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Advanced Technology Co KSCC (KUW:ATC) Beneish M-Score : -2.43 (As of Jun. 25, 2025)


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What is Advanced Technology Co KSCC 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.43 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

KUW:ATC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.56   Med: -2.48   Max: 2.18
Current: -2.43

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Advanced Technology Co KSCC was 2.18. The lowest was -3.56. And the median was -2.48.


Advanced Technology Co KSCC Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Advanced Technology 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.

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Advanced Technology Co KSCC Beneish M-Score Chart

Advanced Technology Co KSCC Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.28 -2.48 -2.73 -2.70 -2.50

Advanced Technology Co KSCC Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 -3.56 -3.49 -2.92 -2.50 -2.43

Competitive Comparison of Advanced Technology Co KSCC's Beneish M-Score

For the Medical Distribution subindustry, Advanced Technology 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.


Advanced Technology Co KSCC's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Medical Distribution Industry

For the Medical Distribution industry and Healthcare sector, Advanced Technology Co KSCC's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Advanced Technology Co KSCC's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Advanced Technology 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 Advanced Technology 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 * 0.9669+0.528 * 0.9971+0.404 * 1.1729+0.892 * 1.028+0.115 * 0.972
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.6824+4.679 * -0.011664-0.327 * 1.0252
=-2.43

* 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 (Mar25) TTM:Last Year (Mar24) TTM:
Total Receivables was KWD177.3 Mil.
Revenue was 33.773 + 42.041 + 49.753 + 46.463 = KWD172.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 8.031 + 8.465 + 12.811 + 12.651 = KWD42.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was KWD242.4 Mil.
Total Assets was KWD341.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was KWD44.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was KWD10.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was KWD8.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was KWD177.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was KWD83.8 Mil.
Net Income was -2.563 + -0.868 + 0.681 + 0.831 = KWD-1.9 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = KWD0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 6.938 + 2.575 + -5.117 + -2.335 = KWD2.1 Mil.
Total Receivables was KWD178.4 Mil.
Revenue was 40.941 + 51.918 + 35.481 + 39.007 = KWD167.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was 10.877 + 10.98 + 9.802 + 9.038 = KWD40.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was KWD248.4 Mil.
Total Assets was KWD339.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was KWD44.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was KWD10.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was KWD12.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was KWD187.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was KWD65.4 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)
=(177.286 / 172.03) / (178.369 / 167.347)
=1.030553 / 1.065863
=0.9669

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)
=(40.697 / 167.347) / (41.958 / 172.03)
=0.243189 / 0.243899
=0.9971

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 - (242.438 + 44.137) / 341.229) / (1 - (248.369 + 44.8) / 339.535)
=0.160168 / 0.136557
=1.1729

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
=172.03 / 167.347
=1.028

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))
=(10.111 / (10.111 + 44.8)) / (10.316 / (10.316 + 44.137))
=0.184134 / 0.189448
=0.972

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)
=(8.701 / 172.03) / (12.403 / 167.347)
=0.050578 / 0.074115
=0.6824

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)
=((83.777 + 176.99) / 341.229) / ((65.424 + 187.675) / 339.535)
=0.764199 / 0.745428
=1.0252

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
=(-1.919 - 0 - 2.061) / 341.229
=-0.011664

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.

Advanced Technology Co KSCC has a M-score of -2.43 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Advanced Technology Co KSCC Business Description

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Address
Salem Al Mubarak Street, ATC Tower, P.O.Box: 44558, ATC Tower Opposite Laila Tower, Block 4, Salmiya, Hawali, Kuwait, KWT, 32060
Advanced Technology Co KSCC is a medical equipment supplier to the Kuwait healthcare sector. Some of the services provided by the company are - Diagnostic imaging, Laboratory environmental management and Automation, Medical & surgical O.R solutions, Healthcare manpower services, and more. The firm operates in one business segment namely trading, installation, and maintenance of medical and healthcare-related products. It also engages in constructing, managing, and possessing hospitals, medical centers, clinics, and specialized labs. In addition, the firm offers a pharmacy license, and home care services.