Novagold Resources (Novagold Resources) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 11, 2024)

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What is Novagold Resources 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.

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

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Novagold Resources was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.

Novagold Resources Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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Competitive Comparison of Novagold Resources's Beneish M-Score

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Novagold Resources's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

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Novagold Resources 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 Novagold Resources for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

-4.84

0.92 * DSRI

0.528 * GMI

0.404 * AQI

0.892 * SGI

0.115 * DEPI

-4.84

0.92 *

0.528 *

0.404 *

0.892 *

0.115 *

0.172 * SGAI

4.679 * TATA

0.327 * LVGI

0.172 *

4.679 *

0.327 *

This Year (Feb24) TTM:

Last Year (Feb23) TTM:

Total Receivables was $1.54 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was -0.006 + -0.005 + -0.002 + -0.002 = $-0.02 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $119.89 Mil.
Total Assets was $126.88 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.85 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $22.42 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1.83 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $140.92 Mil.
Net Income was -10.318 + -10.421 + -11.074 + -14.649 = $-46.46 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -1.913 + -3.196 + -4.044 + -7.469 = $-16.62 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -5.374 + -1.821 + -1.303 + -0.169 = $-8.67 Mil.

Total Receivables was $26.08 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was -0.001 + -0.001 + -0.002 + -0.002 = $-0.01 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $143.21 Mil.
Total Assets was $151.36 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.91 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $20.53 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2.47 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $127.38 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)
	=	(1.536 / 0)	/	(26.076 / 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)
	=	(-0.006 / 0)	/	(-0.015 / 0)
	=		/
	=

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 - (119.892 + 0.846) / 126.884)	/	(1 - (143.206 + 0.911) / 151.361)
	=	0.048438	/	0.047859
	=

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
	=	0	/	0
	=

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))
	=	(0 / (0 + 0.911))	/	(0 / (0 + 0.846))
	=	0	/	0
	=

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)
	=	(22.42 / 0)	/	(20.533 / 0)
	=		/
	=

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)
	=	((140.918 + 1.833) / 126.884)	/	((127.383 + 2.474) / 151.361)
	=	1.125051	/	0.857929
	=

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
	=	(-46.462 - -16.622	-	-8.667)	/	126.884
	=	-0.166869

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.

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Novagold Resources (Novagold Resources) Business Description

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Address

201 South Main Street, Suite 400, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, 84111

Website

https://www.novagold.com

Novagold Resources Inc is a mineral exploration company engaged in the exploration and development of mineral properties. The company owns 50% of the Donlin Gold project, which is located in southwestern Alaska, approximately 20 kilometers north of the village of Crooked Creek on the Kuskokwim River.

Executives

Gregory A. Lang	director, officer: President & CEO	C/O TRILOGY METALS INC., 1950 - 777 DUNSMUIR STREET, VANCOUVER A1 V7Y 1K4
Kalidas V Madhavpeddi	director	511 ARROYO SQ, SOUTH PASADENA CA 91030
Diane R Garrett	director	C/O NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC., 201 SOUTH MAIN, SUITE 400, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84111
Ethan Schutt	director	C/O NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC., 201 SOUTH MAIN STREET, SUITE 400, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84111
Anthony P. Walsh	director	C/O NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC., 201 SOUTH MAIN STREET, SUITE 400, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84111
Dawn Patricia Whittaker	director	C/O NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC., 201 SOUTH MAIN STREET, SUITE 400, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84111
Hume D. Kyle	director	C/O NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC., 201 SOUTH MAIN STREET, SUITE 400, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84111
Quintanilla Daniel Muniz	director	C/O SOUTHERN COPPER CORPORATION, 11811 NORTH TATUM BLVD., SUITE 2500, PHOENIX AZ 85028
Sharon Dowdall	director	C/O NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC., 201 SOUTH MAIN STREET, SUITE 400, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84111
David A. Ottewell	officer: Vice President & CFO	C/O NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC., 201 SOUTH MAIN STREET, SUITE 400, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84111
Clynton R. Nauman	director	C/O NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC., 201 SOUTH MAIN STREET, SUITE 400, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84111
C. Kevin Mcarthur	director	1144 15TH STREET, SUITE 2500, DENVER CO 80202
Igor Levental	director	C/O NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC., 201 SOUTH MAIN STREET, SUITE 400, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84111
Elaine J Dorward-king	director	6363 SOUTH FIDDLER'S GREEN CIRCLE, GREENWOOD VILLAGE CO 80111
David Deisley	officer: Exec. VP & General Counsel	C/O NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC., 201 SOUTH MAIN STREET, SUITE 400, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84111