Kingston Wharves (XJAM:KW) Beneish M-Score: -2.48 (As of Jun. 26, 2026)


XJAM:KW Kingston Wharves Ltd XJAM:KW
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What is Kingston Wharves Beneish M-Score?

Kingston Wharves XJAM:KW -2.43% 100 Beneish M-Score is -2.48 as of Jun. 26, 2026. GuruFocus rates XJAM:KW with a GF Score™ of 100/100 and a GF Value™ of JMD38.50 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 966 Transportation companies, Kingston Wharves ranks worse than 59.42% 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 -2.48 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XJAM:KW' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.09   Med: -2.44   Max: -1.42
Current: -2.48

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Kingston Wharves was -1.42. The lowest was -3.09. And the median was -2.44.


Kingston Wharves Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Kingston Wharves'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.

Kingston Wharves Beneish M-Score Chart

Kingston Wharves 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 -2.42 -2.88 -2.48 -2.40 -2.21

Kingston Wharves Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.44 -2.36 -2.33 -2.21 -2.48

Kingston Wharves Beneish M-Score Competitor Comparison

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Kingston Wharves'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.


Kingston Wharves Beneish M-Score vs Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Kingston Wharves's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kingston Wharves's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Kingston Wharves 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 Kingston Wharves 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 * 0.7822+0.528 * 0.9703+0.404 * 1.3755+0.892 * 1.2028+0.115 * 0.9222
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9676+4.679 * -0.023994-0.327 * 0.9924
=-2.48

* 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 JMD1,515 Mil.
Revenue was 3325.703 + 3264.574 + 3412.038 + 3179.091 = JMD13,181 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1347.095 + 1407.009 + 1572.895 + 1485.851 = JMD5,813 Mil.
Total Current Assets was JMD14,790 Mil.
Total Assets was JMD65,874 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was JMD46,887 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was JMD1,449 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was JMD2,128 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was JMD3,212 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was JMD7,087 Mil.
Net Income was 590.853 + 961.833 + 817.598 + 899.247 = JMD3,270 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = JMD0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 604.79 + 1418.39 + 1648.065 + 1178.886 = JMD4,850 Mil.
Total Receivables was JMD1,611 Mil.
Revenue was 2816.265 + 2869.329 + 2732.559 + 2540.956 = JMD10,959 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1225.908 + 1188.344 + 1188.837 + 1086.297 = JMD4,689 Mil.
Total Current Assets was JMD13,342 Mil.
Total Assets was JMD60,321 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was JMD44,185 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was JMD1,257 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was JMD1,828 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was JMD3,003 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was JMD6,500 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)
=(1515.413 / 13181.406) / (1610.659 / 10959.109)
=0.114966 / 0.14697
=0.7822

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)
=(4689.386 / 10959.109) / (5812.85 / 13181.406)
=0.427898 / 0.440989
=0.9703

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 - (14789.554 + 46887.303) / 65873.587) / (1 - (13341.8 + 44185.048) / 60320.687)
=0.063709 / 0.046316
=1.3755

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
=13181.406 / 10959.109
=1.2028

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))
=(1256.527 / (1256.527 + 44185.048)) / (1449.384 / (1449.384 + 46887.303))
=0.027651 / 0.029985
=0.9222

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)
=(2127.706 / 13181.406) / (1828.291 / 10959.109)
=0.161417 / 0.166828
=0.9676

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)
=((7087.04 + 3211.851) / 65873.587) / ((6499.983 + 3002.933) / 60320.687)
=0.156343 / 0.15754
=0.9924

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
=(3269.531 - 0 - 4850.131) / 65873.587
=-0.023994

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.

Kingston Wharves has a M-score of -2.48 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 -2.48 mean?
Kingston Wharves (XJAM:KW) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.48 as of Jun. 26, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Kingston Wharves and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Kingston Wharves ranks #574 out of 966 companies in the Transportation industry, placing it in the top 59.4%.
Is Kingston Wharves' Beneish M-Score too high?
Kingston Wharves' current Beneish M-Score is -2.48. Based on the distribution chart, Kingston Wharves ranks #574 out of 966 companies in the Transportation industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Kingston Wharves has a GF Score™ of 100/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Kingston Wharves' Beneish M-Score compare to competitors?
According to the Transportation industry distribution chart, Kingston Wharves ranks #574 out of 966 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Kingston Wharves in the lower 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 Transportation company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Transportation 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 Kingston Wharves and its competitors. Kingston Wharves's current Beneish M-Score is -2.48. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Kingston Wharves stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Kingston Wharves (XJAM:KW) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is JMD38.50, compared to a current price of JMD34.99 — trading 9.1% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.48. Kingston Wharves' overall GF Score™ is 100/100 with 4 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 Kingston Wharves (XJAM:KW), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.48 as of Jun. 26, 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 Kingston Wharves (XJAM:KW) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Kingston Wharves stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of JMD34.99 is trading 9.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of JMD38.50. GuruFocus considers Kingston Wharves to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for XJAM:KW:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.48
  • GF Value™: JMD38.50 vs. price of JMD34.99 (9.1% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 100/100 with 4 warning signs

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


Kingston Wharves Business Description

Address 195 Second Street, Total Logistics Facility, Newport West, St. Andrew, Kingston, JAM, 13
Kingston Wharves Ltd is engaged in the operation of public wharves, logistics services, security services, warehousing, and the rental of and repairs to cold storage facilities. It operates in two segments: Terminal operations and Logistics services. The Terminal operations segment, which generates the majority of revenue, engages in the operation of public wharves and the stevedoring of vessels. Its Logistics Services segment offers warehousing and logistics facilities, security services, rental of and repairs to cold storage facilities, and property rental.
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