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CSCCF (Capstone Copper) Beneish M-Score : -2.09 (As of Dec. 11, 2024)


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What is Capstone Copper 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 -2.09 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

CSCCF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.37   Med: -2.79   Max: 1.93
Current: -2.09

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Capstone Copper was 1.93. The lowest was -4.37. And the median was -2.79.


Capstone Copper Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Capstone Copper'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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Capstone Copper Beneish M-Score Chart

Capstone Copper 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 -2.00 -3.24 -3.88 1.93 -2.09

Capstone Copper 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 1.93 -0.82 -0.82 -2.00 -2.09

Competitive Comparison of Capstone Copper's Beneish M-Score

For the Copper subindustry, Capstone Copper'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.


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

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

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



Capstone Copper 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 Capstone Copper 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 * 0.7395+0.528 * 2.5987+0.404 * 0.8786+0.892 * 1.0382+0.115 * 0.8413
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7494+4.679 * -0.022739-0.327 * 1.2736
=-2.06

* 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 $147 Mil.
Revenue was 353.735 + 322.242 + 333.938 + 335.596 = $1,346 Mil.
Gross Profit was 21.608 + 12.02 + 5.001 + 44.386 = $83 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $487 Mil.
Total Assets was $5,874 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $5,286 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $237 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $45 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $432 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,073 Mil.
Net Income was -12.257 + -32.903 + -36.51 + -20.002 = $-102 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -21.55 + 10.389 + -18.939 + -56.813 = $-87 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 60.431 + 56.755 + -2.204 + 3.825 = $119 Mil.
Total Receivables was $192 Mil.
Revenue was 362.09 + 309.204 + 356.644 + 268.086 = $1,296 Mil.
Gross Profit was 75.175 + -10.716 + 37.312 + 106.025 = $208 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $569 Mil.
Total Assets was $5,381 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $4,706 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $176 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $58 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $409 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $674 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)
=(147.318 / 1345.511) / (191.887 / 1296.024)
=0.109489 / 0.148058
=0.7395

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)
=(207.796 / 1296.024) / (83.015 / 1345.511)
=0.160333 / 0.061698
=2.5987

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 - (486.857 + 5286.257) / 5873.915) / (1 - (569.491 + 4706.311) / 5380.908)
=0.017161 / 0.019533
=0.8786

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
=1345.511 / 1296.024
=1.0382

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))
=(176.174 / (176.174 + 4706.311)) / (236.884 / (236.884 + 5286.257))
=0.036083 / 0.042889
=0.8413

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)
=(45.124 / 1345.511) / (58 / 1296.024)
=0.033537 / 0.044752
=0.7494

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)
=((1073.241 + 431.82) / 5873.915) / ((674.044 + 408.532) / 5380.908)
=0.256228 / 0.201188
=1.2736

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
=(-101.672 - -86.913 - 118.807) / 5873.915
=-0.022739

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.

Capstone Copper has a M-score of -2.06 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Capstone Copper Business Description

Address
510 West Georgia Street, Suite 2100, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6B 0M3
Capstone Copper Corp is a company that mines, explores, and develops mineral properties in the Americas. Specifically, the group has operating mines in the us, Mexico, and Canada, and development projects in Chile and Canada. The company's main focus is copper, but the company also produces zinc, lead, molybdenum, silver, and gold. The company has six reportable segments which are Pinto Valley (us), Mantos Blancos (Chile), Mantoverde (Chile), Cozamin (Mexico), as well as the Santo Domingo development project (Chile), and Other.