Alkim Alkali Kimya AS (IST:ALKIM) Beneish M-Score: -3.26 (As of Jun. 25, 2026)


IST:ALKIM Alkim Alkali Kimya AS IST:ALKIM
61 GF Score
Price ₺18.36
GF Value ₺14.61
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
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What is Alkim Alkali Kimya AS Beneish M-Score?

Alkim Alkali Kimya AS IST:ALKIM -2.39% 61 Beneish M-Score is -3.26 as of Jun. 25, 2026. GuruFocus rates IST:ALKIM with a GF Score™ of 61/100 and a GF Value™ of ₺14.61 (Modestly Overvalued). The stock has 8 warning signs investors should review. Among 273 Forest Products companies, Alkim Alkali Kimya AS ranks better than 88.64% 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 -3.26 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Alkim Alkali Kimya AS's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

IST:ALKIM' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.26   Med: -2.53   Max: 0.54
Current: -3.26

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Alkim Alkali Kimya AS was 0.54. The lowest was -3.26. And the median was -2.53.


Alkim Alkali Kimya AS Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Alkim Alkali Kimya 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.

Alkim Alkali Kimya AS Beneish M-Score Chart

Alkim Alkali Kimya AS 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 -2.58 0.54 -3.17 -2.57 -3.26

Alkim Alkali Kimya AS Quarterly Data
Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25
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 -2.57 -2.52 -2.01 -2.57 -3.26

Alkim Alkali Kimya AS Beneish M-Score Competitor Comparison

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, Alkim Alkali Kimya 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.


Alkim Alkali Kimya AS Beneish M-Score vs Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Alkim Alkali Kimya AS's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Alkim Alkali Kimya AS's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Alkim Alkali Kimya 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 Alkim Alkali Kimya 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 * 1.2802+0.528 * 1.2515+0.404 * 0.1934+0.892 * 0.8357+0.115 * 1.1434
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8962+4.679 * -0.142668-0.327 * 1.1853
=-3.26

* 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 (Dec25) TTM:Last Year (Dec24) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₺821 Mil.
Revenue was 1348.56 + 1392.06 + 1119.211 + 1013.916 = ₺4,874 Mil.
Gross Profit was 171.623 + 138.826 + 102.959 + 169.65 = ₺583 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₺2,519 Mil.
Total Assets was ₺6,282 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₺3,738 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₺266 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₺456 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₺1,448 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₺76 Mil.
Net Income was -281.363 + -40.837 + 36.508 + -109.985 = ₺-396 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₺0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 246.283 + 324.462 + -113.494 + 43.322 = ₺501 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₺768 Mil.
Revenue was 1671.914 + 1348.636 + 1353.787 + 1457.262 = ₺5,832 Mil.
Gross Profit was 123.808 + 186.505 + 242 + 320.807 = ₺873 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₺2,981 Mil.
Total Assets was ₺6,371 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₺3,256 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₺268 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₺609 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₺1,182 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₺122 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)
=(821.369 / 4873.747) / (767.673 / 5831.599)
=0.168529 / 0.13164
=1.2802

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)
=(873.12 / 5831.599) / (583.058 / 4873.747)
=0.149722 / 0.119632
=1.2515

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 - (2518.716 + 3737.954) / 6282.084) / (1 - (2981.392 + 3256.131) / 6370.75)
=0.004045 / 0.020912
=0.1934

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
=4873.747 / 5831.599
=0.8357

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))
=(267.788 / (267.788 + 3256.131)) / (266.122 / (266.122 + 3737.954))
=0.075992 / 0.066463
=1.1434

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)
=(456.37 / 4873.747) / (609.323 / 5831.599)
=0.093638 / 0.104486
=0.8962

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)
=((76.342 + 1447.9) / 6282.084) / ((121.819 + 1182.326) / 6370.75)
=0.242633 / 0.204708
=1.1853

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
=(-395.677 - 0 - 500.573) / 6282.084
=-0.142668

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.

Alkim Alkali Kimya AS has a M-score of -3.26 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 -3.26 mean?
Alkim Alkali Kimya AS (IST:ALKIM) has a Beneish M-Score of -3.26 as of Jun. 25, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Alkim Alkali Kimya AS and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Alkim Alkali Kimya AS ranks #31 out of 273 companies in the Forest Products industry, placing it in the top 11.4%.
Is Alkim Alkali Kimya AS's Beneish M-Score too high?
Alkim Alkali Kimya AS's current Beneish M-Score is -3.26. Based on the distribution chart, Alkim Alkali Kimya AS ranks #31 out of 273 companies in the Forest Products industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Alkim Alkali Kimya AS has a GF Score™ of 61/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Alkim Alkali Kimya AS's Beneish M-Score compare to competitors?
According to the Forest Products industry distribution chart, Alkim Alkali Kimya AS ranks #31 out of 273 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Alkim Alkali Kimya AS in the top 11% 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 a Forest Products company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Forest Products 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 Alkim Alkali Kimya AS and its competitors. Alkim Alkali Kimya AS's current Beneish M-Score is -3.26. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Alkim Alkali Kimya AS stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Alkim Alkali Kimya AS (IST:ALKIM) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ₺14.61, compared to a current price of ₺18.36 — trading 25.7% above its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -3.26. Alkim Alkali Kimya AS's overall GF Score™ is 61/100 with 8 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 Alkim Alkali Kimya AS (IST:ALKIM), the current Beneish M-Score is -3.26 as of Jun. 25, 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 Alkim Alkali Kimya AS (IST:ALKIM) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Alkim Alkali Kimya AS stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of ₺18.36 is trading 25.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of ₺14.61. GuruFocus considers Alkim Alkali Kimya AS to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for IST:ALKIM:

  • Beneish M-Score: -3.26
  • GF Value™: ₺14.61 vs. price of ₺18.36 (25.7% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 61/100 with 8 warning signs

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


Alkim Alkali Kimya AS Business Description

Address Inonu Caddesi No:13, Taksim, Istanbul, TUR, 34437
Alkim Alkali Kimya AS is a Turkey-based company engaged in the paper and chemical business activity. The business segments of the group are Chemical products which involves the production and sales of Sodium Sulphate and derivatives; Paper segment covering production and sales of paper products and Other operations segment. It derives key revenue from the Paper segment.
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