Iamgold (BOT:IAMGOLD) Beneish M-Score: -2.96 (As of Aug. 22, 2026)

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BOT:IAMGOLD Iamgold Corp BOT:IAMGOLD
73 GF Score
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What is Iamgold Beneish M-Score?

Iamgold BOT:IAMGOLD 73 Beneish M-Score is -2.96 as of Aug. 22, 2026. GuruFocus rates BOT:IAMGOLD with a GF Score™ of 73/100 and a GF Value™ of BWP7,822.50. Among 684 Metals & Mining companies, Iamgold ranks better than 81.43% on this metric.

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 -2.96 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BOT:IAMGOLD' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.07   Med: -2.79   Max: 0.49
Current: -2.96

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Iamgold was 0.49. The lowest was -4.07. And the median was -2.79.


Iamgold Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Iamgold'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.

Iamgold Beneish M-Score Chart

Iamgold Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.66 -2.82 -2.51 -2.80 -2.17

Iamgold Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
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 -2.19 -2.51 -2.17 -2.78 -2.96

BOT:IAMGOLD vs NEM, AU: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Gold subindustry, Iamgold'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.


Iamgold Beneish M-Score vs Metals & Mining Industry

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

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


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Iamgold 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 Iamgold 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 * 0.2858+0.528 * 0.6403+0.404 * 1.0918+0.892 * 1.872+0.115 * 0.7461
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.685+4.679 * -0.130148-0.327 * 0.6034
=-2.97

* 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 (Jun26) TTM:Last Year (Jun25) TTM:
Total Receivables was BWP440 Mil.
Revenue was 11495.222 + 13818.681 + 14596.745 + 9480.305 = BWP49,391 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5568.522 + 7655.879 + 7963.08 + 3656.9 = BWP24,844 Mil.
Total Current Assets was BWP12,610 Mil.
Total Assets was BWP79,862 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was BWP61,349 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was BWP6,446 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was BWP853 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was BWP7,365 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was BWP6,827 Mil.
Net Income was 3092.133 + 5093.635 + 5454.495 + 1870.036 = BWP15,510 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -174.394 + -108.661 + -360.861 + -248.176 = BWP-892 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 5970.969 + 7645.148 + 9413.23 + 3766.902 = BWP26,796 Mil.
Total Receivables was BWP822 Mil.
Revenue was 7792.711 + 6400.245 + 6303.658 + 5887.797 = BWP26,384 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2666.881 + 1894.183 + 1756.009 + 2181.262 = BWP8,498 Mil.
Total Current Assets was BWP8,105 Mil.
Total Assets was BWP71,461 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was BWP58,518 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was BWP4,469 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was BWP665 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was BWP5,499 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was BWP15,548 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)
=(440.008 / 49390.953) / (822.333 / 26384.411)
=0.008909 / 0.031167
=0.2858

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)
=(8498.335 / 26384.411) / (24844.381 / 49390.953)
=0.322097 / 0.503015
=0.6403

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 - (12609.999 + 61348.989) / 79861.541) / (1 - (8105.278 + 58518.446) / 71461.135)
=0.07391 / 0.067693
=1.0918

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
=49390.953 / 26384.411
=1.872

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))
=(4468.501 / (4468.501 + 58518.446)) / (6445.856 / (6445.856 + 61348.989))
=0.070943 / 0.095079
=0.7461

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)
=(853.187 / 49390.953) / (665.378 / 26384.411)
=0.017274 / 0.025219
=0.685

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)
=((6826.839 + 7364.776) / 79861.541) / ((15547.861 + 5498.765) / 71461.135)
=0.177703 / 0.294518
=0.6034

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
=(15510.299 - -892.092 - 26796.249) / 79861.541
=-0.130148

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.

Iamgold has a M-score of -2.97 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.96 mean?
Iamgold (BOT:IAMGOLD) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.96 as of Aug. 22, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Iamgold and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Iamgold ranks #127 out of 684 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, placing it in the top 18.6%.
Is Iamgold's Beneish M-Score too high?
Iamgold's current Beneish M-Score is -2.96. Based on the distribution chart, Iamgold ranks #127 out of 684 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Iamgold has a GF Score™ of 73/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Iamgold's Beneish M-Score compare to NEM and AU?
According to the Metals & Mining industry distribution chart, Iamgold ranks #127 out of 684 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Iamgold in the top 19% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for a Metals & Mining company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Metals & Mining industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Iamgold and its competitors. Iamgold's current Beneish M-Score is -2.96. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Iamgold stock overvalued right now?
Iamgold (BOT:IAMGOLD) has a current Beneish M-Score of -2.96. The stock's GF Value™ is BWP7,822.50, compared to a current price of BWP12,000.00 — trading 53.4% above its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.96. Iamgold's overall GF Score™ is 73/100. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Iamgold (BOT:IAMGOLD), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.96 as of Aug. 22, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Iamgold (BOT:IAMGOLD) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Iamgold stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of BWP12,000.00 is trading 53.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of BWP7,822.50.

Key valuation signals for BOT:IAMGOLD:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.96
  • GF Value™: BWP7,822.50 vs. price of BWP12,000.00 (53.4% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 73/100

No single metric tells the full story. See the BOT:IAMGOLD stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Iamgold Business Description

Address 150 King Street West, Suite 2200, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5H 1J9
Iamgold Corp is a mid-tier gold mining company. The company operating gold mines are divided into geographic segments such as Cote Gold mine - Canada, Burkina Faso - Essakane mine, Westwood mine - Canada. The company's s non-gold mine segments are Exploration and evaluation and development, and Corporate - which includes royalty interests. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the Cote Gold mine segment.
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