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Aldawaa Medical Services Co (SAU:4163) Beneish M-Score : -3.41 (As of May. 21, 2024)


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What is Aldawaa Medical Services 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 -3.41 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SAU:4163' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.41   Med: -2.57   Max: -2.4
Current: -3.41

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Aldawaa Medical Services Co was -2.40. The lowest was -3.41. And the median was -2.57.


Aldawaa Medical Services Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Aldawaa Medical Services Co Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.43

Aldawaa Medical Services 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 -2.57 -2.40 -2.60 -2.43 -3.41

Competitive Comparison of Aldawaa Medical Services Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Pharmaceutical Retailers subindustry, Aldawaa Medical Services 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.


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

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

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



Aldawaa Medical Services 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 Aldawaa Medical Services 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 * 0.8124+0.528 * 1.0288+0.404 * 0.0992+0.892 * 1.0666+0.115 * 0.9561
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0451+4.679 * -0.100438-0.327 * 0.9399
=-3.41

* 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 ﷼522 Mil.
Revenue was 1516.42 + 1458.088 + 1438.946 + 1436.739 = ﷼5,850 Mil.
Gross Profit was 564.423 + 525.09 + 520.911 + 525.642 = ﷼2,136 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ﷼2,342 Mil.
Total Assets was ﷼4,860 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ﷼2,498 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ﷼367 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ﷼281 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ﷼1,987 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ﷼1,405 Mil.
Net Income was 95.328 + 92.351 + 71.283 + 89.334 = ﷼348 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ﷼0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 232.61 + 137.943 + 216.048 + 249.827 = ﷼836 Mil.
Total Receivables was ﷼602 Mil.
Revenue was 1407.592 + 1458.3 + 1308.93 + 1310.191 = ﷼5,485 Mil.
Gross Profit was 534.976 + 533.69 + 484.944 + 506.789 = ﷼2,060 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ﷼2,056 Mil.
Total Assets was ﷼4,727 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ﷼2,478 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ﷼346 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ﷼252 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ﷼1,934 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ﷼1,576 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)
=(521.512 / 5850.193) / (601.888 / 5485.013)
=0.089144 / 0.109733
=0.8124

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)
=(2060.399 / 5485.013) / (2136.066 / 5850.193)
=0.375642 / 0.365127
=1.0288

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 - (2342.359 + 2498.063) / 4860.046) / (1 - (2056.153 + 2478.447) / 4726.984)
=0.004038 / 0.040699
=0.0992

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
=5850.193 / 5485.013
=1.0666

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))
=(346.19 / (346.19 + 2478.447)) / (367.314 / (367.314 + 2498.063))
=0.122561 / 0.12819
=0.9561

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)
=(280.76 / 5850.193) / (251.88 / 5485.013)
=0.047992 / 0.045921
=1.0451

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)
=((1405.303 + 1986.617) / 4860.046) / ((1576.218 + 1933.616) / 4726.984)
=0.697919 / 0.74251
=0.9399

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
=(348.296 - 0 - 836.428) / 4860.046
=-0.100438

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.

Aldawaa Medical Services Co has a M-score of -3.41 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Aldawaa Medical Services Co (SAU:4163) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Prince Naif Street. Cross 23, P.O. Box 4326, Al Khobar, SAU, 31952
Aldawaa Medical Services Co is engaged in the sale of pharmaceuticals and related products. It is focused on selling Taped Diapers, Pants Diapers, Baby Food, Body Cream, Diabetic Monitoring, Insulin Pen Needle, Blood Pressure Monitor, Nebulizers, Thermometers, Cough Medicines, and Nasal Decongestant Medicines, among other products. The company's segment includes Retail and Wholesale. It generates maximum revenue from the Retail segment.

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