Akfen Yenilenebilir Enerji AS (IST:AKFYE) Beneish M-Score: -2.48 (As of Aug. 18, 2026)

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IST:AKFYE Akfen Yenilenebilir Enerji AS IST:AKFYE
63 GF Score
Price ₺23.02
GF Value ₺16.73
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
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What is Akfen Yenilenebilir Enerji AS Beneish M-Score?

Akfen Yenilenebilir Enerji AS IST:AKFYE -0.17% 63 Beneish M-Score is -2.48 as of Aug. 18, 2026. GuruFocus rates IST:AKFYE with a GF Score™ of 63/100 and a GF Value™ of ₺16.73 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review. Among 398 Utilities - Independent Power Producers companies, Akfen Yenilenebilir Enerji AS ranks worse than 59.05% 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 -2.48 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Akfen Yenilenebilir Enerji AS's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

IST:AKFYE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.24   Med: -2.02   Max: -0.63
Current: -2.48

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Akfen Yenilenebilir Enerji AS was -0.63. The lowest was -3.24. And the median was -2.02.


Akfen Yenilenebilir Enerji AS Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Akfen Yenilenebilir Enerji AS'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.

Akfen Yenilenebilir Enerji AS Beneish M-Score Chart

Akfen Yenilenebilir Enerji AS Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.00 0.00 -2.02 -2.51 -2.83

Akfen Yenilenebilir Enerji AS Quarterly Data
Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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 -2.05 -1.43 -1.52 -2.83 -2.48

Akfen Yenilenebilir Enerji AS Beneish M-Score Competitor Comparison

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, Akfen Yenilenebilir Enerji AS'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.


Akfen Yenilenebilir Enerji AS Beneish M-Score vs Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Akfen Yenilenebilir Enerji AS's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Akfen Yenilenebilir Enerji AS's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Akfen Yenilenebilir Enerji AS 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 Akfen Yenilenebilir Enerji AS 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 * 1.1071+0.528 * 1.1968+0.404 * 0.8437+0.892 * 0.9773+0.115 * 1.2985
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8608+4.679 * -0.047692-0.327 * 0.8599
=-2.48

* 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 (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₺619 Mil.
Revenue was 1761.854 + 1373.958 + 1501.33 + 1482.415 = ₺6,120 Mil.
Gross Profit was 383.97 + 436.373 + 409.764 + 516.769 = ₺1,747 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₺2,393 Mil.
Total Assets was ₺81,711 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₺73,672 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₺1,950 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₺175 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₺4,112 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₺9,728 Mil.
Net Income was 482.481 + 990.535 + 158.657 + -141.233 = ₺1,490 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₺0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 337.782 + 2174.465 + 1307.257 + 1567.946 = ₺5,387 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₺572 Mil.
Revenue was 1523.789 + 1595.423 + 1444.284 + 1698.152 = ₺6,262 Mil.
Gross Profit was 440.769 + 562.587 + 344.017 + 791.885 = ₺2,139 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₺3,853 Mil.
Total Assets was ₺56,001 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₺47,562 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₺1,648 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₺208 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₺2,788 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₺8,242 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)
=(618.934 / 6119.557) / (572.038 / 6261.648)
=0.10114 / 0.091356
=1.1071

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)
=(2139.258 / 6261.648) / (1746.876 / 6119.557)
=0.341645 / 0.285458
=1.1968

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 - (2393.156 + 73671.998) / 81711.257) / (1 - (3852.517 + 47561.618) / 56000.587)
=0.069098 / 0.0819
=0.8437

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
=6119.557 / 6261.648
=0.9773

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))
=(1647.83 / (1647.83 + 47561.618)) / (1950.199 / (1950.199 + 73671.998))
=0.033486 / 0.025789
=1.2985

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)
=(175.158 / 6119.557) / (208.211 / 6261.648)
=0.028623 / 0.033252
=0.8608

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)
=((9727.707 + 4111.676) / 81711.257) / ((8242.406 + 2788.024) / 56000.587)
=0.169369 / 0.19697
=0.8599

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
=(1490.44 - 0 - 5387.45) / 81711.257
=-0.047692

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.

Akfen Yenilenebilir Enerji AS has a M-score of -2.48 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.48 mean?
Akfen Yenilenebilir Enerji AS (IST:AKFYE) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.48 as of Aug. 18, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Akfen Yenilenebilir Enerji AS and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Akfen Yenilenebilir Enerji AS ranks #235 out of 398 companies in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry, placing it in the top 59%.
Is Akfen Yenilenebilir Enerji AS's Beneish M-Score too high?
Akfen Yenilenebilir Enerji AS's current Beneish M-Score is -2.48. Based on the distribution chart, Akfen Yenilenebilir Enerji AS ranks #235 out of 398 companies in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Akfen Yenilenebilir Enerji AS has a GF Score™ of 63/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Akfen Yenilenebilir Enerji AS's Beneish M-Score compare to competitors?
According to the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry distribution chart, Akfen Yenilenebilir Enerji AS ranks #235 out of 398 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Akfen Yenilenebilir Enerji AS 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 an Utilities - Independent Power Producers company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Utilities - Independent Power Producers 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 Akfen Yenilenebilir Enerji AS and its competitors. Akfen Yenilenebilir Enerji AS's current Beneish M-Score is -2.48. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Akfen Yenilenebilir Enerji AS stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Akfen Yenilenebilir Enerji AS (IST:AKFYE) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ₺16.73, compared to a current price of ₺23.02 — trading 37.6% above its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.48. Akfen Yenilenebilir Enerji AS's overall GF Score™ is 63/100 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 Akfen Yenilenebilir Enerji AS (IST:AKFYE), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.48 as of Aug. 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 Akfen Yenilenebilir Enerji AS (IST:AKFYE) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Akfen Yenilenebilir Enerji AS stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of ₺23.02 is trading 37.6% above its estimated GF Value™ of ₺16.73. GuruFocus considers Akfen Yenilenebilir Enerji AS to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for IST:AKFYE:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.48
  • GF Value™: ₺16.73 vs. price of ₺23.02 (37.6% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 63/100 with 7 warning signs

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


Akfen Yenilenebilir Enerji AS Business Description

Address Turan Gunes Bulvari Galip Erdem Cad No:3, Ilkbahar Mah, Cankaya, Ankara, TUR
Akfen Yenilenebilir Enerji AS operates as a renewable energy company. The company generates and trades electricity through renewable energy power plants such as hydroelectric power plant facilities, Solar Power Plants, and Wind Power Plants.
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