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Ghitha Holding PJSC (ADX:GHITHA) Beneish M-Score : 0.29 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is Ghitha Holding PJSC 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 0.29 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

ADX:GHITHA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.29   Med: 0.29   Max: 0.29
Current: 0.29

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ghitha Holding PJSC was 0.29. The lowest was 0.29. And the median was 0.29.


Ghitha Holding PJSC Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ghitha Holding PJSC'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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Ghitha Holding PJSC Beneish M-Score Chart

Ghitha Holding PJSC Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
- - - 0.29

Ghitha Holding PJSC Quarterly Data
Dec19 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Jun23 Sep23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - 0.29 - -

Competitive Comparison of Ghitha Holding PJSC's Beneish M-Score

For the Food Distribution subindustry, Ghitha Holding PJSC'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.


Ghitha Holding PJSC's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Ghitha Holding PJSC's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ghitha Holding PJSC's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Ghitha Holding PJSC 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 Ghitha Holding PJSC 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 * 1.2306+0.528 * 0.6878+0.404 * 1.0885+0.892 * 4.1761+0.115 * 0.2316
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 2.287+4.679 * 0.023272-0.327 * 0.8314
=0.29

* 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 (Dec22) TTM:Last Year (Dec21) TTM:
Total Receivables was د.إ1,410 Mil.
Revenue was د.إ2,279 Mil.
Gross Profit was د.إ383 Mil.
Total Current Assets was د.إ2,891 Mil.
Total Assets was د.إ5,366 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was د.إ1,247 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was د.إ81 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was د.إ84 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was د.إ1,026 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was د.إ513 Mil.
Net Income was د.إ282 Mil.
Gross Profit was د.إ0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was د.إ157 Mil.
Total Receivables was د.إ274 Mil.
Revenue was د.إ546 Mil.
Gross Profit was د.إ63 Mil.
Total Current Assets was د.إ631 Mil.
Total Assets was د.إ1,489 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was د.إ545 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was د.إ8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was د.إ9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was د.إ446 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was د.إ67 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)
=(1410.09 / 2278.566) / (274.386 / 545.621)
=0.61885 / 0.502888
=1.2306

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)
=(63.133 / 545.621) / (383.322 / 2278.566)
=0.115709 / 0.168229
=0.6878

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 - (2890.53 + 1247.398) / 5366.216) / (1 - (631.095 + 544.658) / 1488.815)
=0.228893 / 0.210276
=1.0885

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
=2278.566 / 545.621
=4.1761

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))
=(7.793 / (7.793 + 544.658)) / (80.918 / (80.918 + 1247.398))
=0.014106 / 0.060918
=0.2316

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)
=(84.257 / 2278.566) / (8.822 / 545.621)
=0.036978 / 0.016169
=2.287

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)
=((512.725 + 1025.799) / 5366.216) / ((67.328 + 446.084) / 1488.815)
=0.286706 / 0.344846
=0.8314

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
=(281.718 - 0 - 156.837) / 5366.216
=0.023272

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.

Ghitha Holding PJSC has a M-score of 0.29 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Ghitha Holding PJSC (ADX:GHITHA) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Meena Zayed Port Area, P.O. Box 53314, Abu Dhabi, ARE
Ghitha Holding PJSC is engaged in trading, re-packaging, storage, and distribution of food and non-food products. The product portfolio includes dry food products, canned foods, frozen food, processed food items, household items, stationeries, disposables, toiletries, chemicals, and other products.

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