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Labrador Iron Ore Royalty (Labrador Iron Ore Royalty) Beneish M-Score : -2.37 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is Labrador Iron Ore Royalty 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 -2.37 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Labrador Iron Ore Royalty's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

LIFZF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.86   Med: -2.86   Max: -1.86
Current: -2.37

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Labrador Iron Ore Royalty was -1.86. The lowest was -3.86. And the median was -2.86.


Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Labrador Iron Ore Royalty'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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Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Beneish M-Score Chart

Labrador Iron Ore Royalty 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 -3.58 -2.51 -3.86 -2.82 -2.37

Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.82 -3.04 -3.12 -3.19 -2.37

Competitive Comparison of Labrador Iron Ore Royalty's Beneish M-Score

For the Steel subindustry, Labrador Iron Ore Royalty'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.


Labrador Iron Ore Royalty's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Labrador Iron Ore Royalty's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Labrador Iron Ore Royalty's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Labrador Iron Ore Royalty 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 Labrador Iron Ore Royalty 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 * 1.5268+0.528 * 1.0028+0.404 * 1.0495+0.892 * 0.8359+0.115 * 1.0826
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1487+4.679 * -0.060568-0.327 * 0.7358
=-2.33

* 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 $40.5 Mil.
Revenue was 40.637 + 35.009 + 38.668 + 34.278 = $148.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was 31.494 + 26.94 + 29.898 + 26.318 = $114.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $50.3 Mil.
Total Assets was $623.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $166.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $4.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $30.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.0 Mil.
Net Income was 38.351 + 36.527 + 31.51 + 31.839 = $138.2 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 19.533 + 17.085 + 10.193 + 15.945 = $62.8 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 19.639 + 48.573 + 30.807 + 14.241 = $113.3 Mil.
Total Receivables was $31.7 Mil.
Revenue was 35.31 + 47.921 + 51.804 + 42.734 = $177.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was 27.245 + 37.159 + 39.934 + 33.212 = $137.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $61.1 Mil.
Total Assets was $607.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $168.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $4.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $39.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.0 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)
=(40.502 / 148.592) / (31.737 / 177.769)
=0.272572 / 0.178529
=1.5268

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)
=(137.55 / 177.769) / (114.65 / 148.592)
=0.773757 / 0.771576
=1.0028

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 - (50.335 + 166.146) / 623.915) / (1 - (61.111 + 168.508) / 607.851)
=0.653028 / 0.622245
=1.0495

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
=148.592 / 177.769
=0.8359

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))
=(4.911 / (4.911 + 168.508)) / (4.463 / (4.463 + 166.146))
=0.028319 / 0.026159
=1.0826

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)
=(2.269 / 148.592) / (2.363 / 177.769)
=0.01527 / 0.013293
=1.1487

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 + 30.07) / 623.915) / ((0 + 39.813) / 607.851)
=0.048196 / 0.065498
=0.7358

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
=(138.227 - 62.756 - 113.26) / 623.915
=-0.060568

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.

Labrador Iron Ore Royalty has a M-score of -2.33 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Labrador Iron Ore Royalty (Labrador Iron Ore Royalty) Business Description

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235 Water Street, P.O. Box 610, Suite 1000, Scotia Centre, St. John’s, NL, CAN, A1C 5L3
Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corporation is a Canadian corporation. The company generates all of its revenue from its equity investment in Iron Ore Company of Canada, (IOC) and its IOC royalty and commission interests. IOC operates a major iron mine near Labrador City, Newfoundland, and Labrador on lands leased from LIORC. Directly and through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Hollinger-Hanna, LIORC owns an equity interest in IOC and receives gross overriding royalty on all iron ore products produced from the leased lands that are sold and shipped by IOC and commission on IOC's sales of iron ore. IOC is a Canadian producer of iron ore pellets and concentrate, serving customers worldwide.

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