Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC (KUW:ARABREC) Altman Z-Score: 0.20 (As of Jul. 21, 2026)

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What is Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC Altman Z-Score?

Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC KUW:ARABREC -1.10% 4 Altman Z-Score is 0.20 as of Jul. 21, 2026. GuruFocus rates KUW:ARABREC with a GF Score™ of 4/100 and a GF Value™ of KWD0.06 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,734 Real Estate companies, Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC ranks worse than 86.16% on this metric.

The Altman Z-Score is a model designed to predict the likelihood of a company going bankrupt within the next two years. Created by American finance professor Edward Altman in 1968, the model is specifically designed for publicly traded manufacturing companies with assets greater than $1 million.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.21 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC has a Altman Z-Score of 0.20, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Altman Z-Score <= 1.8, it is in Distress Zones.
When Altman Z-Score >= 3, it is in Safe Zones.
When Altman Z-Score is between 1.8 and 3, it is in Grey Zones.

The historical rank and industry rank for Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:

KUW:ARABREC' s Altman Z-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -0.82   Med: -0.04   Max: 1.07
Current: 0.21

During the past 13 years, Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC's highest Altman Z-Score was 1.07. The lowest was -0.82. And the median was -0.04.


Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC  (KUW:ARABREC) Altman Z-Score Explanation

X1: The Working Capital/Total Assets (WC/TA) ratio is a measure of the net liquid assets of the firm relative to the total capitalization. Working capital is defined as the difference between current assets and current liabilities. Ordinarily, a firm experiencing consistent operating losses will have shrinking current assets in relation to total assets. Altman found this one proved to be the most valuable liquidity ratio comparing with the current ratio and the quick ratio. This is however the least significant of the five factors.

X2: Retained Earnings/Total Assets: the RE/TA ratio measures the leverage of a firm. Retained earnings is the account which reports the total amount of reinvested earnings and/or losses of a firm over its entire life. Those firms with high RE, relative to TA, have financed their assets through retention of profits and have not utilized as much debt.

X3, Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets (EBIT/TA): This ratio is a measure of the true productivity of the firm's assets, independent of any tax or leverage factors. Since a firm's ultimate existence is based on the earning power of its assets, this ratio appears to be particularly appropriate for studies dealing with corporate failure. This ratio continually outperforms other profitability measures, including cash flow.

X4, Market Value of Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities (MVE/TL): The measure shows how much the firm's assets can decline in value (measured by market value of equity plus debt) before the liabilities exceed the assets and the firm becomes insolvent.

X5, Revenue/Total Assets (S/TA): The capital-turnover ratio is a standard financial ratio illustrating the sales generating ability of the firm's assets.

Read more about Altman Z-Score and the original research.


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Altman Z-Score does not apply to financial companies.


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Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC Altman Z-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC's Altman Z-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.

Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC Altman Z-Score Chart

Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Altman Z-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.57 -0.08 -0.29 0.47 0.36

Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Altman Z-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 0.52 0.54 1.07 0.36 0.30

KUW:ARABREC vs CBRE, BEKE, JLL: Altman Z-Score Comparison

For the Real Estate Services subindustry, Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC's Altman Z-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Altman Z-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.


Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC Altman Z-Score vs Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC's Altman Z-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC's Altman Z-Score falls into.


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Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC Altman Z-Score Calculation

Altman Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC's Altman Z-Score for today is calculated with this formula:

Z=1.2*X1+1.4*X2+3.3*X3+0.6*X4+1.0*X5
=1.2*-0.486+1.4*-0.0007+3.3*0.0311+0.6*1.0216+1.0*0.0687
=0.20

* 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. GuruFocus does not calculate Altman Z-Score when X4 or X5 value is 0.

Trailing Twelve Months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026:
Total Assets was KWD111.64 Mil.
Total Current Assets was KWD3.60 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was KWD57.85 Mil.
Retained Earnings was KWD-0.07 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was -0.268 + 0.249 + -0.326 + -0.227 = KWD-0.57 Mil.
Interest Expense was -0.941 + -1.024 + -1.029 + -1.048 = KWD-4.04 Mil.
Revenue was 1.859 + 1.856 + 1.811 + 2.139 = KWD7.67 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was KWD69.10 Mil.
Total Liabilities was KWD67.63 Mil.

* Note that for stock reported semi-annually or annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data.

X1=Working Capital/Total Assets
=(Total Current Assets - Total Current Liabilities)/Total Assets
=(3.6 - 57.854)/111.635
=-0.486

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=-0.074/111.635
=-0.0007

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(-0.572 - -4.042)/111.635
=0.0311

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=69.096/67.633
=1.0216

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=7.665/111.635
=0.0687

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Distress Zones - 1.81 < Grey Zones < 2.99 - Safe Zones

Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC has a Altman Z-Score of 0.20 indicating it is in Distress Zones.

Study by Altman found that companies that are in Distress Zone have more than 80% of chances of bankruptcy in two years.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Altman Z-Score →
What does a Altman Z-Score of 0.20 mean?
Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC (KUW:ARABREC) has a Altman Z-Score of 0.20 as of Jul. 21, 2026. The Altman Z-score measures a company's bankruptcy risk. View historical data on Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC ranks #1494 out of 1734 companies in the Real Estate industry, placing it in the top 86.2%.
Is Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC's Altman Z-Score too high?
Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC's current Altman Z-Score is 0.20. The Real Estate industry median Altman Z-Score is 1.31. Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC's value of 0.20 is 84.7% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC ranks #1494 out of 1734 companies in the Real Estate industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC has a GF Score™ of 4/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC's Altman Z-Score compare to CBRE and BEKE?
According to the Real Estate industry distribution chart, Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC ranks #1494 out of 1734 companies for Altman Z-Score. This places Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Altman Z-Score is 1.31. Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC's value of 0.20 is 84.7% below this benchmark. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Altman Z-Score for a Real Estate company?
The median Altman Z-Score among Real Estate companies is 1.31, based on 1,734 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Altman Z-Score significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Altman Z-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC's current Altman Z-Score of 0.20 is 84.7% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Altman Z-Score mean?
A high Altman Z-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Altman Z-score measures a company's bankruptcy risk. View historical data on Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC and its competitors. For the Real Estate industry, the median Altman Z-Score is 1.31 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC's current Altman Z-Score is 0.20. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC (KUW:ARABREC) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is KWD0.06, compared to a current price of KWD0.18 — trading 198.3% above its estimated fair value. The current Altman Z-Score is 0.20 and 84.7% below the Real Estate industry median of 1.31. Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC's overall GF Score™ is 4/100 with 6 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Altman Z-Score calculated?
Altman Z-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC (KUW:ARABREC), the current Altman Z-Score is 0.20 as of Jul. 21, 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 Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC (KUW:ARABREC) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of KWD0.18 is trading 198.3% above its estimated GF Value™ of KWD0.06. GuruFocus considers Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for KUW:ARABREC:

  • Altman Z-Score: 0.20
  • GF Value™: KWD0.06 vs. price of KWD0.18 (198.3% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 4/100 with 6 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 84.7% below the Real Estate median (#1494 of 1734)

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


Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC Business Description

Address Ahmad Al-Jaber Street, 7th Floor, Emad Commercial Center, PO Box 26980, Sharq, Safat, Kuwait City, KWT, 13130
Al-Arabiya Real Estate Co KSC is a Kuwait based company involved in the construction, contracting, developing and managing the activities of residential buildings, hotels, and commercial centres within the private and public sector. It operates in three segments. Real estate segment involves activities related to real estate investment properties. Hotels segment, which is the key revenue generator, involves establishment, acquiring and managing hotels. Investment segment involves investing in shares and share capital of the companies. Geographically, it generates revenue from Kuwait being the highest revenue driver, United Arab Emirates, and Egypt.
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