AYYAN Investment Co (SAU:2140) Beneish M-Score: -3.15 (As of Jul. 14, 2026)

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SAU:2140 AYYAN Investment Co SAU:2140
53 GF Score
Price ﷼10.76
GF Value ﷼11.22
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is AYYAN Investment Co Beneish M-Score?

AYYAN Investment Co SAU:2140 +0.75% 53 Beneish M-Score is -3.15 as of Jul. 14, 2026. GuruFocus rates SAU:2140 with a GF Score™ of 53/100 and a GF Value™ of ﷼11.22 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,851 Consumer Packaged Goods companies, AYYAN Investment Co ranks better than 87.95% 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 -3.15 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SAU:2140' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.74   Med: -2.51   Max: 12.49
Current: -3.15

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of AYYAN Investment Co was 12.49. The lowest was -5.74. And the median was -2.51.


AYYAN Investment Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for AYYAN Investment 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.

AYYAN Investment Co Beneish M-Score Chart

AYYAN Investment Co 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 -2.72 -1.10 -3.95 -4.65 0.00

AYYAN Investment Co 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 -1.24 -1.18 3.64 0.00 -3.15

SAU:2140 vs KHC, GIS: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, AYYAN Investment 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.


AYYAN Investment Co Beneish M-Score vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

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

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


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AYYAN Investment 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 AYYAN Investment 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 * 0.1546+0.528 * 0.9962+0.404 * 0.7874+0.892 * 0.9152+0.115 * 5.6264
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.5401+4.679 * 0.251337-0.327 * 5.6465
=-3.15

* 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 ﷼5.28 Mil.
Revenue was 45.592 + -116.954 + 90.583 + 2.034 = ﷼21.26 Mil.
Gross Profit was 43.438 + -120.429 + 88.343 + 0.033 = ﷼11.39 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ﷼1,008.30 Mil.
Total Assets was ﷼1,309.90 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ﷼8.61 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ﷼1.45 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ﷼5.45 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ﷼121.05 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ﷼202.11 Mil.
Net Income was 31.974 + -109.58 + 84.162 + 17.789 = ﷼24.35 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ﷼0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -93.311 + -57.992 + -151.961 + -1.618 = ﷼-304.88 Mil.
Total Receivables was ﷼37.33 Mil.
Revenue was 9.001 + 3.705 + 6.658 + 3.861 = ﷼23.23 Mil.
Gross Profit was 6.781 + 1.426 + 3.747 + 0.439 = ﷼12.39 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ﷼725.52 Mil.
Total Assets was ﷼1,021.62 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ﷼5.90 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ﷼25.07 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ﷼11.03 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ﷼43.32 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ﷼1.31 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)
=(5.28 / 21.255) / (37.325 / 23.225)
=0.248412 / 1.607104
=0.1546

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)
=(12.393 / 23.225) / (11.385 / 21.255)
=0.533606 / 0.535639
=0.9962

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 - (1008.304 + 8.605) / 1309.901) / (1 - (725.523 + 5.902) / 1021.618)
=0.223675 / 0.284052
=0.7874

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
=21.255 / 23.225
=0.9152

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))
=(25.071 / (25.071 + 5.902)) / (1.446 / (1.446 + 8.605))
=0.809447 / 0.143866
=5.6264

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)
=(5.453 / 21.255) / (11.032 / 23.225)
=0.256551 / 0.475005
=0.5401

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)
=((202.105 + 121.05) / 1309.901) / ((1.314 + 43.322) / 1021.618)
=0.246702 / 0.043691
=5.6465

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
=(24.345 - 0 - -304.882) / 1309.901
=0.251337

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.

AYYAN Investment Co has a M-score of -3.15 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -3.15 mean?
AYYAN Investment Co (SAU:2140) has a Beneish M-Score of -3.15 as of Jul. 14, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on AYYAN Investment Co and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, AYYAN Investment Co ranks #223 out of 1851 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, placing it in the top 12%.
Is AYYAN Investment Co's Beneish M-Score too high?
AYYAN Investment Co's current Beneish M-Score is -3.15. Based on the distribution chart, AYYAN Investment Co ranks #223 out of 1851 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, AYYAN Investment Co has a GF Score™ of 53/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does AYYAN Investment Co's Beneish M-Score compare to KHC and GIS?
According to the Consumer Packaged Goods industry distribution chart, AYYAN Investment Co ranks #223 out of 1851 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places AYYAN Investment Co in the top 12% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. 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 Consumer Packaged Goods company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Consumer Packaged Goods 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 AYYAN Investment Co and its competitors. AYYAN Investment Co's current Beneish M-Score is -3.15. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is AYYAN Investment Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, AYYAN Investment Co (SAU:2140) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is ﷼11.22, compared to a current price of ﷼10.76 — trading 4.1% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -3.15. AYYAN Investment Co's overall GF Score™ is 53/100 with 6 warning signs 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 AYYAN Investment Co (SAU:2140), the current Beneish M-Score is -3.15 as of Jul. 14, 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 AYYAN Investment Co (SAU:2140) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, AYYAN Investment Co stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of ﷼10.76 is trading 4.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of ﷼11.22. GuruFocus considers AYYAN Investment Co to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for SAU:2140:

  • Beneish M-Score: -3.15
  • GF Value™: ﷼11.22 vs. price of ﷼10.76 (4.1% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 53/100 with 6 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the SAU:2140 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


AYYAN Investment Co Business Description

Address Prince Sultan Road, Building Number 2529 - Branch Number 9452, District Al-Jawhara, Al Khobar, SAU, 34434
AYYAN Investment Co is engaged the activities of general construction of non-residential buildings including schools, hospitals, hotels, to develop industrial and service projects, and to own and invest in land and real estate. The main activities of the Group are categorized into following main business sectors, the manufacturing sector, and Investment sector. The company generates majority of its revenue from the manufacturing sector which is specialized in the production and packaging of dates.
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