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National Cleaning Co (KUW:CLEANING) Beneish M-Score : -3.27 (As of Jun. 07, 2024)


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What is National Cleaning Co 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 -3.27 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

KUW:CLEANING' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.18   Med: -3.23   Max: 13.71
Current: -3.27

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of National Cleaning Co was 13.71. The lowest was -5.18. And the median was -3.23.


National Cleaning Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for National Cleaning Co'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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National Cleaning Co Beneish M-Score Chart

National Cleaning Co Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.41 -1.24 -4.42 -5.18 -3.49

National Cleaning Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -4.39 -4.00 -3.69 -3.49 -3.27

Competitive Comparison of National Cleaning Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Waste Management subindustry, National Cleaning Co'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.


National Cleaning Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Waste Management Industry

For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, National Cleaning Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where National Cleaning Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



National Cleaning Co 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 National Cleaning Co 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 * 1.0272+0.528 * 0.422+0.404 * 1.0935+0.892 * 0.9657+0.115 * 0.8948
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.3406+4.679 * -0.099597-0.327 * 0.9495
=-3.27

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was KWD22.36 Mil.
Revenue was 8.533 + 10.204 + 7.715 + 8.25 = KWD34.70 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.042 + 1.52 + 0.654 + 0.292 = KWD3.51 Mil.
Total Current Assets was KWD34.97 Mil.
Total Assets was KWD94.62 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was KWD54.11 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was KWD6.86 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was KWD1.31 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was KWD34.99 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was KWD25.65 Mil.
Net Income was 0.253 + 0.334 + -0.148 + 0.313 = KWD0.75 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = KWD0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 2.308 + 5.057 + 0.663 + 2.148 = KWD10.18 Mil.
Total Receivables was KWD22.54 Mil.
Revenue was 8.372 + 10.123 + 7.949 + 9.49 = KWD35.93 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.737 + 0.262 + 0.369 + 0.165 = KWD1.53 Mil.
Total Current Assets was KWD35.85 Mil.
Total Assets was KWD103.17 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was KWD61.79 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was KWD6.91 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was KWD1.01 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was KWD44.32 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was KWD25.32 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)
=(22.356 / 34.702) / (22.536 / 35.934)
=0.644228 / 0.62715
=1.0272

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)
=(1.533 / 35.934) / (3.508 / 34.702)
=0.042662 / 0.101089
=0.422

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 - (34.965 + 54.114) / 94.621) / (1 - (35.852 + 61.791) / 103.169)
=0.058571 / 0.053563
=1.0935

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
=34.702 / 35.934
=0.9657

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))
=(6.912 / (6.912 + 61.791)) / (6.855 / (6.855 + 54.114))
=0.100607 / 0.112434
=0.8948

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)
=(1.305 / 34.702) / (1.008 / 35.934)
=0.037606 / 0.028051
=1.3406

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)
=((25.651 + 34.987) / 94.621) / ((25.319 + 44.316) / 103.169)
=0.640851 / 0.674961
=0.9495

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
=(0.752 - 0 - 10.176) / 94.621
=-0.099597

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.

National Cleaning Co has a M-score of -3.27 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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National Cleaning Co (KUW:CLEANING) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Near National Oil Company, P.O Box 25702, North Sabhan, Safat, Kuwait City, KWT, 13118
National Cleaning Co is a Kuwait based company. It has three segments. The Cleaning segment, which is the key revenue driver, includes external cleaning contracts, environment cleaning contracts, and supply and sale of cleaning materials and the materials necessary to remedy environmental pollution. The Agriculture and animal production segment includes contracts for the construction, landscaping, beautifying, and cleaning of parks and related agricultural works and trading in agricultural equipment and anima production. The Financial investment segment includes investing in money market instruments and investment in the management of quoted and unquoted equity in the organized financial market. Geographically, it has a presence in Kuwait, Qatar, Turkey, and India.

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