Nofoth Food Products Co (SAU:2288) Beneish M-Score: 1.31 (As of Jun. 25, 2026) — Near Median


SAU:2288 Nofoth Food Products Co SAU:2288
57 GF Score
Price ﷼7.44
GF Value ﷼12.38
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! 3 Warning Signs
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What is Nofoth Food Products Co Beneish M-Score?

Nofoth Food Products Co SAU:2288 +0.40% 57 Beneish M-Score is 1.31 as of Jun. 25, 2026, which is at its 10-year median of 1.31. GuruFocus rates SAU:2288 with a GF Score™ of 57/100 and a GF Value™ of ﷼12.38 (Possible Value Trap). The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 293 Retail - Defensive companies, Nofoth Food Products Co ranks worse than 96.59% 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 1.31 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

SAU:2288' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.23   Med: 1.31   Max: 2.52
Current: 1.31

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Nofoth Food Products Co was 2.52. The lowest was 1.23. And the median was 1.31.


Nofoth Food Products Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Nofoth Food Products 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.

Nofoth Food Products Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Nofoth Food Products Co Annual Data
Trend Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
0.00 0.00 0.00 1.23

Nofoth Food Products Co Quarterly Data
Dec22 Jun23 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 0.00 2.52 0.00 1.23 1.31

SAU:2288 vs KR, SFM, ACI: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Nofoth Food Products 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.


Nofoth Food Products Co Beneish M-Score vs Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Nofoth Food Products Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Nofoth Food Products Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Nofoth Food Products 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 Nofoth Food Products 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 * 0.8794+0.528 * 1.0142+0.404 * 10.7042+0.892 * 1.1055+0.115 * 0.9604
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1178+4.679 * -0.032086-0.327 * 0.8355
=1.31

* 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 ﷼13.3 Mil.
Revenue was 109.358 + 104.924 + 104.891 + 105.494 = ﷼424.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 68.196 + 63.551 + 64.521 + 65.662 = ﷼261.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ﷼119.1 Mil.
Total Assets was ﷼288.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ﷼125.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ﷼31.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ﷼113.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ﷼51.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ﷼33.4 Mil.
Net Income was 14.318 + 12.511 + 11.529 + 12.475 = ﷼50.8 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ﷼0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 17.935 + 11.122 + 14.03 + 16.996 = ﷼60.1 Mil.
Total Receivables was ﷼13.6 Mil.
Revenue was 114.295 + 98.6 + 87.139 + 84.097 = ﷼384.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 73.272 + 63.071 + 52.699 + 51.262 = ﷼240.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ﷼135.3 Mil.
Total Assets was ﷼259.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ﷼120.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ﷼28.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ﷼91.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ﷼60.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ﷼30.5 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)
=(13.266 / 424.667) / (13.645 / 384.131)
=0.031239 / 0.035522
=0.8794

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)
=(240.304 / 384.131) / (261.93 / 424.667)
=0.625578 / 0.616789
=1.0142

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 - (119.119 + 125.183) / 288.288) / (1 - (135.312 + 120.629) / 259.642)
=0.152577 / 0.014254
=10.7042

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
=424.667 / 384.131
=1.1055

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))
=(28.949 / (28.949 + 120.629)) / (31.593 / (31.593 + 125.183))
=0.193538 / 0.201517
=0.9604

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)
=(113.211 / 424.667) / (91.616 / 384.131)
=0.266588 / 0.238502
=1.1178

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)
=((33.416 + 51.177) / 288.288) / ((30.459 + 60.731) / 259.642)
=0.293432 / 0.351214
=0.8355

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
=(50.833 - 0 - 60.083) / 288.288
=-0.032086

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.

Nofoth Food Products Co has a M-score of 1.31 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

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What does a Beneish M-Score of 1.31 mean?
Nofoth Food Products Co (SAU:2288) has a Beneish M-Score of 1.31 as of Jun. 25, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Nofoth Food Products Co and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 1.31. Over the past decade, Nofoth Food Products Co's Beneish M-Score has ranged from 1.23 to 2.52. According to the industry distribution chart, Nofoth Food Products Co ranks #283 out of 293 companies in the Retail - Defensive industry, placing it in the top 96.6%.
Is Nofoth Food Products Co's Beneish M-Score too high?
Nofoth Food Products Co's current Beneish M-Score of 1.31 is near median its 10-year median of 1.31. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 1.23 to a high of 2.52. Based on the distribution chart, Nofoth Food Products Co ranks #283 out of 293 companies in the Retail - Defensive industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Nofoth Food Products Co has a GF Score™ of 57/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Nofoth Food Products Co's Beneish M-Score compare to KR and SFM?
According to the Retail - Defensive industry distribution chart, Nofoth Food Products Co ranks #283 out of 293 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Nofoth Food Products Co in the lower half of its industry. Historically, Nofoth Food Products Co's own Beneish M-Score has ranged from 1.23 to 2.52 over the past decade. 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 Retail - Defensive company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Retail - Defensive 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 Nofoth Food Products Co and its competitors. Nofoth Food Products Co's current Beneish M-Score is 1.31, which is near median its own 10-year median of 1.31. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Nofoth Food Products Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Nofoth Food Products Co (SAU:2288) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is ﷼12.38, compared to a current price of ﷼7.44 — trading 39.9% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is 1.31, which is near median its 10-year median of 1.31. Nofoth Food Products Co's overall GF Score™ is 57/100 with 3 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 Nofoth Food Products Co (SAU:2288), the current Beneish M-Score is 1.31 as of Jun. 25, 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 Nofoth Food Products Co (SAU:2288) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Nofoth Food Products Co stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of ﷼7.44 is trading 39.9% below its estimated GF Value™ of ﷼12.38. GuruFocus considers Nofoth Food Products Co to be Possible Value Trap.

Key valuation signals for SAU:2288:

  • Beneish M-Score: 1.31 (near median its 10-year median of 1.31)
  • GF Value™: ﷼12.38 vs. price of ﷼7.44 (39.9% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 57/100 with 3 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the SAU:2288 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Nofoth Food Products Co Business Description

Address Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq Road, Al-Nuzha, P.O. Box 2747, Riyadh, SAU, 12471
Nofoth Food Products Co is engaged in retail sales of bakery products and sugary sweets, retail sales of nuts, coffee, spices, and perfumes, operating service restaurants, providing food service contracting, managing main offices, manufacturing sugary sweets such as confectionery, caramel, toffee, and nougat, operating dry food stores, offering light transportation services, wholesale of used oils and export, automated bread production, pie manufacturing, biscuit production, and the production of various types of popular and oriental sweets. The company also handles the road transport of goods, including refrigerated and frozen goods, and the main office activities.
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