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HCC (Warrior Met Coal) Beneish M-Score : -2.11 (As of Dec. 15, 2024)


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What is Warrior Met Coal 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 -2.11 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HCC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -11.57   Med: -2.51   Max: 20.11
Current: -2.11

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Warrior Met Coal was 20.11. The lowest was -11.57. And the median was -2.51.


Warrior Met Coal Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Warrior Met Coal'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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Warrior Met Coal Beneish M-Score Chart

Warrior Met Coal Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -3.58 20.11 -3.08 -2.91 -2.82

Warrior Met Coal Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 -2.25 -2.82 -2.41 -2.74 -2.11

Competitive Comparison of Warrior Met Coal's Beneish M-Score

For the Coking Coal subindustry, Warrior Met Coal'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.


Warrior Met Coal's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Warrior Met Coal's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Warrior Met Coal 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 Warrior Met Coal 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 * 0.6543+0.528 * 1.2532+0.404 * 3.1924+0.892 * 0.9602+0.115 * 1.2566
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2022+4.679 * -0.069463-0.327 * 0.9092
=-2.11

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $188 Mil.
Revenue was 327.72 + 396.523 + 503.512 + 363.804 = $1,592 Mil.
Gross Profit was 50.626 + 86.395 + 167.937 + 146.737 = $452 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $972 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,580 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,513 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $140 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $58 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $167 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $157 Mil.
Net Income was 41.766 + 70.711 + 136.989 + 128.876 = $378 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.107 + -0.1 + -0.201 + -0.336 = $-1 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 62.208 + 146.975 + 104.058 + 245.09 = $558 Mil.
Total Receivables was $300 Mil.
Revenue was 423.487 + 379.66 + 509.674 + 344.75 = $1,658 Mil.
Gross Profit was 119.236 + 107.148 + 228.393 + 134.781 = $590 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,104 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,219 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,089 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $130 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $51 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $144 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $163 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)
=(188.287 / 1591.559) / (299.724 / 1657.571)
=0.118303 / 0.180821
=0.6543

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)
=(589.558 / 1657.571) / (451.695 / 1591.559)
=0.355676 / 0.283807
=1.2532

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 - (972.132 + 1513.481) / 2580.448) / (1 - (1104.205 + 1089.495) / 2219.248)
=0.036751 / 0.011512
=3.1924

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
=1591.559 / 1657.571
=0.9602

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))
=(130.089 / (130.089 + 1089.495)) / (140.388 / (140.388 + 1513.481))
=0.106667 / 0.084885
=1.2566

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)
=(58.444 / 1591.559) / (50.632 / 1657.571)
=0.036721 / 0.030546
=1.2022

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)
=((156.865 + 167.333) / 2580.448) / ((162.712 + 143.961) / 2219.248)
=0.125636 / 0.138188
=0.9092

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
=(378.342 - -0.744 - 558.331) / 2580.448
=-0.069463

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.

Warrior Met Coal has a M-score of -2.11 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Warrior Met Coal Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
16243 Highway 216, Brookwood, AL, USA, 35444
Warrior Met Coal Inc is a U.S based company. It produces and exports of met coal that operates underground mines in Alabama. The company sells to steels manufacturers in Europe, Asia, and South America. Its mining operations consist of two underground met coal mines in Southern Appalachia's coal seam and other surface met and thermal coal mines. The Company generates ancillary revenues from the sale of natural gas extracted as a byproduct from the underground coal mines and royalty revenues from leased properties.
Executives
Walter J Scheller director, officer: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 16243 HIGHWAY 216, BIRMINGHAM AL 35444
Kelli K. Gant officer: See Remarks C/O WARRIOR MET COAL, LLC, 16243 HIGHWAY 216, BROOKWOOD AL 35444
Alan H Schumacher director C/O QUALITY DISTRIBUTION, INC., 4041 PARK OAKS BOULEVARD, SUITE 200, TAMPA FL 33610
Stephen D. Williams director C/O WARRIOR MET COAL, LLC, 16243 HIGHWAY 216, BROOK AL 35444
Brian M Chopin officer: See Remarks 3000 RIVERCHASE GALLERIA, SUITE #1700, BIRMINGHAM AL 35244
Lisa M. Schnorr director C/O GRAHAM CORPORATION, 20 FLORENCE AVENUE, BATAVIA NY 14020
Jack K. Richardson officer: CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER C/O WARRIOR MET COAL, LLC, 16243 HIGHWAY 216, BROOKWOOD AL 35444
Charles Lussier officer: Senior VP - Sales & Marketing 16243 HIGHWAY 216, BROOKWOOD AL 35444
Dale W Boyles officer: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 1000 EAST HANES MILL ROAD, WINSTON-SALEM NC 27105
Ana B Amicarella director 1915 SNAPPS FERRY ROAD, BUILDING N, GREENEVILLE TN 37745
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