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United States Antimony (United States Antimony) Beneish M-Score : -3.88 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is United States Antimony 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 -3.88 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

UAMY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.02   Med: -3.04   Max: 126.48
Current: -3.88

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of United States Antimony was 126.48. The lowest was -5.02. And the median was -3.04.


United States Antimony Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for United States Antimony'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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United States Antimony Beneish M-Score Chart

United States Antimony 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 -4.69 -5.02 -0.65 -1.67 -3.88

United States Antimony 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 -1.67 1.15 -11.28 -3.52 -3.88

Competitive Comparison of United States Antimony's Beneish M-Score

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, United States Antimony'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.


United States Antimony's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where United States Antimony's Beneish M-Score falls into.



United States Antimony 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 United States Antimony 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 * 1.0135+0.528 * -0.4711+0.404 * 0.7307+0.892 * 0.7866+0.115 * 1.0479
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 2.5789+4.679 * -0.05275-0.327 * 0.4544
=-3.88

* 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 $0.63 Mil.
Revenue was 1.665 + 2.313 + 2.504 + 2.211 = $8.69 Mil.
Gross Profit was -2.044 + -1.061 + 0.296 + -0.535 = $-3.34 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $14.08 Mil.
Total Assets was $28.10 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $13.45 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.96 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2.93 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.90 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was -3.56 + -1.645 + -0.336 + -0.807 = $-6.35 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.208 + 0.003 + 0.006 + 0.083 = $-0.12 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.932 + -0.626 + -0.918 + -2.274 = $-4.75 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.78 Mil.
Revenue was 1.42 + 2.464 + 3.588 + 3.58 = $11.05 Mil.
Gross Profit was -0.289 + 0.431 + 0.722 + 1.139 = $2.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $21.62 Mil.
Total Assets was $34.70 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $12.13 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.91 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1.44 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2.22 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.22 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)
=(0.625 / 8.693) / (0.784 / 11.052)
=0.071897 / 0.070937
=1.0135

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)
=(2.003 / 11.052) / (-3.344 / 8.693)
=0.181234 / -0.384677
=-0.4711

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 - (14.076 + 13.454) / 28.095) / (1 - (21.617 + 12.128) / 34.7)
=0.02011 / 0.027522
=0.7307

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
=8.693 / 11.052
=0.7866

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))
=(0.909 / (0.909 + 12.128)) / (0.959 / (0.959 + 13.454))
=0.069725 / 0.066537
=1.0479

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)
=(2.925 / 8.693) / (1.442 / 11.052)
=0.336478 / 0.130474
=2.5789

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 + 0.897) / 28.095) / ((0.218 + 2.22) / 34.7)
=0.031927 / 0.070259
=0.4544

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
=(-6.348 - -0.116 - -4.75) / 28.095
=-0.05275

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.

United States Antimony has a M-score of -3.88 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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United States Antimony (United States Antimony) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
47 Cox Gulch Road, P.O. Box 643, Thompson Falls, MT, USA, 59873
United States Antimony Corp is a fully integrated mining, transportation, milling, smelting, and selling company. The company has four operating segments: United States Antimony, Mexican antimony, United States zeolite, and Precious metals. Its products and services include antimony; silver; gold; zeolite products; and storage, handling, & packaging services. The company's geographical segments are the United States, Canada, and Mexico, of which the vast majority of its revenue comes from the United States.
Executives
Lloyd Bardswich director 571 CEDAR HILLS ROAD, WHITEHALL MT 59759
Gary C Evans director 1048 TEXAN TRAIL, GRAPEVINE TX 76051
Timothy Hasara director 7733 FORSYTH BLVD, CLAYTON MO 63105
John C. Gustavsen officer: Interim CEO PO BOX 876, THOMPSON FALLS MT 59873
Daniel Lyle Parks officer: Chief Financial Officer PO BOX 2525, 538 BIG HORN DRIVE, THOMPSON FALLS MT 59873
Kenneth M Reed 10 percent owner 328 ADAMS STREET, MILTON MA 02186
Craig W Thomas director 2100 CRESCENT AVENUE, CHARLOTTE NC 28207
Whitney H. Ferer director 2910 NORTH 9TH ST., CARTER LAKE IA 51510
Jeffrey D. Wright director 9036 NE 28TH ST., CLYDE HILL WA 98004
John C Lawrence director, officer: President 4946 ROUTE 200, THOMPSON FALLS MT 59873
Bernard John Guarnera director 9213 LAS MANAITAS AVENUE, SUITE 401, LAS VEGAS NV 89144
Patrick W Dugan 10 percent owner 1415 LOUISIANA SUITE 3100, HOUSTON TX 77002
Lydia Dugan 10 percent owner 1415 LOUISIANA, SUITE 3100, HOUSTON TX 77002
Russ C Lawrence director 1500 JOHNSON ROAD, DEARY ID 83823
Gary D Babbitt director 7709 WEST PRINCE ST., BOISE ID 83714