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Nahdi Medical Co (SAU:4164) Beneish M-Score : -2.24 (As of May. 30, 2024)


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What is Nahdi Medical 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 -2.24 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SAU:4164' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.51   Med: -2.66   Max: -2.24
Current: -2.24

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Nahdi Medical Co was -2.24. The lowest was -3.51. And the median was -2.66.


Nahdi Medical Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nahdi Medical 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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Nahdi Medical Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Nahdi Medical Co Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.66

Nahdi Medical Co Quarterly Data
Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.23 -2.41 -3.51 -2.66 -2.24

Competitive Comparison of Nahdi Medical Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Pharmaceutical Retailers subindustry, Nahdi Medical 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.


Nahdi Medical Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Nahdi Medical Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Nahdi Medical 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 Nahdi Medical 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 * 1.4598+0.528 * 1.0514+0.404 * 1.0337+0.892 * 1.026+0.115 * 1.0765
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0112+4.679 * -0.059415-0.327 * 0.9391
=-2.24

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ﷼217 Mil.
Revenue was 2257.497 + 2214.254 + 2162.9 + 2231.485 = ﷼8,866 Mil.
Gross Profit was 860.834 + 865.058 + 874.173 + 896.09 = ﷼3,496 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ﷼2,988 Mil.
Total Assets was ﷼5,676 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ﷼2,378 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ﷼623 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ﷼471 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ﷼2,138 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ﷼833 Mil.
Net Income was 232.95 + 170.518 + 212.805 + 264.952 = ﷼881 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ﷼0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 462.428 + 218.734 + 550.324 + -13.046 = ﷼1,218 Mil.
Total Receivables was ﷼145 Mil.
Revenue was 2105.036 + 2138.242 + 2158.983 + 2239.469 = ﷼8,642 Mil.
Gross Profit was 889.203 + 856.306 + 911.056 + 926.303 = ﷼3,583 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ﷼3,240 Mil.
Total Assets was ﷼5,657 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ﷼2,119 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ﷼609 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ﷼454 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ﷼2,331 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ﷼822 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)
=(216.509 / 8866.136) / (144.563 / 8641.73)
=0.02442 / 0.016728
=1.4598

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)
=(3582.868 / 8641.73) / (3496.155 / 8866.136)
=0.414601 / 0.394327
=1.0514

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 - (2987.849 + 2378.308) / 5675.553) / (1 - (3240.397 + 2118.508) / 5657.259)
=0.054514 / 0.052738
=1.0337

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
=8866.136 / 8641.73
=1.026

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))
=(609.323 / (609.323 + 2118.508)) / (622.729 / (622.729 + 2378.308))
=0.223373 / 0.207505
=1.0765

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)
=(470.859 / 8866.136) / (453.85 / 8641.73)
=0.053108 / 0.052518
=1.0112

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)
=((832.713 + 2138.181) / 5675.553) / ((822.135 + 2331.234) / 5657.259)
=0.523455 / 0.557402
=0.9391

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
=(881.225 - 0 - 1218.44) / 5675.553
=-0.059415

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.

Nahdi Medical Co has a M-score of -2.24 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Nahdi Medical Co (SAU:4164) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
PO Box 17129, Jeddah, SAU, 21484
Nahdi Medical Co is engaged in the wholesale and retail trading of cosmetics, pharmaceutical products, special and healthy foods and medical equipment.

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