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Exxaro Resources (Exxaro Resources) Beneish M-Score : -2.57 (As of May. 16, 2024)


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What is Exxaro Resources 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 -2.57 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

EXXAF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.9   Med: -2.47   Max: -1.75
Current: -2.57

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Exxaro Resources was -1.75. The lowest was -2.90. And the median was -2.47.


Exxaro Resources Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Exxaro Resources'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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Exxaro Resources Beneish M-Score Chart

Exxaro Resources 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 -2.24 -2.43 -2.51 -2.07 -2.57

Exxaro Resources 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 -2.51 - -2.07 - -2.57

Competitive Comparison of Exxaro Resources's Beneish M-Score

For the Thermal Coal subindustry, Exxaro Resources'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.


Exxaro Resources's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Other Energy Sources Industry

For the Other Energy Sources industry and Energy sector, Exxaro Resources's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Exxaro Resources 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 Exxaro Resources 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 * 1.0781+0.528 * 0.9547+0.404 * 1.0268+0.892 * 0.774+0.115 * 0.9819
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2157+4.679 * 0.001755-0.327 * 0.9231
=-2.63

* 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 $218 Mil.
Revenue was $2,077 Mil.
Gross Profit was $1,745 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,433 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,983 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,014 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $146 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $116 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $334 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $423 Mil.
Net Income was $606 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $597 Mil.
Total Receivables was $261 Mil.
Revenue was $2,683 Mil.
Gross Profit was $2,153 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,261 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,927 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,187 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $155 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $123 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $300 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $510 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)
=(218.164 / 2076.875) / (261.458 / 2683.391)
=0.105044 / 0.097436
=1.0781

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)
=(2152.778 / 2683.391) / (1745.202 / 2076.875)
=0.80226 / 0.840302
=0.9547

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 - (1433.011 + 2014.405) / 4983.363) / (1 - (1260.88 + 2187.384) / 4927.373)
=0.308215 / 0.300182
=1.0268

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
=2076.875 / 2683.391
=0.774

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))
=(155.15 / (155.15 + 2187.384)) / (145.711 / (145.711 + 2014.405))
=0.066232 / 0.067455
=0.9819

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)
=(115.817 / 2076.875) / (123.09 / 2683.391)
=0.055765 / 0.045871
=1.2157

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)
=((422.91 + 333.874) / 4983.363) / ((510.185 + 300.463) / 4927.373)
=0.151862 / 0.164519
=0.9231

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
=(606.028 - 0 - 597.28) / 4983.363
=0.001755

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.

Exxaro Resources has a M-score of -2.63 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Exxaro Resources (Exxaro Resources) Business Description

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Address
263B West Avenue, Die Hoewes, The conneXXion, Centurion, GT, ZAF, 0163
Exxaro Resources Ltd is one of the South Africa-based diversified resources companies. The company has five operating segments: Coal, Ferrous, TiO2, Energy, and Others. The majority of its revenue comes from the coal segment, whose operations are located in the Waterberg and Mpumalanga regions and are split between coal commercial operations and coal-tied operations and produce thermal and metallurgical coal. Commercial Waterberg comprising mainly of the Grootegeluk operation, Commercial Mpumalanga comprising the Belfast and Leeuwpan operations, and Tied comprising of the Matla mine supplying its entire coal supply to Eskom. Its geographical segments are RSA, Europe, Asia, and others, out of which the majority are from the RSA ( Republic of South Africa).

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