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LUGDF (Lundin Gold) Beneish M-Score : -3.43 (As of Apr. 09, 2025)


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What is Lundin Gold 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 -3.43 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

LUGDF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.65   Med: -3.51   Max: -2.36
Current: -3.43

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Lundin Gold was -2.36. The lowest was -3.65. And the median was -3.51.


Lundin Gold Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lundin Gold'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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Lundin Gold Beneish M-Score Chart

Lundin Gold 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 - -2.36 -3.65 -3.59 -3.43

Lundin Gold Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 -3.59 -3.40 -3.76 -3.73 -3.43

Competitive Comparison of Lundin Gold's Beneish M-Score

For the Gold subindustry, Lundin Gold'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.


Lundin Gold's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

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

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


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Lundin Gold 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 Lundin Gold 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 * 1.3901+0.528 * 0.8179+0.404 * 0.4214+0.892 * 1.3219+0.115 * 0.9484
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.242+4.679 * -0.322769-0.327 * 0.5132
=-3.56

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $214 Mil.
Revenue was 341.791 + 323.087 + 301.431 + 226.741 = $1,193 Mil.
Gross Profit was 215.208 + 203.184 + 171.757 + 113.237 = $703 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $674 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,527 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $829 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $137 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $35 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $216 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0 Mil.
Net Income was 129.147 + 135.715 + 119.291 + 41.897 = $426 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 11.624 + -1.345 + 263.171 + -16.767 = $257 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 192.021 + 218.286 + 144.169 + 107.914 = $662 Mil.
Total Receivables was $116 Mil.
Revenue was 190.688 + 211.172 + 243.93 + 256.728 = $903 Mil.
Gross Profit was 78.051 + 99.62 + 124.801 + 132.708 = $435 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $534 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,468 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $879 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $137 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $21 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $187 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $217 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)
=(213.976 / 1193.05) / (116.445 / 902.518)
=0.179352 / 0.129022
=1.3901

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)
=(435.18 / 902.518) / (703.386 / 1193.05)
=0.482184 / 0.58957
=0.8179

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 - (674.459 + 828.735) / 1527.481) / (1 - (533.887 + 878.924) / 1468.209)
=0.0159 / 0.037732
=0.4214

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
=1193.05 / 902.518
=1.3219

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))
=(136.633 / (136.633 + 878.924)) / (137.003 / (137.003 + 828.735))
=0.13454 / 0.141864
=0.9484

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)
=(34.531 / 1193.05) / (21.032 / 902.518)
=0.028943 / 0.023304
=1.242

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)
=((0 + 215.515) / 1527.481) / ((216.615 + 187.028) / 1468.209)
=0.141092 / 0.274922
=0.5132

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
=(426.05 - 256.683 - 662.39) / 1527.481
=-0.322769

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.

Lundin Gold has a M-score of -3.56 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Lundin Gold Business Description

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1055 Dunsmuir Street, Suite 2800, Four Bentall Centre, Po Box 49225, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V7X 1L2
Lundin Gold Inc is a Canada based company focused on its Fruta del Norte gold operation and developing its portfolio of mineral concessions in Ecuador. The Fruta del Norte deposit is located within long copper-gold metallogenic sub-province located in the Cordillera del Condor region in southeastern Ecuador.

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