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Food Gate Trading Co (SAU:9562) Beneish M-Score : 40.63 (As of Jun. 03, 2024)


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What is Food Gate Trading 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 40.63 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

The historical rank and industry rank for Food Gate Trading Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

SAU:9562' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 40.63   Med: 40.63   Max: 40.63
Current: 40.63

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Food Gate Trading Co was 40.63. The lowest was 40.63. And the median was 40.63.


Food Gate Trading Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Food Gate Trading 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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Food Gate Trading Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Food Gate Trading Co Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - 40.63

Food Gate Trading Co Semi-Annual Data
Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score - - - - 40.63

Competitive Comparison of Food Gate Trading Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Restaurants subindustry, Food Gate Trading 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.


Food Gate Trading Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Food Gate Trading Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Food Gate Trading Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Food Gate Trading 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 Food Gate Trading 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+0.528 * 0.9469+0.404 * 111.6817+0.892 * 0.964+0.115 * 0.153
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.150279-0.327 * 0.4778
=40.63

* 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 ﷼0.00 Mil.
Revenue was ﷼59.37 Mil.
Gross Profit was ﷼18.44 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ﷼9.77 Mil.
Total Assets was ﷼68.71 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ﷼0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ﷼7.72 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ﷼0.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ﷼11.80 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ﷼0.00 Mil.
Net Income was ﷼8.40 Mil.
Gross Profit was ﷼0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ﷼18.73 Mil.
Total Receivables was ﷼2.94 Mil.
Revenue was ﷼61.59 Mil.
Gross Profit was ﷼18.12 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ﷼11.00 Mil.
Total Assets was ﷼63.40 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ﷼51.92 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ﷼9.38 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ﷼0.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ﷼14.49 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ﷼8.31 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 / 59.373) / (2.944 / 61.592)
=0 / 0.047798
=0

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)
=(18.116 / 61.592) / (18.443 / 59.373)
=0.294129 / 0.310629
=0.9469

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 - (9.769 + 0) / 68.712) / (1 - (10.995 + 51.922) / 63.404)
=0.857827 / 0.007681
=111.6817

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
=59.373 / 61.592
=0.964

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))
=(9.377 / (9.377 + 51.922)) / (7.719 / (7.719 + 0))
=0.152972 / 1
=0.153

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)
=(0 / 59.373) / (0 / 61.592)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((0 + 11.803) / 68.712) / ((8.308 + 14.487) / 63.404)
=0.171775 / 0.35952
=0.4778

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
=(8.401 - 0 - 18.727) / 68.712
=-0.150279

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.

Food Gate Trading Co has a M-score of 40.63 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Food Gate Trading Co (SAU:9562) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Wadi Al-Shati Street, PO Box. 12018, Alghadir, Riyadh, SAU, 13311
Food Gate Trading Co is a Saudi-owned food and beverage company, dedicated to creating signature dining concepts across a range of cuisines and culinary experiences at dining outlets.

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