 578.633)
=0.121086 / 0.131078
=0.9238

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)
=((223.93 + 712.903) / 4588.246) / ((180.829 + 735.837) / 4206.981)
=0.204181 / 0.217892
=0.9371

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
=(466.268 - 0 - -29.777) / 4588.246
=0.108112

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.

Union Properties PJSC has a M-score of -1.58 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

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What does a Beneish M-Score of -1.58 mean?
Union Properties PJSC (DFM:UPP) has a Beneish M-Score of -1.58 as of Aug. 08, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Union Properties PJSC and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Union Properties PJSC ranks #483 out of 528 companies in the Conglomerates industry, placing it in the top 91.5%.
Is Union Properties PJSC's Beneish M-Score too high?
Union Properties PJSC's current Beneish M-Score is -1.58. Based on the distribution chart, Union Properties PJSC ranks #483 out of 528 companies in the Conglomerates industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Union Properties PJSC has a GF Score™ of 45/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Union Properties PJSC's Beneish M-Score compare to MMM and HON?
According to the Conglomerates industry distribution chart, Union Properties PJSC ranks #483 out of 528 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Union Properties PJSC 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 Conglomerates company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Conglomerates 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 Union Properties PJSC and its competitors. Union Properties PJSC's current Beneish M-Score is -1.58. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Union Properties PJSC stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Union Properties PJSC (DFM:UPP) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is د.إ0.82, compared to a current price of د.إ0.59 — trading 28.3% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -1.58. Union Properties PJSC's overall GF Score™ is 45/100 with 3 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 Union Properties PJSC (DFM:UPP), the current Beneish M-Score is -1.58 as of Aug. 08, 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 Union Properties PJSC (DFM:UPP) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Union Properties PJSC stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of د.إ0.59 is trading 28.3% below its estimated GF Value™ of د.إ0.82. GuruFocus considers Union Properties PJSC to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for DFM:UPP:

  • Beneish M-Score: -1.58
  • GF Value™: د.إ0.82 vs. price of د.إ0.59 (28.3% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 45/100 with 3 warning signs

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


Union Properties PJSC Business Description

Address Union Business Park 1, P.O. Box 24649, Green Community East, Dubai Investment Park 1, Dubai, ARE
Union Properties PJSC is a property development company in the United Arab Emirates. The company has a wide range of projects in its portfolio, including residential, industrial, and leisure development projects. The firm operates out of four segments: Real estate property management, Contracting, Housekeeping, and Sales of goods and services. Property development and sales, and property rentals, compose the Real Estate property management segment. The Contracting segment involves mechanical, electrical, and plumbing work, as well as interior architecture construction. In goods and services, the company offers facility management and maintenance services, motor racing services, and engages in the sale of goods. Maximum revenue is generated from the Sales of goods and services segment.
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