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Anglogold Ashanti (JSE:ANG) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Jul. 07, 2025)


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What is Anglogold Ashanti 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.

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

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Anglogold Ashanti was 1.26. The lowest was -3.57. And the median was -2.57.


Anglogold Ashanti Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Anglogold Ashanti'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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Anglogold Ashanti Beneish M-Score Chart

Anglogold Ashanti Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.78 -2.37 -3.20 -1.94 -2.45

Anglogold Ashanti Quarterly Data
Jun19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 -2.54 -2.89 - -2.45 -

Competitive Comparison of Anglogold Ashanti's Beneish M-Score

For the Gold subindustry, Anglogold Ashanti'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.


Anglogold Ashanti's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

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

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


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Anglogold Ashanti 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 Anglogold Ashanti 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 * +0.528 * +0.404 * +0.892 * +0.115 *
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * +4.679 * -0.327 *
=

* 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 (Mar25) TTM:Last Year (Mar24) TTM:
Total Receivables was R11,743 Mil.
Revenue was 35851.447 + 31881.85 + 26233.847 + 25450.587 = R119,418 Mil.
Gross Profit was 15323.16 + 14155.541 + 9518.787 + 8606.39 = R47,604 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R58,791 Mil.
Total Assets was R244,568 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R160,227 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R2,875 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R25,076 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R37,532 Mil.
Net Income was 8090.775 + 8562.554 + 3923.64 + 4662.562 = R25,240 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -164.372 + 1038.437 + 0 + 847.739 = R1,722 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 13241.11 + 12570.558 + 10662.449 + 7740.222 = R44,214 Mil.
Total Receivables was R0 Mil.
Revenue was 22070.774 + 23402.797 + 21620.898 + 21706.478 = R88,801 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5692.036 + 5701.637 + 5424.19 + 4742.434 = R21,560 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R0 Mil.
Total Assets was R0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R2,065 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R0 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)
=(11743.495 / 119417.731) / (0 / 88800.947)
=0.09834 / 0
=

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)
=(21560.297 / 88800.947) / (47603.878 / 119417.731)
=0.242794 / 0.398633
=

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 - (58790.528 + 160226.563) / 244567.867) / (1 - (0 + 0) / 0)
=0.104473 /
=

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
=119417.731 / 88800.947
=

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))
=(0 / (0 + 0)) / (0 / (0 + 160226.563))
= / 0
=

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)
=(2874.615 / 119417.731) / (2065.286 / 88800.947)
=0.024072 / 0.023257
=

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)
=((37531.698 + 25075.923) / 244567.867) / ((0 + 0) / 0)
=0.255993 /
=

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
=(25239.531 - 1721.804 - 44214.339) / 244567.867
=-0.084625

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.


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Anglogold Ashanti Business Description

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Address
6363 S Fiddlers Green Circle, Suite 1000, Greenwood Village, Denver, CO, USA, 80111
Anglogold Ashanti PLC is one of the gold miners. The company also produces silver and sulphuric acid as by-products. Its operating divisions are Africa, Australia, and the Americas. The firm generates a majority of its revenue from the Africa region which includes its operations of the Kibali, Iduapriem, Obuasi, Siguiri, and Geita mines.

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