Riyad REIT Fund (SAU:4330) Beneish M-Score: -2.61 (As of Jul. 23, 2026)

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SAU:4330 Riyad REIT Fund SAU:4330
72 GF Score
Price ﷼4.87
GF Value ﷼7.53
Valuation Possible Value Trap
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What is Riyad REIT Fund Beneish M-Score?

Riyad REIT Fund SAU:4330 -0.20% 72 Beneish M-Score is -2.61 as of Jul. 23, 2026. GuruFocus rates SAU:4330 with a GF Score™ of 72/100 and a GF Value™ of ﷼7.53 (Possible Value Trap). The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 754 REITs companies, Riyad REIT Fund ranks better than 63.66% 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 -2.61 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Riyad REIT Fund's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

SAU:4330' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.86   Med: -2.4   Max: 1.21
Current: -2.61

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Riyad REIT Fund was 1.21. The lowest was -2.86. And the median was -2.40.


Riyad REIT Fund Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Riyad REIT Fund'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.

Riyad REIT Fund Beneish M-Score Chart

Riyad REIT Fund 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 -1.73 -2.59 -2.86 0.18 -2.61

Riyad REIT Fund Semi-Annual Data
Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
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 -2.86 0.00 0.18 0.00 -2.61

SAU:4330 vs HST, RHP, APLE: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the REIT - Hotel & Motel subindustry, Riyad REIT Fund'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.


Riyad REIT Fund Beneish M-Score vs REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Riyad REIT Fund's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Riyad REIT Fund's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Riyad REIT Fund 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 Riyad REIT Fund 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 * 1.2517+0.528 * 0.5038+0.404 * 1.0211+0.892 * 1.0418+0.115 * 0.9997
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9486+4.679 * -0.031085-0.327 * 1.0237
=-2.61

* 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 (Dec25) TTM:Last Year (Dec24) TTM:
Total Receivables was ﷼89.9 Mil.
Revenue was ﷼275.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was ﷼210.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ﷼175.1 Mil.
Total Assets was ﷼2,719.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ﷼924.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ﷼32.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ﷼68.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ﷼153.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ﷼1,376.2 Mil.
Net Income was ﷼-13.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was ﷼0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ﷼71.1 Mil.
Total Receivables was ﷼68.9 Mil.
Revenue was ﷼264.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was ﷼101.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ﷼210.7 Mil.
Total Assets was ﷼2,772.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ﷼944.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ﷼33.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ﷼69.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ﷼130.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ﷼1,393.7 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)
=(89.907 / 275.516) / (68.949 / 264.472)
=0.326322 / 0.260704
=1.2517

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)
=(101.68 / 264.472) / (210.254 / 275.516)
=0.384464 / 0.763128
=0.5038

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 - (175.074 + 924.431) / 2719.222) / (1 - (210.749 + 944.59) / 2772.877)
=0.595655 / 0.583343
=1.0211

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
=275.516 / 264.472
=1.0418

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))
=(33.604 / (33.604 + 944.59)) / (32.898 / (32.898 + 924.431))
=0.034353 / 0.034364
=0.9997

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)
=(68.286 / 275.516) / (69.103 / 264.472)
=0.247848 / 0.261287
=0.9486

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)
=((1376.223 + 153.585) / 2719.222) / ((1393.666 + 130.197) / 2772.877)
=0.56259 / 0.54956
=1.0237

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
=(-13.461 - 0 - 71.066) / 2719.222
=-0.031085

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.

Riyad REIT Fund has a M-score of -2.61 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 -2.61 mean?
Riyad REIT Fund (SAU:4330) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.61 as of Jul. 23, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Riyad REIT Fund and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Riyad REIT Fund ranks #274 out of 754 companies in the REITs industry, placing it in the top 36.3%.
Is Riyad REIT Fund's Beneish M-Score too high?
Riyad REIT Fund's current Beneish M-Score is -2.61. Based on the distribution chart, Riyad REIT Fund ranks #274 out of 754 companies in the REITs industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Riyad REIT Fund has a GF Score™ of 72/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Riyad REIT Fund's Beneish M-Score compare to HST and RHP?
According to the REITs industry distribution chart, Riyad REIT Fund ranks #274 out of 754 companies for Beneish M-Score. This puts Riyad REIT Fund in the upper half of its industry. 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 REITs company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the REITs 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 Riyad REIT Fund and its competitors. Riyad REIT Fund's current Beneish M-Score is -2.61. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Riyad REIT Fund stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Riyad REIT Fund (SAU:4330) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is ﷼7.53, compared to a current price of ﷼4.87 — trading 35.3% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.61. Riyad REIT Fund's overall GF Score™ is 72/100 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 Riyad REIT Fund (SAU:4330), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.61 as of Jul. 23, 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 Riyad REIT Fund (SAU:4330) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Riyad REIT Fund stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of ﷼4.87 is trading 35.3% below its estimated GF Value™ of ﷼7.53. GuruFocus considers Riyad REIT Fund to be Possible Value Trap.

Key valuation signals for SAU:4330:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.61
  • GF Value™: ﷼7.53 vs. price of ﷼4.87 (35.3% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 72/100 with 6 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the SAU:4330 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Riyad REIT Fund Business Description

Industry Real EstateREITs
Address 2414 - Al Shohda District, Unit No. 69, 3rd floor, Tower A1, Granada Business Park, Riyadh, SAU, 13241-7279
Riyad REIT Fund is a closed-ended Shari'ah-compliant real estate investment traded fund. It acquires, maintains, owns, and develops a portfolio of income-producing real estate assets. The primary investment objective of the REIT is to provide unitholders with current income by investing in income-producing real estate assets in Saudi Arabia. The REIT may on, a secondary basis, invest in development opportunities with profitable growth potentials that cater for specific real-estate needs, previously unavailable in certain areas.
72GF Score

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