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Al Rajhi Bank (SAU:1120) Beneish M-Score : -2.61 (As of May. 03, 2024)


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What is Al Rajhi Bank Beneish M-Score?

Note: Financial institutions were excluded from the sample in Beneish paper when calculating Beneish M-Score. Thus, the prediction might not fit banks and insurance companies.

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 -2.61 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Al Rajhi Bank's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

SAU:1120' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.08   Med: -2.48   Max: -2.05
Current: -2.61

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Al Rajhi Bank was -2.05. The lowest was -3.08. And the median was -2.48.


Al Rajhi Bank 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 Al Rajhi Bank 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+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 1.0269+0.892 * 0.9608+0.115 * 0.9601
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9145+4.679 * -0.013367-0.327 * 1.1753
=-2.61

* 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 ﷼0 Mil.
Revenue was 6953.11 + 6872.512 + 6827.448 + 6780.622 = ﷼27,434 Mil.
Gross Profit was 6953.11 + 6872.512 + 6827.448 + 6780.622 = ﷼27,434 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ﷼52,198 Mil.
Total Assets was ﷼808,098 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ﷼12,853 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ﷼1,578 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ﷼2,395 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ﷼14,445 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ﷼4,424 Mil.
Net Income was 4170.623 + 4155.3 + 4150.062 + 4145.174 = ﷼16,621 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ﷼0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 3209.956 + 5826.852 + 6926.265 + 11459.658 = ﷼27,423 Mil.
Total Receivables was ﷼0 Mil.
Revenue was 7242.627 + 7206.458 + 7147.858 + 6956.564 = ﷼28,554 Mil.
Gross Profit was 7242.627 + 7206.458 + 7147.858 + 6956.564 = ﷼28,554 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ﷼68,310 Mil.
Total Assets was ﷼761,619 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ﷼11,339 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ﷼1,330 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ﷼2,726 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ﷼14,408 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ﷼723 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)
=(0 / 27433.692) / (0 / 28553.507)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(28553.507 / 28553.507) / (27433.692 / 27433.692)
=1 / 1
=1

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 - (52198.237 + 12852.774) / 808098.272) / (1 - (68310.329 + 11338.782) / 761618.888)
=0.919501 / 0.895421
=1.0269

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
=27433.692 / 28553.507
=0.9608

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))
=(1330.119 / (1330.119 + 11338.782)) / (1578.009 / (1578.009 + 12852.774))
=0.104991 / 0.10935
=0.9601

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)
=(2394.841 / 27433.692) / (2725.76 / 28553.507)
=0.087296 / 0.095461
=0.9145

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)
=((4424.015 + 14444.604) / 808098.272) / ((723.122 + 14408.097) / 761618.888)
=0.023349 / 0.019867
=1.1753

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
=(16621.159 - 0 - 27422.731) / 808098.272
=-0.013367

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.

Al Rajhi Bank has a M-score of -2.61 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Al Rajhi Bank (SAU:1120) Business Description

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Address
8467 King Fahd Road, Unit No. 1, Al Muruj District, Riyadh, SAU, 12263 - 2743
Al Rajhi Bank is an Islamic bank with a network of over 500 branches. Its segments include the Retail segment which includes accepting individual customer deposits, providing credit facilities, customer debit current accounts, fees from banking services, and remittance business; Corporate segment that incorporates deposits of VIP, corporate customer deposits, credit facilities, and debit current accounts, Treasury segment through which it offers treasury services, Murabaha with SAMA and international Mutajara portfolio; and Investment services and brokerage that incorporates investments of individuals and corporate in mutual funds, local and international share trading services and investment portfolios.