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Pilbara Minerals (ASX:PLS) Beneish M-Score

: -1.61 (As of Today)
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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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.61 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

ASX:PLS' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.71   Med: -3.16   Max: -1.61
Current: -1.61

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Pilbara Minerals was -1.61. The lowest was -4.71. And the median was -3.16.


Pilbara Minerals Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Pilbara Minerals'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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Pilbara Minerals Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -4.71 - - -1.61

Pilbara Minerals 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 - - - -1.61 -

Competitive Comparison

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Pilbara Minerals'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.


Pilbara Minerals Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



Pilbara Minerals 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 Pilbara Minerals 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 * 0.1203+0.528 * 0.8413+0.404 * 1.1786+0.892 * 3.7131+0.115 * 0.6426
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.5622+4.679 * -0.156449-0.327 * 1.0893
=-1.61

* 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 (Jun23) TTM:Last Year (Jun22) TTM:
Total Receivables was A$132 Mil.
Revenue was A$4,316 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$3,644 Mil.
Total Current Assets was A$3,568 Mil.
Total Assets was A$5,199 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was A$1,385 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was A$106 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was A$54 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was A$1,294 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$348 Mil.
Net Income was A$2,391 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$-252 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was A$3,457 Mil.
Total Receivables was A$295 Mil.
Revenue was A$1,162 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$826 Mil.
Total Current Assets was A$960 Mil.
Total Assets was A$1,978 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was A$939 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was A$45 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was A$26 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was A$337 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$236 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)
=(132.039 / 4315.533) / (295.493 / 1162.235)
=0.030596 / 0.254245
=0.1203

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)
=(825.517 / 1162.235) / (3643.595 / 4315.533)
=0.710284 / 0.844298
=0.8413

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 - (3567.931 + 1384.534) / 5198.835) / (1 - (960.191 + 938.65) / 1978.388)
=0.047389 / 0.040208
=1.1786

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
=4315.533 / 1162.235
=3.7131

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))
=(44.883 / (44.883 + 938.65)) / (105.839 / (105.839 + 1384.534))
=0.045634 / 0.071015
=0.6426

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)
=(54.496 / 4315.533) / (26.107 / 1162.235)
=0.012628 / 0.022463
=0.5622

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)
=((347.618 + 1294.077) / 5198.835) / ((236.196 + 337.347) / 1978.388)
=0.315781 / 0.289904
=1.0893

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
=(2391.135 - -252.203 - 3456.693) / 5198.835
=-0.156449

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.

Pilbara Minerals has a M-score of -1.61 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Pilbara Minerals (ASX:PLS) Business Description

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Address
146 Colin Street, Level 2, West Perth, Perth, WA, AUS, 6005
Pilbara Minerals Ltd is an industrial metals and materials company. The business is engaged in the exploration, development, and mining of resources. Pilbara Minerals has one business segment, Mining, that is engaged in mineral exploration, evaluation, and development of various mineral resources. The company generates the vast majority of its revenue in Australia. The company's primary property is the Pilgangoora Lithium-Tantalum Project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

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