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Medallion Metals (ASX:MM8) Beneish M-Score : -4.13 (As of Apr. 05, 2025)


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What is Medallion Metals 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 -4.13 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ASX:MM8' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -879.19   Med: -4.13   Max: -2.29
Current: -4.13

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Medallion Metals was -2.29. The lowest was -879.19. And the median was -4.13.


Medallion Metals Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Medallion Metals'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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Medallion Metals Beneish M-Score Chart

Medallion Metals Annual Data
Trend Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Beneish M-Score
- - -879.19 -2.29 -4.13

Medallion Metals Semi-Annual Data
Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -2.29 - -4.13 -

Competitive Comparison of Medallion Metals's Beneish M-Score

For the Other Precious Metals & Mining subindustry, Medallion Metals'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.


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

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

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


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Medallion Metals 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 Medallion Metals 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 * 0.14+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 0.3215+0.892 * 0.6124+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.7098+4.679 * -0.046285-0.327 * 0.7012
=-4.13

* 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 (Jun24) TTM:Last Year (Jun23) TTM:
Total Receivables was A$0.03 Mil.
Revenue was A$1.86 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$1.86 Mil.
Total Current Assets was A$1.94 Mil.
Total Assets was A$16.42 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was A$14.17 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was A$0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was A$1.89 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was A$0.80 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$2.92 Mil.
Net Income was A$-2.94 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$-0.61 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was A$-1.57 Mil.
Total Receivables was A$0.35 Mil.
Revenue was A$3.03 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$3.03 Mil.
Total Current Assets was A$0.92 Mil.
Total Assets was A$15.59 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was A$13.74 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was A$0.09 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was A$1.81 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was A$1.01 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$4.03 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)
=(0.03 / 1.858) / (0.35 / 3.034)
=0.016146 / 0.115359
=0.14

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)
=(3.034 / 3.034) / (1.858 / 1.858)
=1 / 1
=1

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 - (1.941 + 14.165) / 16.42) / (1 - (0.92 + 13.739) / 15.586)
=0.019123 / 0.059476
=0.3215

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
=1.858 / 3.034
=0.6124

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))
=(0.089 / (0.089 + 13.739)) / (0 / (0 + 14.165))
=0.006436 / 0
=1

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)
=(1.891 / 1.858) / (1.806 / 3.034)
=1.017761 / 0.595254
=1.7098

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)
=((2.916 + 0.801) / 16.42) / ((4.026 + 1.006) / 15.586)
=0.22637 / 0.322854
=0.7012

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
=(-2.94 - -0.614 - -1.566) / 16.42
=-0.046285

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.

Medallion Metals has a M-score of -4.13 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Medallion Metals Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
11 Ventnor Avenue, Suite 1, West Perth, Perth, WA, AUS, 6005
Medallion Metals Ltd is a minerals exploration company based in Perth, Western Australia. To the north, it has the Ravensthorpe Gold Project comprising mineral rights yielding amounts of high-grade gold and copper. To the south, the Jerdacuttup Project is prospective for base and precious metals. The firm has one reportable segment that is Project Operations. Its assets are located within the southern Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia.

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