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Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC (KUW:ARABREC) Beneish M-Score : 0.54 (As of Mar. 31, 2025)


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What is Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC Beneish M-Score?

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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 0.54 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

The historical rank and industry rank for Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

KUW:ARABREC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.45   Med: -2.8   Max: 0.54
Current: 0.54

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC was 0.54. The lowest was -3.45. And the median was -2.80.


Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC'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.

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Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC Beneish M-Score Chart

Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.98 -3.45 -3.09 -2.89 0.54

Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 - 0.54 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC's Beneish M-Score

For the Real Estate Services subindustry, Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC'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.


Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC 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 Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC 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 * 4.2122+0.528 * 1.0299+0.404 * 0.9703+0.892 * 0.9576+0.115 * 0.9781
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.378+4.679 * -0.003954-0.327 * 0.9538
=0.54

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was KWD3.62 Mil.
Revenue was KWD8.96 Mil.
Gross Profit was KWD4.67 Mil.
Total Current Assets was KWD5.66 Mil.
Total Assets was KWD122.91 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was KWD14.32 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was KWD0.69 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was KWD0.29 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was KWD85.46 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was KWD0.00 Mil.
Net Income was KWD2.77 Mil.
Gross Profit was KWD0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was KWD3.25 Mil.
Total Receivables was KWD0.90 Mil.
Revenue was KWD9.35 Mil.
Gross Profit was KWD5.02 Mil.
Total Current Assets was KWD4.23 Mil.
Total Assets was KWD138.52 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was KWD14.74 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was KWD0.70 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was KWD0.80 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was KWD47.44 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was KWD53.54 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)
=(3.622 / 8.956) / (0.898 / 9.353)
=0.404422 / 0.096012
=4.2122

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)
=(5.023 / 9.353) / (4.67 / 8.956)
=0.537047 / 0.521438
=1.0299

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 - (5.661 + 14.316) / 122.912) / (1 - (4.233 + 14.736) / 138.523)
=0.837469 / 0.863062
=0.9703

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
=8.956 / 9.353
=0.9576

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))
=(0.697 / (0.697 + 14.736)) / (0.693 / (0.693 + 14.316))
=0.045163 / 0.046172
=0.9781

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)
=(0.291 / 8.956) / (0.804 / 9.353)
=0.032492 / 0.085962
=0.378

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 + 85.459) / 122.912) / ((53.537 + 47.437) / 138.523)
=0.695286 / 0.728933
=0.9538

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
=(2.767 - 0 - 3.253) / 122.912
=-0.003954

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.

Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC has a M-score of 0.54 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC Business Description

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Address
Ahmad Al-Jaber Street, 7th Floor, Emad Commercial Center, PO Box 26980, Sharq, Safat, Kuwait City, KWT, 13130
Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC is a Kuwait based company involved in the construction, contracting, developing and managing the activities of residential buildings, hotels, and commercial centres within the private and public sector. It operates in three segments. Real estate segment involves activities related to real estate investment properties. Hotels segment, which is the key revenue generator, involves establishment, acquiring and managing hotels. Investment segment involves investing in shares and share capital of the companies. Geographically, it generates revenue from Kuwait being the highest revenue driver, United Arab Emirates, and Egypt.

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