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AAUCF (Allied Gold) Beneish M-Score : -2.62 (As of Mar. 23, 2025)


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What is Allied 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.62 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

AAUCF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.62   Med: -2.62   Max: -2.62
Current: -2.62

During the past 2 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Allied Gold was -2.62. The lowest was -2.62. And the median was -2.62.


Allied Gold Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Allied 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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Allied Gold Beneish M-Score Chart

Allied Gold Annual Data
Trend Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
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Allied Gold Quarterly Data
Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only - - - - -2.62

Competitive Comparison of Allied Gold's Beneish M-Score

For the Gold subindustry, Allied 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.


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

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

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



Allied 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 Allied 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 * 0.6242+0.528 * 0.6213+0.404 * 2.0078+0.892 * 1.1106+0.115 * 0.8067
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0831+4.679 * 0.000454-0.327 * 1.1972
=-2.62

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $29.1 Mil.
Revenue was 188.855 + 195.614 + 175.067 + 179.674 = $739.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was 50.676 + 64.717 + 37.619 + 27.567 = $180.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $267.3 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,042.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $705.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $59.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $72.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $471.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $13.3 Mil.
Net Income was -107.965 + 8.298 + -5.685 + 5.445 = $-99.9 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -122.02 + -8.21 + -6.748 + -12.724 = $-149.7 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 72.63 + -6.159 + -7.932 + -9.217 = $49.3 Mil.
Total Receivables was $42.0 Mil.
Revenue was 176.685 + 145.012 + 154.32 + 189.6 = $665.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was 31.458 + 25.475 + 22.29 + 21.797 = $101.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $312.4 Mil.
Total Assets was $919.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $576.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $38.7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $60.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $255.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $101.9 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)
=(29.083 / 739.21) / (41.953 / 665.617)
=0.039343 / 0.063029
=0.6242

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)
=(101.02 / 665.617) / (180.579 / 739.21)
=0.151769 / 0.244286
=0.6213

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 - (267.291 + 705.128) / 1042.101) / (1 - (312.408 + 576.06) / 919.076)
=0.066867 / 0.033303
=2.0078

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
=739.21 / 665.617
=1.1106

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))
=(38.672 / (38.672 + 576.06)) / (59.638 / (59.638 + 705.128))
=0.062909 / 0.077982
=0.8067

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)
=(72.489 / 739.21) / (60.266 / 665.617)
=0.098063 / 0.090542
=1.0831

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)
=((13.337 + 471.255) / 1042.101) / ((101.94 + 255.053) / 919.076)
=0.465014 / 0.388426
=1.1972

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
=(-99.907 - -149.702 - 49.322) / 1042.101
=0.000454

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.

Allied Gold has a M-score of -2.62 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Allied Gold Business Description

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Address
40 Temperance Street, Suite 2200, Bay Adelaide Centre - North Tower, Pacific Centre, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5H 0B4
Allied Gold Corp is a company focused on gold mining activities in Africa. Allied has three mines and several development and exploration projects in Africa where it has operating experience. Operations are located in Cote d'Ivoire, Mali, and Ethiopia. The company expands and optimizes initiatives at existing operating mines, the development of new mines, the advancement of its exploration properties, and, targeting other consolidation opportunities with a focus on Africa.