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Mezzan Holding Co KSC (KUW:MEZZAN) Beneish M-Score : -2.46 (As of Jun. 23, 2024)


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What is Mezzan Holding 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.46 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

KUW:MEZZAN' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.1   Med: -2.63   Max: -2.08
Current: -2.46

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Mezzan Holding Co KSC was -2.08. The lowest was -3.10. And the median was -2.63.


Mezzan Holding Co KSC Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mezzan Holding 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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Mezzan Holding Co KSC Beneish M-Score Chart

Mezzan Holding Co KSC Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -2.12 -3.09 -2.62 -2.74 -2.64

Mezzan Holding Co KSC 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 -2.87 -2.86 -2.49 -2.64 -2.46

Competitive Comparison of Mezzan Holding Co KSC's Beneish M-Score

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Mezzan Holding 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.


Mezzan Holding Co KSC's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Mezzan Holding Co KSC's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Mezzan Holding Co KSC's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Mezzan Holding 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 Mezzan Holding 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 * 1.0633+0.528 * 0.874+0.404 * 0.9534+0.892 * 1.0613+0.115 * 1.0564
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7774+4.679 * -0.013767-0.327 * 0.9765
=-2.46

* 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 KWD64.8 Mil.
Revenue was 85.467 + 65.631 + 65.157 + 61.435 = KWD277.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 19.282 + 17.509 + 14.455 + 13.106 = KWD64.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was KWD168.3 Mil.
Total Assets was KWD293.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was KWD81.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was KWD8.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was KWD33.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was KWD157.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was KWD1.7 Mil.
Net Income was 5.718 + 3.356 + 2.158 + 1.674 = KWD12.9 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = KWD0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 4.982 + 8.721 + 7.102 + -3.864 = KWD16.9 Mil.
Total Receivables was KWD57.4 Mil.
Revenue was 78.956 + 60.629 + 60.557 + 61.508 = KWD261.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 16.464 + 14.014 + 11.455 + 11.06 = KWD53.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was KWD153.5 Mil.
Total Assets was KWD277.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was KWD80.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was KWD9.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was KWD40.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was KWD152.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was KWD1.7 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)
=(64.795 / 277.69) / (57.419 / 261.65)
=0.233336 / 0.21945
=1.0633

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)
=(52.993 / 261.65) / (64.352 / 277.69)
=0.202534 / 0.23174
=0.874

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 - (168.339 + 81.15) / 293.087) / (1 - (153.545 + 80.573) / 277.4)
=0.148754 / 0.156027
=0.9534

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
=277.69 / 261.65
=1.0613

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))
=(9.408 / (9.408 + 80.573)) / (8.914 / (8.914 + 81.15))
=0.104555 / 0.098974
=1.0564

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)
=(33.285 / 277.69) / (40.345 / 261.65)
=0.119864 / 0.154195
=0.7774

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)
=((1.721 + 156.967) / 293.087) / ((1.678 + 152.127) / 277.4)
=0.541437 / 0.554452
=0.9765

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
=(12.906 - 0 - 16.941) / 293.087
=-0.013767

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.

Mezzan Holding Co KSC has a M-score of -2.46 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Mezzan Holding Co KSC (KUW:MEZZAN) Business Description

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Address
Shuwaikh Industrial Area 3, Block 1A, Jassim Al Wazzan Sons Building, P.O Box: 124, Safat, KWT, 13002
Mezzan Holding Co KSC is engaged in the manufacturing, sale, and distribution of food and non-food products. It manufactures and distributes chips, snacks, meats, bottled water, and canned foods and is also involved in the catering business, providing meals to corporations, hotels, airlines, industrial sites, and government ministries. It operates in five segments namely: Food; Catering; Services; Fast Moving Consumer Goods, Healthcare Industrial; and Industrial. The firm derives most of its revenue from the Food segment. The company's geographical segments include Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Jordan, Afghanistan, and Iraq.

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