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Acico Industries Co KSCC (KUW:ACICO) Beneish M-Score : -3.43 (As of Jun. 04, 2024)


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What is Acico Industries Co KSCC 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 -3.43 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

KUW:ACICO' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.95   Med: -3.46   Max: -0.31
Current: -3.43

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Acico Industries Co KSCC was -0.31. The lowest was -4.95. And the median was -3.46.


Acico Industries Co KSCC Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Acico Industries Co KSCC'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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Acico Industries Co KSCC Beneish M-Score Chart

Acico Industries Co KSCC Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -4.27 -4.68 -3.49 -4.95 -3.43

Acico Industries Co KSCC Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -4.95 -4.96 -5.14 -5.33 -3.43

Competitive Comparison of Acico Industries Co KSCC's Beneish M-Score

For the Building Materials subindustry, Acico Industries Co KSCC'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.


Acico Industries Co KSCC's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Acico Industries Co KSCC's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Acico Industries Co KSCC's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Acico Industries Co KSCC 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 Acico Industries Co KSCC 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 * 0.8722+0.528 * -0.2902+0.404 * 1.3876+0.892 * 0.9306+0.115 * 1.0423
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.142+4.679 * -0.046791-0.327 * 1.0178
=-3.43

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was KWD16.74 Mil.
Revenue was 23.113 + 16.305 + 14.667 + 22.542 = KWD76.63 Mil.
Gross Profit was 16.88 + 3.691 + 3.157 + 5.138 = KWD28.87 Mil.
Total Current Assets was KWD58.83 Mil.
Total Assets was KWD357.74 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was KWD132.76 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was KWD4.63 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was KWD9.34 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was KWD41.61 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was KWD264.46 Mil.
Net Income was 4.785 + -5.579 + -2.414 + -0.607 = KWD-3.82 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = KWD0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 7.193 + 1.721 + 2.248 + 1.762 = KWD12.92 Mil.
Total Receivables was KWD20.63 Mil.
Revenue was 22.568 + 16.572 + 17.335 + 25.864 = KWD82.34 Mil.
Gross Profit was -16.844 + 1.379 + 1.402 + 5.062 = KWD-9.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was KWD88.53 Mil.
Total Assets was KWD355.73 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was KWD148.12 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was KWD5.39 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was KWD8.79 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was KWD37.25 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was KWD261.78 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)
=(16.744 / 76.627) / (20.628 / 82.339)
=0.218513 / 0.250525
=0.8722

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)
=(-9.001 / 82.339) / (28.866 / 76.627)
=-0.109316 / 0.376708
=-0.2902

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 - (58.828 + 132.755) / 357.742) / (1 - (88.531 + 148.122) / 355.728)
=0.464466 / 0.334736
=1.3876

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
=76.627 / 82.339
=0.9306

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))
=(5.391 / (5.391 + 148.122)) / (4.629 / (4.629 + 132.755))
=0.035118 / 0.033694
=1.0423

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)
=(9.344 / 76.627) / (8.792 / 82.339)
=0.121941 / 0.106778
=1.142

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)
=((264.464 + 41.605) / 357.742) / ((261.781 + 37.251) / 355.728)
=0.855558 / 0.84062
=1.0178

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
=(-3.815 - 0 - 12.924) / 357.742
=-0.046791

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.

Acico Industries Co KSCC has a M-score of -3.43 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Acico Industries Co KSCC (KUW:ACICO) Business Description

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Address
Sharq, Al - Hamra Business Tower, P.O. Box 24079, 34th floor, Safat, Kuwait, KWT, 13101
Acico Industries Co KSCC manufactures and supplies building materials. The company manufactures all types and sizes of aerated concrete and non-concrete and all its construction requirements, import, and export of all building materials. It manufactures blocks, lintels, slabs, and reinforced structural components. In addition, the company also deals in real estate, dealing in shares and bonds. Its segments consist of Real Estate, Contracting, and Industrial.

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