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Alkhorayef Water & Power Technologies (SAU:2081) Beneish M-Score : -0.97 (As of May. 13, 2024)


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What is Alkhorayef Water & Power Technologies 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 -0.97 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

The historical rank and industry rank for Alkhorayef Water & Power Technologies's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

SAU:2081' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -0.97   Med: -0.97   Max: -0.97
Current: -0.97

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Alkhorayef Water & Power Technologies was -0.97. The lowest was -0.97. And the median was -0.97.


Alkhorayef Water & Power Technologies Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alkhorayef Water & Power Technologies'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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Alkhorayef Water & Power Technologies Beneish M-Score Chart

Alkhorayef Water & Power Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -0.97

Alkhorayef Water & Power Technologies Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -1.32 -0.64 -1.83 -0.97

Competitive Comparison of Alkhorayef Water & Power Technologies's Beneish M-Score

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, Alkhorayef Water & Power Technologies'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.


Alkhorayef Water & Power Technologies's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Alkhorayef Water & Power Technologies's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Alkhorayef Water & Power Technologies's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Alkhorayef Water & Power Technologies 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 Alkhorayef Water & Power Technologies 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 * 0.7788+0.528 * 1.4825+0.404 * 1.2737+0.892 * 2.0793+0.115 * 0.7811
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.654+4.679 * 0.079988-0.327 * 1.0817
=-0.97

* 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 ﷼1,055 Mil.
Revenue was 502.405 + 468.768 + 416.487 + 321.611 = ﷼1,709 Mil.
Gross Profit was 72.515 + 71.354 + 61.816 + 56.768 = ﷼262 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ﷼1,372 Mil.
Total Assets was ﷼1,702 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ﷼321 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ﷼49 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ﷼20 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ﷼961 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ﷼118 Mil.
Net Income was 29.69 + 42.016 + 35.588 + 32.728 = ﷼140 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ﷼0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -66.545 + 52.813 + 103.064 + -85.452 = ﷼4 Mil.
Total Receivables was ﷼651 Mil.
Revenue was 270.575 + 193.503 + 184.427 + 173.527 = ﷼822 Mil.
Gross Profit was 53.494 + 44.34 + 45.719 + 43.563 = ﷼187 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ﷼866 Mil.
Total Assets was ﷼1,187 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ﷼315 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ﷼36 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ﷼15 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ﷼586 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ﷼109 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)
=(1054.874 / 1709.271) / (651.417 / 822.032)
=0.617148 / 0.792447
=0.7788

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)
=(187.116 / 822.032) / (262.453 / 1709.271)
=0.227626 / 0.153547
=1.4825

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 - (1371.667 + 320.515) / 1702.029) / (1 - (865.893 + 315.308) / 1186.591)
=0.005785 / 0.004542
=1.2737

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
=1709.271 / 822.032
=2.0793

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))
=(36.316 / (36.316 + 315.308)) / (48.841 / (48.841 + 320.515))
=0.103281 / 0.132233
=0.7811

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)
=(19.951 / 1709.271) / (14.67 / 822.032)
=0.011672 / 0.017846
=0.654

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)
=((118.297 + 960.643) / 1702.029) / ((109.292 + 586.06) / 1186.591)
=0.633914 / 0.586008
=1.0817

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
=(140.022 - 0 - 3.88) / 1702.029
=0.079988

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.

Alkhorayef Water & Power Technologies has a M-score of -0.97 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Alkhorayef Water & Power Technologies (SAU:2081) Business Description

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Address
King Abdulaziz Road (North) Exit-5, Post Box No. 62637, AlNafal District, Riyadh, SAU, 11595
Alkhorayef Water & Power Technologies is a player in the Saudi Arabian water and wastewater market. Its business consists of three business divisions: Water segment; Wastewater segment; and Integrated solutions segment. It provides services including water withdrawal and treatment, water networks, wastewater networks, wastewater treatment, city management, stormwater network and lifting stations, and water management services.

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