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Yancoal Australia (Yancoal Australia) Beneish M-Score : -2.64 (As of May. 22, 2024)


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What is Yancoal Australia 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 -2.64 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

YACAF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.66   Med: -2.7   Max: -1.07
Current: -2.64

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Yancoal Australia was -1.07. The lowest was -3.66. And the median was -2.70.


Yancoal Australia Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Yancoal Australia'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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Yancoal Australia Beneish M-Score Chart

Yancoal Australia 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 -3.04 -3.24 -1.94 -3.66 -2.64

Yancoal Australia Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 -1.94 - -3.66 - -2.64

Competitive Comparison of Yancoal Australia's Beneish M-Score

For the Thermal Coal subindustry, Yancoal Australia'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.


Yancoal Australia's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Other Energy Sources Industry

For the Other Energy Sources industry and Energy sector, Yancoal Australia's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Yancoal Australia 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 Yancoal Australia 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 * 1.2516+0.528 * 1.0701+0.404 * -0.7298+0.892 * 0.7129+0.115 * 0.7435
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.5728+4.679 * 0.098454-0.327 * 0.4143
=-2.64

* 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 $443 Mil.
Revenue was $5,059 Mil.
Gross Profit was $4,226 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,695 Mil.
Total Assets was $7,533 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $5,261 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $590 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,016 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $701 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $68 Mil.
Net Income was $1,218 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-368 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $844 Mil.
Total Receivables was $497 Mil.
Revenue was $7,096 Mil.
Gross Profit was $6,343 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,571 Mil.
Total Assets was $8,638 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $6,972 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $565 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $906 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,709 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $422 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)
=(443.106 / 5058.902) / (496.626 / 7096.491)
=0.087589 / 0.069982
=1.2516

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)
=(6342.78 / 7096.491) / (4225.569 / 5058.902)
=0.893791 / 0.835274
=1.0701

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 - (1695.448 + 5261.044) / 7532.798) / (1 - (2570.85 + 6972.335) / 8637.652)
=0.076506 / -0.104836
=-0.7298

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
=5058.902 / 7096.491
=0.7129

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))
=(564.777 / (564.777 + 6972.335)) / (589.692 / (589.692 + 5261.044))
=0.074933 / 0.100789
=0.7435

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)
=(1016.064 / 5058.902) / (906.208 / 7096.491)
=0.200847 / 0.127698
=1.5728

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)
=((68.273 + 701.473) / 7532.798) / ((421.727 + 1708.502) / 8637.652)
=0.102186 / 0.246621
=0.4143

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
=(1217.537 - -368.139 - 844.043) / 7532.798
=0.098454

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.

Yancoal Australia has a M-score of -2.64 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Yancoal Australia (Yancoal Australia) Business Description

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Address
201 Sussex Street, Level 18, Darling Park Tower 2, Sydney, NSW, AUS, 2000
Yancoal Australia Ltd is involved in identifying, developing, and operating coal-related projects in Australia. It has a diversified product mix of metallurgical and thermal coal mines in New South Wales and Queensland. The company generates maximum revenue from the New South Wales segment. Non-operating items of the Group are presented in Corporate segment which includes administrative expenses, foreign exchange gains and losses recycled from hedge reserve, and elimination of intersegment transactions and other consolidation adjustments. It operates coal mines in the Hunter Valley and mid-Western region of New South Wales and open-cut mines in Queensland's Bowen Basin. The company's geographical markets include Japan, Singapore, China, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and other countries.

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