Attock Cement Pakistan (KAR:ACPL) Beneish M-Score: -3.54 (As of Jun. 25, 2026)


KAR:ACPL Attock Cement Pakistan Ltd KAR:ACPL
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What is Attock Cement Pakistan Beneish M-Score?

Attock Cement Pakistan KAR:ACPL +2.12% 62 Beneish M-Score is -3.54 as of Jun. 25, 2026. GuruFocus rates KAR:ACPL with a GF Score™ of 62/100 and a GF Value™ of ₨241.94 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 389 Building Materials companies, Attock Cement Pakistan ranks better than 95.12% 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 -3.54 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

KAR:ACPL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.54   Med: -2.33   Max: 0.31
Current: -3.54

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Attock Cement Pakistan was 0.31. The lowest was -3.54. And the median was -2.33.


Attock Cement Pakistan Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Attock Cement Pakistan'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.

Attock Cement Pakistan Beneish M-Score Chart

Attock Cement Pakistan Annual Data
Trend Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24 Jun25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.44 -2.63 -2.33 -1.78 -2.92

Attock Cement Pakistan Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 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 -1.76 -2.92 -2.71 -2.76 -3.54

KAR:ACPL vs CRH, VMC, MLM: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Building Materials subindustry, Attock Cement Pakistan'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.


Attock Cement Pakistan Beneish M-Score vs Building Materials Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Attock Cement Pakistan's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Attock Cement Pakistan 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 Attock Cement Pakistan 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 * 0.2613+0.528 * 0.7265+0.404 * 0.3561+0.892 * 1.4026+0.115 * 0.8593
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1173+4.679 * -0.066738-0.327 * 0.9473
=-3.54

* 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 ₨947 Mil.
Revenue was 11015.119 + 11553.218 + 10543.454 + 9658.947 = ₨42,771 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3039.081 + 3165.218 + 3006.199 + 2919.566 = ₨12,130 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₨13,660 Mil.
Total Assets was ₨49,894 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₨36,079 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₨1,823 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₨4,964 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₨15,533 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₨4,268 Mil.
Net Income was 853.972 + 771.907 + 834.704 + 421.46 = ₨2,882 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₨0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 3665.194 + 3830.036 + 1679.034 + -2962.391 = ₨6,212 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₨2,583 Mil.
Revenue was 8298.692 + 8925.012 + 6426.429 + 6842.692 = ₨30,493 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2069.534 + 1888.572 + 1095.14 + 1229.746 = ₨6,283 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₨9,495 Mil.
Total Assets was ₨47,749 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₨37,837 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₨1,631 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₨3,168 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₨14,713 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₨5,291 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)
=(946.783 / 42770.738) / (2582.766 / 30492.825)
=0.022136 / 0.084701
=0.2613

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)
=(6282.992 / 30492.825) / (12130.064 / 42770.738)
=0.206048 / 0.283607
=0.7265

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 - (13660.207 + 36078.655) / 49894.115) / (1 - (9494.576 + 37836.767) / 47748.657)
=0.003112 / 0.00874
=0.3561

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
=42770.738 / 30492.825
=1.4026

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))
=(1631.495 / (1631.495 + 37836.767)) / (1823.295 / (1823.295 + 36078.655))
=0.041337 / 0.048106
=0.8593

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)
=(4964.437 / 42770.738) / (3167.779 / 30492.825)
=0.116071 / 0.103886
=1.1173

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)
=((4268.22 + 15533.264) / 49894.115) / ((5290.883 + 14713.394) / 47748.657)
=0.39687 / 0.41895
=0.9473

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
=(2882.043 - 0 - 6211.873) / 49894.115
=-0.066738

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.

Attock Cement Pakistan has a M-score of -3.54 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 -3.54 mean?
Attock Cement Pakistan (KAR:ACPL) has a Beneish M-Score of -3.54 as of Jun. 25, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Attock Cement Pakistan and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Attock Cement Pakistan ranks #19 out of 389 companies in the Building Materials industry, placing it in the top 4.9%.
Is Attock Cement Pakistan's Beneish M-Score too high?
Attock Cement Pakistan's current Beneish M-Score is -3.54. Based on the distribution chart, Attock Cement Pakistan ranks #19 out of 389 companies in the Building Materials industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Attock Cement Pakistan has a GF Score™ of 62/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Attock Cement Pakistan's Beneish M-Score compare to CRH and VMC?
According to the Building Materials industry distribution chart, Attock Cement Pakistan ranks #19 out of 389 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Attock Cement Pakistan in the top 5% 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 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 Attock Cement Pakistan and its competitors. Attock Cement Pakistan's current Beneish M-Score is -3.54. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Attock Cement Pakistan stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Attock Cement Pakistan (KAR:ACPL) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is ₨241.94, compared to a current price of ₨225.48 — trading 6.8% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -3.54. Attock Cement Pakistan's overall GF Score™ is 62/100 with 5 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 Attock Cement Pakistan (KAR:ACPL), the current Beneish M-Score is -3.54 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 Attock Cement Pakistan (KAR:ACPL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Attock Cement Pakistan stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of ₨225.48 is trading 6.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of ₨241.94. GuruFocus considers Attock Cement Pakistan to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for KAR:ACPL:

  • Beneish M-Score: -3.54
  • GF Value™: ₨241.94 vs. price of ₨225.48 (6.8% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 62/100 with 5 warning signs

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


Attock Cement Pakistan Business Description

Address Kehkashan-5, D-70, Block-4, Clifton, Karachi, SD, PAK, 75600
Attock Cement Pakistan Ltd is engaged in the business of producing and marketing cement. Its product offering includes Falcon Ordinary Portland cement, Falcon Sulphate resistant cement, Falcon Rock Cement, and Falcon Block cement. Geographically, the company carries out its business in Pakistan and also exports its products to other regions like Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.
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