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Mechel PAO (Mechel PAO) Beneish M-Score : -1.86 (As of May. 12, 2024)


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What is Mechel PAO 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 -1.86 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

MTL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.44   Med: -3.36   Max: -1.85
Current: -1.86

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Mechel PAO was -1.85. The lowest was -4.44. And the median was -3.36.


Mechel PAO Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mechel PAO'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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Mechel PAO Beneish M-Score Chart

Mechel PAO Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.22 -2.74 -3.63 -2.51 -1.97

Mechel PAO Quarterly Data
Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Jun22 Jun23
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 -2.39 -1.94 -1.97 -1.85 -1.86

Competitive Comparison of Mechel PAO's Beneish M-Score

For the Steel subindustry, Mechel PAO'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.


Mechel PAO's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Steel Industry

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

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



Mechel PAO 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 Mechel PAO 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 * 1.4262+0.528 * 0.9081+0.404 * 1.051+0.892 * 0.6986+0.115 * 2.3128
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7387+4.679 * 0.008685-0.327 * 0.6773
=-2.04

* 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 (Jun23) TTM:Last Year (Jun21) TTM:
Total Receivables was $317 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 0 + 1545.29 + 1408.38 = $2,954 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0 + 0 + 685.102 + 633.937 = $1,319 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,514 Mil.
Total Assets was $3,330 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,613 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $84 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $429 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $4,033 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $157 Mil.
Net Income was 0 + 0 + 371.786 + 291.179 = $663 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0.69 + 23.415 = $24 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0 + 0 + 431.879 + 178.058 = $610 Mil.
Total Receivables was $318 Mil.
Revenue was 1481.035 + 1001.897 + 929.35 + 815.854 = $4,228 Mil.
Gross Profit was 671.338 + 418.41 + 314.766 + 310.124 = $1,715 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,199 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,846 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,482 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $192 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $831 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $5,212 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $75 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)
=(316.995 / 2953.67) / (318.16 / 4228.136)
=0.107322 / 0.075248
=1.4262

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)
=(1714.638 / 4228.136) / (1319.039 / 2953.67)
=0.40553 / 0.446576
=0.9081

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 - (1513.535 + 1613.253) / 3330.155) / (1 - (1199.037 + 1481.824) / 2846.24)
=0.061068 / 0.058104
=1.051

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
=2953.67 / 4228.136
=0.6986

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))
=(191.999 / (191.999 + 1481.824)) / (84.188 / (84.188 + 1613.253))
=0.114707 / 0.049597
=2.3128

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)
=(428.559 / 2953.67) / (830.507 / 4228.136)
=0.145094 / 0.196424
=0.7387

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)
=((157.432 + 4032.96) / 3330.155) / ((75.492 + 5212.274) / 2846.24)
=1.258317 / 1.857807
=0.6773

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
=(662.965 - 24.105 - 609.937) / 3330.155
=0.008685

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.

Mechel PAO has a M-score of -2.04 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Mechel PAO (Mechel PAO) Business Description

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Krasnoarmeyskaya Street 1, Moscow, RUS, 125167
Mechel PAO is a vertically integrated group operating into three industrial segments Mining, Steel and Power. The mining segment produces metallurgical coal (coking coal, PCI and anthracite), steam coal, iron ore and iron ore concentrate, coke and chemical products. The segment consists of its coal, iron ore and coke production facilities in Russia. The steel segment produces and sells semi-finished steel products, long products of a wide range of steel grades, carbon and stainless flat steel products and high value-added metal products, including wire products, stampings and forgings, structural shapes, beams and rails. The power segment sells electricity and capacity to the wholesale market. The majority of the revenue is derived from the Steel segment.

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