Kuzey Boru AS (IST:KBORU) Beneish M-Score: -2.46 (As of Jun. 26, 2026)


IST:KBORU Kuzey Boru AS IST:KBORU
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What is Kuzey Boru AS Beneish M-Score?

Kuzey Boru AS IST:KBORU +4.78% 52 Beneish M-Score is -2.46 as of Jun. 26, 2026. GuruFocus rates IST:KBORU with a GF Score™ of 52/100. The stock has 14 warning signs investors should review. Among 388 Building Materials companies, Kuzey Boru AS ranks worse than 60.05% 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 -2.46 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

IST:KBORU' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.46   Med: 2.8   Max: 29.65
Current: -2.46

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Kuzey Boru AS was 29.65. The lowest was -2.46. And the median was 2.80.


Kuzey Boru AS Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Kuzey Boru 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.

Kuzey Boru AS Beneish M-Score Chart

Kuzey Boru AS Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.00 0.00 0.00 27.98 -0.58

Kuzey Boru AS Quarterly Data
Dec20 Dec21 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 29.65 -0.45 19.84 -0.58 -2.46

IST:KBORU vs CRH, VMC, MLM: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Building Materials subindustry, Kuzey Boru 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.


Kuzey Boru AS Beneish M-Score vs Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Kuzey Boru AS's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kuzey Boru AS's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Kuzey Boru 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 Kuzey Boru 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 * 1.2184+0.528 * 0.9832+0.404 * 0.3589+0.892 * 1.1953+0.115 * 1.2938
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.3375+4.679 * 0.017005-0.327 * 1.4287
=-2.46

* 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 ₺2,778 Mil.
Revenue was 2044.094 + 1554.415 + 1119.891 + 1259.359 = ₺5,978 Mil.
Gross Profit was 360.662 + 220.293 + 401.958 + 253.978 = ₺1,237 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₺8,436 Mil.
Total Assets was ₺13,935 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₺5,421 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₺245 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₺552 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₺6,470 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₺1,673 Mil.
Net Income was 229.986 + 26.555 + 14.613 + 342.521 = ₺614 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₺0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1323.176 + -240.843 + -374.55 + -331.074 = ₺377 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₺1,907 Mil.
Revenue was 1445.907 + 776.556 + 1473.21 + 1305.488 = ₺5,001 Mil.
Gross Profit was 390.395 + -79.01 + 364.461 + 341.565 = ₺1,017 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₺3,456 Mil.
Total Assets was ₺6,420 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₺2,864 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₺170 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₺345 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₺1,994 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₺632 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)
=(2777.862 / 5977.759) / (1907.481 / 5001.161)
=0.4647 / 0.381408
=1.2184

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)
=(1017.411 / 5001.161) / (1236.891 / 5977.759)
=0.203435 / 0.206916
=0.9832

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 - (8436.354 + 5420.662) / 13935.395) / (1 - (3455.805 + 2864.041) / 6420.466)
=0.005624 / 0.015672
=0.3589

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
=5977.759 / 5001.161
=1.1953

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))
=(169.599 / (169.599 + 2864.041)) / (244.804 / (244.804 + 5420.662))
=0.055906 / 0.04321
=1.2938

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)
=(551.998 / 5977.759) / (345.286 / 5001.161)
=0.092342 / 0.069041
=1.3375

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)
=((1672.942 + 6470.43) / 13935.395) / ((631.758 + 1994.302) / 6420.466)
=0.584366 / 0.409014
=1.4287

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
=(613.675 - 0 - 376.709) / 13935.395
=0.017005

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.

Kuzey Boru AS has a M-score of -2.46 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.46 mean?
Kuzey Boru AS (IST:KBORU) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.46 as of Jun. 26, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Kuzey Boru AS and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Kuzey Boru AS ranks #233 out of 388 companies in the Building Materials industry, placing it in the top 60.1%.
Is Kuzey Boru AS's Beneish M-Score too high?
Kuzey Boru AS's current Beneish M-Score is -2.46. Based on the distribution chart, Kuzey Boru AS ranks #233 out of 388 companies in the Building Materials industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Kuzey Boru AS has a GF Score™ of 52/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Kuzey Boru AS's Beneish M-Score compare to CRH and VMC?
According to the Building Materials industry distribution chart, Kuzey Boru AS ranks #233 out of 388 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Kuzey Boru 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 a Building Materials company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Building Materials 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 Kuzey Boru AS and its competitors. Kuzey Boru AS's current Beneish M-Score is -2.46. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Kuzey Boru AS stock overvalued right now?
Kuzey Boru AS (IST:KBORU) has a current Beneish M-Score of -2.46. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.46. Kuzey Boru AS's overall GF Score™ is 52/100 with 14 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 Kuzey Boru AS (IST:KBORU), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.46 as of Jun. 26, 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.

Kuzey Boru AS Business Description

Address Kirimli OSB Mah. Find, Mehmetcik Blv No. 2, Mehmetcik, TUR
Kuzey Boru AS is a company whose main activity is the production of plastic pipes and adding parts, all kinds of steel, drawn pipe, concrete pipe, polyethylene pipe, polypropylene pipe, ductile pipe and its products. It carries out production, import-export and domestic trade.
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