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Almunajem Foods (SAU:4162) Beneish M-Score : -2.83 (As of May. 13, 2024)


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What is Almunajem Foods 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 -2.83 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SAU:4162' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.83   Med: -2.68   Max: -2.53
Current: -2.83

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Almunajem Foods was -2.53. The lowest was -2.83. And the median was -2.68.


Almunajem Foods Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Almunajem Foods'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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Almunajem Foods Beneish M-Score Chart

Almunajem Foods Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.53 -2.83

Almunajem Foods Quarterly Data
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 -2.53 -2.62 -2.83 -2.72 -2.83

Competitive Comparison of Almunajem Foods's Beneish M-Score

For the Food Distribution subindustry, Almunajem Foods'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.


Almunajem Foods's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Almunajem Foods's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Almunajem Foods 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 Almunajem Foods 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 * 0.9281+0.528 * 1.1146+0.404 * 0.9444+0.892 * 1.1128+0.115 * 1.0297
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9432+4.679 * -0.089818-0.327 * 1.0342
=-2.83

* 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 ﷼263 Mil.
Revenue was 829.178 + 810.875 + 772.386 + 901.964 = ﷼3,314 Mil.
Gross Profit was 156.467 + 134.911 + 135.217 + 155.712 = ﷼582 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ﷼1,256 Mil.
Total Assets was ﷼1,565 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ﷼308 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ﷼36 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ﷼109 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ﷼547 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ﷼37 Mil.
Net Income was 81.624 + 61.144 + 57.564 + 81.881 = ﷼282 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ﷼0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 260.065 + -1.882 + 55.5 + 109.074 = ﷼423 Mil.
Total Receivables was ﷼254 Mil.
Revenue was 747.839 + 730.201 + 712.475 + 788.007 = ﷼2,979 Mil.
Gross Profit was 90.992 + 123.78 + 195.958 + 172.529 = ﷼583 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ﷼1,164 Mil.
Total Assets was ﷼1,484 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ﷼319 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ﷼39 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ﷼104 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ﷼495 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ﷼41 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)
=(262.542 / 3314.403) / (254.224 / 2978.522)
=0.079212 / 0.085352
=0.9281

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)
=(583.259 / 2978.522) / (582.307 / 3314.403)
=0.195822 / 0.17569
=1.1146

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 - (1255.529 + 307.713) / 1564.757) / (1 - (1163.89 + 318.937) / 1484.349)
=0.000968 / 0.001025
=0.9444

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
=3314.403 / 2978.522
=1.1128

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))
=(38.938 / (38.938 + 318.937)) / (36.354 / (36.354 + 307.713))
=0.108803 / 0.10566
=1.0297

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)
=(108.752 / 3314.403) / (103.618 / 2978.522)
=0.032812 / 0.034788
=0.9432

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)
=((37.015 + 546.871) / 1564.757) / ((40.749 + 494.825) / 1484.349)
=0.373148 / 0.360814
=1.0342

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
=(282.213 - 0 - 422.757) / 1564.757
=-0.089818

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.

Almunajem Foods has a M-score of -2.83 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Almunajem Foods (SAU:4162) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
7510 Takhassusi Street, P O Box 1544, North Mathar, Riyadh, SAU, 11441
Almunajem Foods is a food company which is engaged in the importation, marketing, and distribution of frozen, chilled, and dry foodstuff. It serves over 18,000 customer outlets including retail, food services, and wholesale channels.

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