Amar Finance and Leasing Co KSCC (KUW:AMAR) Beneish M-Score: -1.95 (As of Jul. 12, 2026)


KUW:AMAR Amar Finance and Leasing Co KSCC KUW:AMAR
41 GF Score
Price KWD0.11
GF Value KWD0.13
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 1 Warning Sign
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What is Amar Finance and Leasing Co KSCC Beneish M-Score?

Amar Finance and Leasing Co KSCC KUW:AMAR +0.95% 41 Beneish M-Score is -1.95 as of Jul. 12, 2026. GuruFocus rates KUW:AMAR with a GF Score™ of 41/100 and a GF Value™ of KWD0.13 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 1,685 Real Estate companies, Amar Finance and Leasing Co KSCC ranks worse than 69.14% 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 -1.95 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Amar Finance and Leasing Co KSCC's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

KUW:AMAR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.35   Med: -1.17   Max: 18.28
Current: -1.95

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Amar Finance and Leasing Co KSCC was 18.28. The lowest was -2.35. And the median was -1.17.


Amar Finance and Leasing Co KSCC Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Amar Finance and Leasing Co KSCC'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.

Amar Finance and Leasing Co KSCC Beneish M-Score Chart

Amar Finance and Leasing Co KSCC 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 0.00 -2.35 -1.68 18.28 -1.17

Amar Finance and Leasing Co KSCC 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 1.40 0.45 -0.91 -1.17 -1.95

KUW:AMAR vs CBRE, BEKE, JLL: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Real Estate Services subindustry, Amar Finance and Leasing Co KSCC'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.


Amar Finance and Leasing Co KSCC Beneish M-Score vs Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Amar Finance and Leasing Co KSCC's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Amar Finance and Leasing Co KSCC's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Amar Finance and Leasing Co KSCC 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 Amar Finance and Leasing Co KSCC 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 * 1.1291+0.528 * 0.9904+0.404 * 0.9877+0.892 * 1.2685+0.115 * 0.7023
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.905+4.679 * 0.052957-0.327 * 1.143
=-1.95

* 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 KWD2.67 Mil.
Revenue was 0.318 + 0.332 + 0.337 + 0.317 = KWD1.30 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.3 + 0.309 + 0.321 + 0.297 = KWD1.23 Mil.
Total Current Assets was KWD6.50 Mil.
Total Assets was KWD23.30 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was KWD0.16 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was KWD0.04 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was KWD0.19 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was KWD0.52 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was KWD0.00 Mil.
Net Income was 0.035 + 0.323 + 0.272 + 0.099 = KWD0.73 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = KWD0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0.263 + 0.367 + -0.304 + -0.831 = KWD-0.51 Mil.
Total Receivables was KWD1.87 Mil.
Revenue was 0.286 + 0.243 + 0.223 + 0.276 = KWD1.03 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.267 + 0.226 + 0.205 + 0.26 = KWD0.96 Mil.
Total Current Assets was KWD6.24 Mil.
Total Assets was KWD23.28 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was KWD0.20 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was KWD0.04 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was KWD0.17 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was KWD0.46 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was KWD0.00 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)
=(2.674 / 1.304) / (1.867 / 1.028)
=2.050613 / 1.816148
=1.1291

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)
=(0.958 / 1.028) / (1.227 / 1.304)
=0.931907 / 0.940951
=0.9904

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 - (6.498 + 0.156) / 23.302) / (1 - (6.244 + 0.197) / 23.28)
=0.714445 / 0.723325
=0.9877

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
=1.304 / 1.028
=1.2685

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))
=(0.036 / (0.036 + 0.197)) / (0.044 / (0.044 + 0.156))
=0.154506 / 0.22
=0.7023

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)
=(0.194 / 1.304) / (0.169 / 1.028)
=0.148773 / 0.164397
=0.905

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)
=((0 + 0.524) / 23.302) / ((0 + 0.458) / 23.28)
=0.022487 / 0.019674
=1.143

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
=(0.729 - 0 - -0.505) / 23.302
=0.052957

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.

Amar Finance and Leasing Co KSCC has a M-score of -1.95 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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What does a Beneish M-Score of -1.95 mean?
Amar Finance and Leasing Co KSCC (KUW:AMAR) has a Beneish M-Score of -1.95 as of Jul. 12, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Amar Finance and Leasing Co KSCC and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Amar Finance and Leasing Co KSCC ranks #1165 out of 1685 companies in the Real Estate industry, placing it in the top 69.1%.
Is Amar Finance and Leasing Co KSCC's Beneish M-Score too high?
Amar Finance and Leasing Co KSCC's current Beneish M-Score is -1.95. Based on the distribution chart, Amar Finance and Leasing Co KSCC ranks #1165 out of 1685 companies in the Real Estate industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Amar Finance and Leasing Co KSCC has a GF Score™ of 41/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Amar Finance and Leasing Co KSCC's Beneish M-Score compare to CBRE and BEKE?
According to the Real Estate industry distribution chart, Amar Finance and Leasing Co KSCC ranks #1165 out of 1685 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Amar Finance and Leasing Co KSCC 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 Real Estate company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Real Estate 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 Amar Finance and Leasing Co KSCC and its competitors. Amar Finance and Leasing Co KSCC's current Beneish M-Score is -1.95. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Amar Finance and Leasing Co KSCC stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Amar Finance and Leasing Co KSCC (KUW:AMAR) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is KWD0.13, compared to a current price of KWD0.11 — trading 18.5% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -1.95. Amar Finance and Leasing Co KSCC's overall GF Score™ is 41/100 with 1 warning sign 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 Amar Finance and Leasing Co KSCC (KUW:AMAR), the current Beneish M-Score is -1.95 as of Jul. 12, 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 Amar Finance and Leasing Co KSCC (KUW:AMAR) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Amar Finance and Leasing Co KSCC stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of KWD0.11 is trading 18.5% below its estimated GF Value™ of KWD0.13. GuruFocus considers Amar Finance and Leasing Co KSCC to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for KUW:AMAR:

  • Beneish M-Score: -1.95
  • GF Value™: KWD0.13 vs. price of KWD0.11 (18.5% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 41/100 with 1 warning sign

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


Amar Finance and Leasing Co KSCC Business Description

Address Sharq Area, Ahmed Al-Jaber Street, Al-Bodoor Tower, P.O.Box: 28776, Safat, Kuwait City, KWT, 13148
Amar Finance and Leasing Co KSCC is a Kuwait-based financial institution that is engaged in the provision of commercial and residential real-estate market, offering financial solutions to real-estate companies, as well as to real-estate investors and home buyers. Its offerings include finance, investment, consulting services. The company's various services include structured finance, investment placement, real estate project finance, real estate investment services, Amar real estate fund and real estate advisory services, structured finance, investment placement, real estate project finance, real estate investment services, Amar real estate fund and real estate advisory services.
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