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BHP Group (BHP Group) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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

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


BHP Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for BHP Group'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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BHP Group Beneish M-Score Chart

BHP Group Annual Data
Trend Jun12 Jun13 Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.90 -3.19 -2.78 -2.70 -2.75

BHP Group Semi-Annual Data
Jun12 Dec12 Jun13 Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21
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 - -2.70 - -2.75 -

Competitive Comparison of BHP Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, BHP Group'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.


BHP Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

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

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



BHP Group 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 BHP Group 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 * 1.2816+0.528 * 0.8407+0.404 * 0.6869+0.892 * 1.3259+0.115 * 1.2087
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8447+4.679 * -0.146667-0.327 * 0.9153
=-2.75

* 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 (Jun21) TTM:Last Year (Jun20) TTM:
Total Receivables was $6,338 Mil.
Revenue was $56,921 Mil.
Gross Profit was $46,170 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $26,693 Mil.
Total Assets was $108,927 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $73,813 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $5,084 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $6,760 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $16,403 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $18,355 Mil.
Net Income was $11,304 Mil.
Gross Profit was $46 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $27,234 Mil.
Total Receivables was $3,730 Mil.
Revenue was $42,931 Mil.
Gross Profit was $29,274 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $21,471 Mil.
Total Assets was $105,733 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $72,362 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $6,112 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $6,036 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $14,824 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $22,036 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)
=(6338 / 56921) / (3730 / 42931)
=0.111347 / 0.086884
=1.2816

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)
=(29274 / 42931) / (46170 / 56921)
=0.681885 / 0.811124
=0.8407

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 - (26693 + 73813) / 108927) / (1 - (21471 + 72362) / 105733)
=0.077309 / 0.112548
=0.6869

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
=56921 / 42931
=1.3259

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))
=(6112 / (6112 + 72362)) / (5084 / (5084 + 73813))
=0.077886 / 0.064438
=1.2087

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)
=(6760 / 56921) / (6036 / 42931)
=0.118761 / 0.140598
=0.8447

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)
=((18355 + 16403) / 108927) / ((22036 + 14824) / 105733)
=0.319094 / 0.348614
=0.9153

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
=(11304 - 46 - 27234) / 108927
=-0.146667

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.

BHP Group has a M-score of -2.75 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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BHP Group (BHP Group) Business Description

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BHP is a leading global diversified miner supplying iron ore, copper, oil, gas, and metallurgical. The merger of BHP Limited (now BHP Ltd.) and Billiton PLC (now BHP PLC) created the present-day BHP. Shareholders in each company have equivalent economic and voting rights in BHP as a whole and in 2022 voted to reunify the dual listed structure. Major assets include Pilbara iron ore, Queensland coking coal, Escondida copper and conventional petroleum assets, principally in Australia and the Gulf of Mexico. Onshore U.S. oil and gas assets were sold in 2018 and the remaining Petroleum assets are likely to be spun off and merged with Woodside.

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