Menif Financial Services (XTAE:MNIF) Beneish M-Score: -2.03 (As of Jul. 20, 2026)

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XTAE:MNIF Menif Financial Services Ltd XTAE:MNIF
88 GF Score
Price ₪23.98
GF Value ₪23.12
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Menif Financial Services Beneish M-Score?

Menif Financial Services XTAE:MNIF +1.83% 88 Beneish M-Score is -2.03 as of Jul. 20, 2026. GuruFocus rates XTAE:MNIF with a GF Score™ of 88/100 and a GF Value™ of ₪23.12 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 487 Credit Services companies, Menif Financial Services ranks worse than 56.06% 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 -2.03 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XTAE:MNIF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.03   Med: -0.61   Max: 0.6
Current: -2.03

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Menif Financial Services was 0.60. The lowest was -2.03. And the median was -0.61.


Menif Financial Services Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Menif Financial Services'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.

Menif Financial Services Beneish M-Score Chart

Menif Financial Services Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -0.83 0.17 -0.31 -1.32 -1.76

Menif Financial Services 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 -1.52 -1.30 -1.12 -1.76 -2.03

XTAE:MNIF vs V, MA, AXP: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Credit Services subindustry, Menif Financial Services'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.


Menif Financial Services Beneish M-Score vs Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Menif Financial Services's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Menif Financial Services's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Menif Financial Services 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 Menif Financial Services 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 * 0.7166+0.528 * 0.9756+0.404 * 1.187+0.892 * 1.2022+0.115 * 0.8937
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0583+4.679 * 0.103238-0.327 * 0.9831
=-2.03

* 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 ₪1,335.5 Mil.
Revenue was 126.893 + 145.031 + 137.523 + 128.488 = ₪537.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was 75.66 + 77.07 + 76.566 + 70.749 = ₪300.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₪1,362.8 Mil.
Total Assets was ₪3,840.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₪2.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₪0.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₪9.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₪1,101.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₪2,031.0 Mil.
Net Income was 50.404 + 53.652 + 47.48 + 43.146 = ₪194.7 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₪0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -113.154 + 135.066 + -2.001 + -221.757 = ₪-201.8 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₪1,550.3 Mil.
Revenue was 121.784 + 117.004 + 106.22 + 102.457 = ₪447.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 70.185 + 57.365 + 59.207 + 56.733 = ₪243.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₪1,582.8 Mil.
Total Assets was ₪3,469.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₪2.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₪0.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₪7.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₪890.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₪1,987.0 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)
=(1335.47 / 537.935) / (1550.28 / 447.465)
=2.482586 / 3.464584
=0.7166

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)
=(243.49 / 447.465) / (300.045 / 537.935)
=0.544154 / 0.557772
=0.9756

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 - (1362.842 + 2.518) / 3840.912) / (1 - (1582.809 + 2.802) / 3469.58)
=0.644522 / 0.542996
=1.187

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
=537.935 / 447.465
=1.2022

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))
=(0.343 / (0.343 + 2.802)) / (0.35 / (0.35 + 2.518))
=0.109062 / 0.122036
=0.8937

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)
=(9.626 / 537.935) / (7.566 / 447.465)
=0.017894 / 0.016909
=1.0583

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)
=((2031.014 + 1101.08) / 3840.912) / ((1987.01 + 890.777) / 3469.58)
=0.815456 / 0.829434
=0.9831

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
=(194.682 - 0 - -201.846) / 3840.912
=0.103238

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.

Menif Financial Services has a M-score of -2.03 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 -2.03 mean?
Menif Financial Services (XTAE:MNIF) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.03 as of Jul. 20, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Menif Financial Services and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Menif Financial Services ranks #273 out of 487 companies in the Credit Services industry, placing it in the top 56.1%.
Is Menif Financial Services' Beneish M-Score too high?
Menif Financial Services' current Beneish M-Score is -2.03. Based on the distribution chart, Menif Financial Services ranks #273 out of 487 companies in the Credit Services industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Menif Financial Services has a GF Score™ of 88/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Menif Financial Services' Beneish M-Score compare to V and MA?
According to the Credit Services industry distribution chart, Menif Financial Services ranks #273 out of 487 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Menif Financial Services 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 Credit Services company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Credit Services 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 Menif Financial Services and its competitors. Menif Financial Services's current Beneish M-Score is -2.03. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Menif Financial Services stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Menif Financial Services (XTAE:MNIF) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is ₪23.12, compared to a current price of ₪23.98 — trading 3.7% above its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.03. Menif Financial Services' overall GF Score™ is 88/100 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 Menif Financial Services (XTAE:MNIF), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.03 as of Jul. 20, 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 Menif Financial Services (XTAE:MNIF) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Menif Financial Services stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of ₪23.98 is trading 3.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of ₪23.12. GuruFocus considers Menif Financial Services to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for XTAE:MNIF:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.03
  • GF Value™: ₪23.12 vs. price of ₪23.98 (3.7% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 88/100 with 4 warning signs

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


Menif Financial Services Business Description

Address Jabotinsky 35, Ramat Gan, ISR, 52511
Menif Financial Services Ltd is engaged in providing mezzanine financing for equity to promoters and contractors in the construction industry. It offers financing for reinforcement and construction projects, small construction evacuation projects, and large-scale construction evacuation projects.
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