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Riyadh Cables Group Co (SAU:4142) Beneish M-Score : -2.64 (As of Apr. 06, 2025)


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What is Riyadh Cables Group 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 -2.64 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SAU:4142' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.5   Med: -2.84   Max: -2.64
Current: -2.64

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Riyadh Cables Group Co was -2.64. The lowest was -3.50. And the median was -2.84.


Riyadh Cables Group Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Riyadh Cables Group 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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Riyadh Cables Group Co Beneish M-Score Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Riyadh Cables Group Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Riyadh Cables Group 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.


Riyadh Cables Group Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Riyadh Cables Group Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Riyadh Cables Group Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Riyadh Cables Group 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 Riyadh Cables Group 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 * 1.0899+0.528 * 0.8385+0.404 * 0.5445+0.892 * 1.0817+0.115 * 1.2214
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0912+4.679 * -0.008677-0.327 * 1.0375
=-2.64

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ﷼2,046 Mil.
Revenue was 2433.149 + 2046.145 + 2031.546 + 1889.859 = ﷼8,401 Mil.
Gross Profit was 401.47 + 269.573 + 283.202 + 238.112 = ﷼1,192 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ﷼4,819 Mil.
Total Assets was ﷼6,212 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ﷼1,297 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ﷼67 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ﷼103 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ﷼3,432 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ﷼7 Mil.
Net Income was 234.705 + 159.427 + 170.216 + 134.145 = ﷼698 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ﷼0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 300.925 + 18.093 + 69.246 + 364.133 = ﷼752 Mil.
Total Receivables was ﷼1,735 Mil.
Revenue was 2080.717 + 1917.526 + 1937.275 + 1830.717 = ﷼7,766 Mil.
Gross Profit was 279.208 + 236.707 + 218.736 + 189.594 = ﷼924 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ﷼3,832 Mil.
Total Assets was ﷼5,135 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ﷼1,158 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ﷼74 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ﷼87 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ﷼2,733 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ﷼8 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)
=(2045.672 / 8400.699) / (1735.14 / 7766.235)
=0.243512 / 0.223421
=1.0899

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)
=(924.245 / 7766.235) / (1192.357 / 8400.699)
=0.119008 / 0.141935
=0.8385

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 - (4819.293 + 1297.344) / 6212.08) / (1 - (3831.691 + 1158.488) / 5135.076)
=0.015364 / 0.028217
=0.5445

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
=8400.699 / 7766.235
=1.0817

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))
=(73.938 / (73.938 + 1158.488)) / (67.014 / (67.014 + 1297.344))
=0.059994 / 0.049118
=1.2214

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)
=(102.835 / 8400.699) / (87.124 / 7766.235)
=0.012241 / 0.011218
=1.0912

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)
=((6.828 + 3432.396) / 6212.08) / ((7.699 + 2732.58) / 5135.076)
=0.553635 / 0.533639
=1.0375

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
=(698.493 - 0 - 752.397) / 6212.08
=-0.008677

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.

Riyadh Cables Group Co has a M-score of -2.64 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Riyadh Cables Group Co Business Description

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Al Kharj Road Street No. 175, 3rd Lane Zone, D, 2nd industrial City, P.O.Box 26862, Riyadh, SAU, 11496
Riyadh Cables Group Co manufactures and supplies all types of wire and cables at its state-of-art facilities. The company's products include Wires, Low Voltage Cables (LV), Medium Voltage Cables (MV), High & Extra High Voltage Cables (HV/EHV), Overhead Lines Conductors Cables (OHL), Instrumentation & Control Cables, Renewable Energy Cables, and Fiber Optic & Telephone Cables. The company operates in three segments, Cable & Wires segment includes Electrical cables, the HV Project segment includes Turnkey projects, and the Other segments include Telephone cables & services. The majority of revenue is generated from Cable & Wires segment.

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