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IE (Ivanhoe Electric) Beneish M-Score : -3.49 (As of Dec. 15, 2024)


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What is Ivanhoe Electric 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 -3.49 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

IE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.49   Med: -2.44   Max: 1.16
Current: -3.49

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ivanhoe Electric was 1.16. The lowest was -3.49. And the median was -2.44.


Ivanhoe Electric Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ivanhoe Electric'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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Ivanhoe Electric Beneish M-Score Chart

Ivanhoe Electric Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -2.08 1.16

Ivanhoe Electric Quarterly Data
Dec19 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 -0.93 1.16 -3.01 -2.80 -3.49

Competitive Comparison of Ivanhoe Electric's Beneish M-Score

For the Copper subindustry, Ivanhoe Electric'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.


Ivanhoe Electric's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

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

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



Ivanhoe Electric 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 Ivanhoe Electric 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 * 0.8889+0.528 * -1.1929+0.404 * 1.0469+0.892 * 1.296+0.115 * 1.4188
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8185+4.679 * -0.015492-0.327 * 1.1253
=-3.49

* 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 $2.77 Mil.
Revenue was 0.671 + 0.538 + 0.36 + 1.671 = $3.24 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.415 + 0.346 + 0.26 + 0.4 = $1.42 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $104.74 Mil.
Total Assets was $375.43 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $232.97 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2.34 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $47.96 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $41.93 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $68.19 Mil.
Net Income was -43.236 + -46.783 + -55.511 + -47.16 = $-192.69 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -4.323 + -2.588 + -3.275 + -1.754 = $-11.94 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -36.89 + -44.542 + -49.959 + -43.543 = $-174.93 Mil.
Total Receivables was $2.41 Mil.
Revenue was 0.239 + 1.314 + 0.679 + 0.268 = $2.50 Mil.
Gross Profit was -0.036 + 0.058 + 0.495 + -1.825 = $-1.31 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $260.79 Mil.
Total Assets was $532.91 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $220.97 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $3.16 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $45.22 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $62.48 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $76.43 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)
=(2.774 / 3.24) / (2.408 / 2.5)
=0.856173 / 0.9632
=0.8889

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)
=(-1.308 / 2.5) / (1.421 / 3.24)
=-0.5232 / 0.43858
=-1.1929

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 - (104.737 + 232.969) / 375.428) / (1 - (260.787 + 220.973) / 532.906)
=0.100477 / 0.095976
=1.0469

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
=3.24 / 2.5
=1.296

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))
=(3.157 / (3.157 + 220.973)) / (2.336 / (2.336 + 232.969))
=0.014086 / 0.009928
=1.4188

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)
=(47.961 / 3.24) / (45.215 / 2.5)
=14.802778 / 18.086
=0.8185

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)
=((68.191 + 41.931) / 375.428) / ((76.426 + 62.484) / 532.906)
=0.293324 / 0.260665
=1.1253

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
=(-192.69 - -11.94 - -174.934) / 375.428
=-0.015492

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.

Ivanhoe Electric has a M-score of -3.49 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Ivanhoe Electric Business Description

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Address
450 E Rio Salado Parkway, Suite 130, Tempe, AZ, USA, 85281
Ivanhoe Electric Inc is a United States-based minerals exploration and development company with a focus on developing mines from mineral deposits located in the United States. The company has three reportable segments; Critical metals segment is focused on mineral project exploration and development with a focus on identifying and developing mineral projects, and ultimately mines, associated with the metals necessary for electrification, The data processing segment provides data analytics, geophysical modeling, and artificial intelligence services for the mineral, oil & gas and water exploration industries, and The energy storage segment develops, manufactures and installs vanadium flow batteries for grid-scale energy storage. It derives a majority of its revenue from Canada.
Executives
Gibson Mark Andrew Stuart officer: Chief Operating Officer 1101, 172 VICTORY SHIP WAY, NORTH VANCOUVER A1 V7L 0B5
Glen Nickolas Kuntz officer: Chief Tech & Innovation Off. 4300 LOCH LOMOND ROAD, THUNDER BAY A6 P7J 1N9
Cassandra Pulskamp Joseph officer: VP, Gen Counsel and Corp Sec C/O IVANHOE ELECTRIC INC., 606-999 CANADA PLACE, VANCOUVER A1 V6E 3E1
Taylor Melvin director, officer: President and CEO C/O IVANHOE ELECTRIC INC., 606-999 CANADA PLACE, VANCOUVER A1 V6E 3E1
Stephani Terhorst officer: Vice President Human Resources 1605 CROWN POINT ROAD, MCKINNEY TX 75072
Sofia Bianchi director P.O. BOX 68861, RIYADH T0 11537
Catherine Anne Barone officer: Chief Financial Officer 63 CLIFFWOOD DR, PORT MOODY A1 V3H 5J8
Ronald J Vance director C/O ROYAL GOLD, 1144 15TH STREET, SUITE 2500, DENVER CO 80202
Boyd Graham Richard Thomas officer: Vice President, US Projects 1254 E 15TH AVE, VANCOUVER A1 V5T 2S8
Young Evan James Macmillan officer: VP, Corporate Development 123 LANGLEY AVENUE, TORONTO A6 M4K 1B6
Patrick Loftus-hills director 606-999 CANADA PLACE, VANCOUVER A1 V6E 3E1
Quentin Markin officer: See Remarks C/O IVANHOE ELECTRIC INC., 606-999 CANADA PLACE, VANCOUVER A1 V6E 3E1
Robert M Friedland director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 150 BEACH ROAD #25-03, THE GATEWAY WEST, SINGAPORE U0 189720
Jordan Neeser officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O IVANHOE ELECTRIC INC., 606-999 CANADA PLACE, VANCOUVER A1 V6E 3E1
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