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Arabian Contracting Services Co (SAU:4071) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Arabian Contracting Services 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.

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

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Arabian Contracting Services Co was -3.09. The lowest was -3.13. And the median was -3.12.


Arabian Contracting Services Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Arabian Contracting Services 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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Arabian Contracting Services Co Beneish M-Score Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Arabian Contracting Services Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Arabian Contracting Services 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.


Arabian Contracting Services Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Arabian Contracting Services Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Arabian Contracting Services Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Arabian Contracting Services 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 Arabian Contracting Services 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 * +0.528 * +0.404 * +0.892 * +0.115 *
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * +4.679 * -0.327 *
=

* 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 ﷼1,029 Mil.
Revenue was 439.073 + 369.186 + 303.993 + 294.316 = ﷼1,407 Mil.
Gross Profit was 203.538 + 189.243 + 123.14 + 142.228 = ﷼658 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ﷼1,965 Mil.
Total Assets was ﷼4,875 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ﷼1,845 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ﷼444 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ﷼98 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ﷼1,462 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ﷼2,174 Mil.
Net Income was 100.823 + 79.441 + 62.934 + 85.04 = ﷼328 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ﷼0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 10.943 + -91.601 + 149.077 + 111.72 = ﷼180 Mil.
Total Receivables was ﷼758 Mil.
Revenue was 312.366 + 317.427 + 257.719 + 263.635 = ﷼1,151 Mil.
Gross Profit was 143.56 + 145.569 + 106.052 + 106.259 = ﷼501 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ﷼1,036 Mil.
Total Assets was ﷼2,837 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ﷼1,801 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ﷼452 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ﷼53 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ﷼799 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ﷼1,118 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)
=(1029.165 / 1406.568) / (758.288 / 1151.147)
=0.731685 / 0.658724
=

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)
=(501.44 / 1151.147) / (658.149 / 1406.568)
=0.4356 / 0.467911
=

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 - (1965.015 + 1845.219) / 4874.778) / (1 - (1035.936 + 1801.11) / 2837.047)
=0.218378 / 0
=

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
=1406.568 / 1151.147
=

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))
=(451.585 / (451.585 + 1801.11)) / (443.977 / (443.977 + 1845.219))
=0.200464 / 0.193945
=

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)
=(98.468 / 1406.568) / (52.616 / 1151.147)
=0.070006 / 0.045707
=

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)
=((2173.881 + 1462.205) / 4874.778) / ((1118.193 + 799.261) / 2837.047)
=0.745898 / 0.675863
=

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
=(328.238 - 0 - 180.139) / 4874.778
=0.030381

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.


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Arabian Contracting Services Co (SAU:4071) Business Description

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Address
Olaya Towers, Tower B, Floor 33, P.O.Box 55905, Riyadh, SAU, 11544
Arabian Contracting Services Co in setting up and operating outdoor advertising billboards, including roadside advertising and indoor advertising. In roadside advertising, the company participates in the tenders organized by various secretariat, municipalities, and government agencies in all provinces and cities of Saudi Arabia to lease and invest in the many sites belonging to these agencies and secretariat by installing billboards in them and selling these billboards advertising spaces to their clients.

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