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Aldar Properties PJSC (ADX:ALDAR) Beneish M-Score : -2.17 (As of May. 12, 2024)


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What is Aldar Properties PJSC 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 -2.17 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ADX:ALDAR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.72   Med: -2.33   Max: -1.82
Current: -2.17

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Aldar Properties PJSC was -1.82. The lowest was -3.72. And the median was -2.33.


Aldar Properties PJSC Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Aldar Properties PJSC'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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Aldar Properties PJSC Beneish M-Score Chart

Aldar Properties PJSC 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 -2.13 -2.26 -3.11 -2.72 -1.96

Aldar Properties PJSC Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.42 -1.82 -1.87 -1.96 -2.17

Competitive Comparison of Aldar Properties PJSC's Beneish M-Score

For the Real Estate - Development subindustry, Aldar Properties PJSC'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.


Aldar Properties PJSC's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Aldar Properties PJSC's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Aldar Properties PJSC's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Aldar Properties PJSC 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 Aldar Properties PJSC 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 * 0.7966+0.528 * 1.0664+0.404 * 1.0411+0.892 * 1.4428+0.115 * 0.9123
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.5446+4.679 * -0.002947-0.327 * 1.0148
=-2.17

* 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 د.إ8,207 Mil.
Revenue was 5615.666 + 4397.778 + 3457.76 + 3239.808 = د.إ16,711 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2025.509 + 1579.672 + 1306.532 + 1432.722 = د.إ6,344 Mil.
Total Current Assets was د.إ36,649 Mil.
Total Assets was د.إ73,386 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was د.إ6,633 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was د.إ520 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was د.إ522 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was د.إ19,540 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was د.إ11,419 Mil.
Net Income was 1316.645 + 1204.302 + 794.157 + 1198.149 = د.إ4,513 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = د.إ0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 329.414 + 770.725 + 3125.858 + 503.494 = د.إ4,729 Mil.
Total Receivables was د.إ7,140 Mil.
Revenue was 3065.593 + 3134.042 + 2713.374 + 2669.406 = د.إ11,582 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1254.449 + 1223.761 + 1075.018 + 1135.916 = د.إ4,689 Mil.
Total Current Assets was د.إ33,094 Mil.
Total Assets was د.إ63,779 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was د.إ5,555 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was د.إ395 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was د.إ665 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was د.إ16,015 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was د.إ10,498 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)
=(8207.044 / 16711.012) / (7140.341 / 11582.415)
=0.491116 / 0.616481
=0.7966

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)
=(4689.144 / 11582.415) / (6344.435 / 16711.012)
=0.40485 / 0.379656
=1.0664

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 - (36648.762 + 6633.25) / 73386.461) / (1 - (33094.223 + 5555.182) / 63779.299)
=0.410218 / 0.394013
=1.0411

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
=16711.012 / 11582.415
=1.4428

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))
=(394.913 / (394.913 + 5555.182)) / (520.436 / (520.436 + 6633.25))
=0.066371 / 0.072751
=0.9123

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)
=(522.466 / 16711.012) / (664.876 / 11582.415)
=0.031265 / 0.057404
=0.5446

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)
=((11418.612 + 19539.653) / 73386.461) / ((10497.88 + 16014.96) / 63779.299)
=0.421853 / 0.415697
=1.0148

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
=(4513.253 - 0 - 4729.491) / 73386.461
=-0.002947

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.

Aldar Properties PJSC has a M-score of -2.17 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Aldar Properties PJSC (ADX:ALDAR) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Al Raha Beach, P.O. Box 51133, Abu Dhabi, ARE
Aldar Properties PJSC is a general real estate company. Its operating segment includes Property development and sales; Project management services; Investment properties; Hospitality and leisure; Education and Principal investments. The company generates maximum revenue from the Property development and sales segment.

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