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Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC (DFM:DIB) Beneish M-Score : -2.32 (As of Jul. 08, 2025)


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What is Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC Beneish M-Score?

Note: Financial institutions were excluded from the sample in Beneish paper when calculating Beneish M-Score. Thus, the prediction might not fit banks and insurance companies.

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 -2.32 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

DFM:DIB' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.73   Med: -2.45   Max: -2.16
Current: -2.32

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC was -2.16. The lowest was -2.73. And the median was -2.45.


Dubai Islamic Bank 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 Dubai Islamic Bank 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 * 1+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 1.0005+0.892 * 1.0497+0.115 * 0.9987
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7896+4.679 * 0.003936-0.327 * 0.8162
=-2.32

* 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 (Mar25) TTM:Last Year (Mar24) TTM:
Total Receivables was د.إ0 Mil.
Revenue was 3070.452 + 3464.337 + 2891.158 + 3026.29 = د.إ12,452 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3070.452 + 3464.337 + 2891.158 + 3026.29 = د.إ12,452 Mil.
Total Current Assets was د.إ0 Mil.
Total Assets was د.إ355,269 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was د.إ1,895 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was د.إ270 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was د.إ786 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was د.إ0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was د.إ21,400 Mil.
Net Income was 1739.675 + 2634.311 + 2030.034 + 1676.945 = د.إ8,081 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = د.إ0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 7761.461 + 8185.913 + -3576.441 + -5688.432 = د.إ6,683 Mil.
Total Receivables was د.إ0 Mil.
Revenue was 2903.291 + 3236.554 + 2928.549 + 2794.398 = د.إ11,863 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2903.291 + 3236.554 + 2928.549 + 2794.398 = د.إ11,863 Mil.
Total Current Assets was د.إ0 Mil.
Total Assets was د.إ327,314 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was د.إ1,906 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was د.إ271 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was د.إ948 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was د.إ0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was د.إ24,158 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 / 12452.237) / (0 / 11862.792)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(11862.792 / 11862.792) / (12452.237 / 12452.237)
=1 / 1
=1

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 - (0 + 1894.666) / 355268.562) / (1 - (0 + 1905.902) / 327314.235)
=0.994667 / 0.994177
=1.0005

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
=12452.237 / 11862.792
=1.0497

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))
=(271.104 / (271.104 + 1905.902)) / (269.898 / (269.898 + 1894.666))
=0.124531 / 0.124689
=0.9987

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)
=(785.824 / 12452.237) / (948.102 / 11862.792)
=0.063107 / 0.079922
=0.7896

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)
=((21400.497 + 0) / 355268.562) / ((24157.84 + 0) / 327314.235)
=0.060238 / 0.073806
=0.8162

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
=(8080.965 - 0 - 6682.501) / 355268.562
=0.003936

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.

Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC has a M-score of -2.32 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC Business Description

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Address
Building 2, Al Maktoum Road, P.O. Box 1080, Opposite DNATA, Deira, Dubai, ARE
Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC is a full-service Islamic bank engaged in corporate, retail, and investment banking activities. The majority of its financing and investment arrangements are made within the United Arab Emirates, a large portion of which are in consumer financing, real estate and contracting, consumer home finance, and services and manufacturing. The company's reportable segments include; Consumer banking, Corporate banking, Treasury, Real estate development, and Others. It generates a majority of its revenue from the Consumer Banking segment which includes handling individual customer's deposits, providing consumer Murabaha, Salam, home finance, Ijarah, Credit Cards and funds transfer facilities, priority banking, and wealth management.