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Alwasail Industrial Co (SAU:9525) Beneish M-Score : -2.30 (As of Jun. 23, 2024)


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What is Alwasail Industrial 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 -2.3 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SAU:9525' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.3   Med: -2.3   Max: -2.3
Current: -2.3

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Alwasail Industrial Co was -2.30. The lowest was -2.30. And the median was -2.30.


Alwasail Industrial Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alwasail Industrial 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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Alwasail Industrial Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Alwasail Industrial Co Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.30

Alwasail Industrial Co Semi-Annual Data
Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - - - -2.30

Competitive Comparison of Alwasail Industrial Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Alwasail Industrial 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.


Alwasail Industrial Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Alwasail Industrial Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Alwasail Industrial 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 Alwasail Industrial 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+0.528 * 1.0463+0.404 * 0.9989+0.892 * 1.1537+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9772+4.679 * 0.015656-0.327 * 1.171
=-2.30

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was ﷼0.0 Mil.
Revenue was ﷼446.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was ﷼107.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ﷼345.6 Mil.
Total Assets was ﷼507.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ﷼0.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ﷼0.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ﷼65.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ﷼117.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ﷼17.0 Mil.
Net Income was ﷼33.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was ﷼0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ﷼25.7 Mil.
Total Receivables was ﷼0.0 Mil.
Revenue was ﷼386.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was ﷼97.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ﷼313.4 Mil.
Total Assets was ﷼460.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ﷼0.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ﷼0.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ﷼58.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ﷼91.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ﷼12.4 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)
=(0 / 446.004) / (0 / 386.591)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(97.888 / 386.591) / (107.938 / 446.004)
=0.253208 / 0.242011
=1.0463

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 - (345.635 + 0) / 507.088) / (1 - (313.428 + 0) / 460.074)
=0.318392 / 0.318744
=0.9989

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
=446.004 / 386.591
=1.1537

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))
=(0 / (0 + 0)) / (0 / (0 + 0))
= /
=1

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)
=(65.888 / 446.004) / (58.446 / 386.591)
=0.14773 / 0.151183
=0.9772

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)
=((17.044 + 117.04) / 507.088) / ((12.444 + 91.448) / 460.074)
=0.26442 / 0.225816
=1.171

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
=(33.589 - 0 - 25.65) / 507.088
=0.015656

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.

Alwasail Industrial Co has a M-score of -2.30 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Alwasail Industrial Co (SAU:9525) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Ar Riyadh - Al Qassim, Al Madinah, SAU, 3806
Alwasail Industrial Co manufacturers of polyethylene pipes and fittings mainly for irrigation, telecom, drinking water, firefighting networks and gas and oil transport systems.

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