B2Gold (NAM:B2G) Beneish M-Score : -2.63 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)

View and export this data going back to 1990. Start your Free Trial

What is B2Gold 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 -2.63 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for B2Gold's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

NAM:B2G' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.47 Med: -2.85 Max: -0.43
Current: -2.63

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of B2Gold was -0.43. The lowest was -3.47. And the median was -2.85.

B2Gold Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for B2Gold'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.

* Premium members only.

B2Gold Beneish M-Score Chart

B2Gold Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Beneish M-Score

Get a 7-Day Free Trial

-2.62

-3.36

-0.43

-3.16

-2.63

B2Gold Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Beneish M-Score	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-3.16	-3.10	-3.37	-2.62	-2.63

Competitive Comparison of B2Gold's Beneish M-Score

For the Gold subindustry, B2Gold'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.

B2Gold's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, B2Gold's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where B2Gold's Beneish M-Score falls into.

B2Gold 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 B2Gold for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

-4.84

0.92 * DSRI

0.528 * GMI

0.404 * AQI

0.892 * SGI

0.115 * DEPI

-4.84

0.92 * 1.101

0.528 * 0.8639

0.404 * 1.221

0.892 * 1.2589

0.115 * 1.372

0.172 * SGAI

4.679 * TATA

0.327 * LVGI

0.172 * 0.9432

4.679 * -0.071548

0.327 * 1.3422

-2.53

This Year (Dec23) TTM:

Last Year (Dec22) TTM:

Total Receivables was R702 Mil.
Revenue was 9539.509 + 9063.48 + 8826.064 + 8646.896 = R36,076 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3829.842 + 3233.766 + 3567.492 + 3900.832 = R14,532 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R13,243 Mil.
Total Assets was R90,828 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R66,398 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R7,505 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R1,552 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R5,841 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R3,277 Mil.
Net Income was -2109.68 + -816.853 + 1507.419 + 1569.824 = R151 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -4226.664 + -2106.994 + -55.578 + -256.199 = R-6,645 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 3827.978 + 2090.096 + 3654.917 + 3721.706 = R13,295 Mil.

Total Receivables was R507 Mil.
Revenue was 10237.847 + 6908.283 + 6040.864 + 5469.049 = R28,656 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4504.343 + 1513.436 + 1864.628 + 2089.435 = R9,972 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R17,888 Mil.
Total Assets was R63,612 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R39,307 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R6,364 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R1,307 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R4,037 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R721 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)
	=	(702.196 / 36075.949)	/	(506.615 / 28656.043)
	=	0.019464	/	0.017679
	=	1.101

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)
	=	(9971.842 / 28656.043)	/	(14531.932 / 36075.949)
	=	0.347984	/	0.402815
	=	0.8639

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 - (13242.871 + 66397.796) / 90827.801)	/	(1 - (17887.755 + 39307.334) / 63611.706)
	=	0.123169	/	0.100872
	=	1.221

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
	=	36075.949	/	28656.043
	=	1.2589

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))
	=	(6363.688 / (6363.688 + 39307.334))	/	(7505.443 / (7505.443 + 66397.796))
	=	0.139338	/	0.101558
	=	1.372

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)
	=	(1551.83 / 36075.949)	/	(1306.902 / 28656.043)
	=	0.043016	/	0.045607
	=	0.9432

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)
	=	((3276.932 + 5840.842) / 90827.801)	/	((720.732 + 4036.884) / 63611.706)
	=	0.100385	/	0.074792
	=	1.3422

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
	=	(150.71 - -6645.435	-	13294.697)	/	90827.801
	=	-0.071548

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.

B2Gold has a M-score of -2.53 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

B2Gold Beneish M-Score Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of B2Gold's Beneish M-Score provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.

B2Gold (NAM:B2G) Business Description

Industry

GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Basic Materials » Metals & Mining » B2Gold Corp (NAM:B2G) » Definitions » Beneish M-Score

Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

BTG:USA 5BG:Germany BTO:Canada

Address

666 Burrard Street, Park Place, Suite 3400, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6C 2X8

Website

https://www.b2gold.com

B2Gold Corp is an international, low-cost, senior gold mining company. It has three operating open-pit gold mines in Mali, Namibia, and the Philippines and numerous exploration projects across four continents. Other significant assets include the Gramalote and Kiaka gold projects. The company focuses on acquiring and developing interests in mineral properties with a primary focus on gold deposits as gold production forms all its revenue. There is no dependence on a particular purchaser because the gold is sold into a global market. The company's reportable operating segments include its mining operations and development projects, namely Fekola; Masbate; Otjikoto; other mineral properties; and corporate and other. It generates maximum revenue from the Fekola mine segment in Mali.

B2Gold (NAM:B2G) Headlines

No Headlines