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Pershing Gold (Pershing Gold) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is Pershing Gold 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 Pershing Gold's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Pershing Gold was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Pershing Gold Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Pershing Gold'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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Pershing Gold Beneish M-Score Chart

Pershing Gold Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.93 -3.93 -4.04 -3.74 -3.70

Pershing Gold Quarterly Data
Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18
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 -3.74 -3.88 -3.86 -3.95 -3.70

Competitive Comparison of Pershing Gold's Beneish M-Score

For the Gold subindustry, Pershing Gold'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.


Pershing Gold's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Pershing Gold's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Pershing Gold's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Pershing Gold 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 Pershing Gold 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 * +0.528 * +0.404 * +0.892 * +0.115 *
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * +4.679 * -0.327 *
=

* 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 (Dec18) TTM:Last Year (Dec17) TTM:
Total Receivables was $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1.67 Mil.
Total Assets was $32.03 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $26.58 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.96 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $7.68 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2.93 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was -2.726 + -3.207 + -4.236 + -4.029 = $-14.20 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.077 + 0 + 0 + -0.001 = $-0.08 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -2.873 + -2.404 + -4.101 + -3.085 = $-12.46 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $13.89 Mil.
Total Assets was $43.75 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $26.11 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.07 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $11.50 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1.66 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 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 / 0) / (0 / 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 / 0) / (0 / 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 - (1.673 + 26.581) / 32.033) / (1 - (13.894 + 26.107) / 43.751)
=0.117972 / 0.085712
=

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))
=(1.072 / (1.072 + 26.107)) / (0.961 / (0.961 + 26.581))
=0.039442 / 0.034892
=

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)
=(7.678 / 0) / (11.504 / 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)
=((0 + 2.927) / 32.033) / ((0 + 1.658) / 43.751)
=0.091375 / 0.037896
=

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
=(-14.198 - -0.078 - -12.463) / 32.033
=-0.051728

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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Pershing Gold (Pershing Gold) Business Description

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Address
1658 Cole Boulevard, Building 6, Suite 210, Lakewood, CO, USA, 80401
Pershing Gold Corp is a gold and precious metals exploration company. It pursues exploration, development and mining opportunities primarily in Nevada. The company currently focuses on exploration at its Relief Canyon properties in Pershing County in northwestern Nevada. The Relief Canyon properties are located about 100 miles northeast of Reno, Nevada. It operates its business directly and also through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Gold Acquisition Corp. The company seek properties with known mineralization that are in an advanced stage of exploration and have previously undergone drilling but are under-explored.
Executives
Jeffrey G Clevenger director 1700 LINCOLN STREET, SUITE 3050, DENVER CO 80203
Barry C Honig 10 percent owner 215 SE SPANISH TRAIL, BOCA RATON FL 33432
Edward M Karr director RAMPARTNERS, 19 BLVD GEORGES-FAVON, GENEVA V8 1204
Timothy Mark Janke officer: Chief Operating Officer 5625 PATRICIAN WAY, WINNEMUCCA NV 89445
Eric Alexander officer: VP Finance and Controller 1658 COLE BLVD., BLDG. 6, SUITE 210, LAKEWOOD CO 80401
Alex G Morrison director 1658 COLE BLVD., BLDG. 6, SUITE 210, LAKEWOOD CO 80401
Douglass Scott Barr director 10901 WEST TOLLER DRIVE, SUITE 300 LITTLETON CO 80127-6312
Frost Gamma Investments Trust 10 percent owner 4400 BISCAYNE BLVD, MIAMI FL 33137
David Rector director
Adam C Wasserman officer: Chief Financial Officer 1643 ROYAL GROVE WAY, WESTON FL 33327