Nkwe Platinum (Nkwe Platinum) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Jun. 03, 2024)

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What is Nkwe Platinum 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 Nkwe Platinum's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Nkwe Platinum was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.

Nkwe Platinum Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nkwe Platinum's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

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Nkwe Platinum Beneish M-Score Chart

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Beneish M-Score

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-0.18

-0.09

-0.34

14.09

7.32

Nkwe Platinum Semi-Annual Data
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Beneish M-Score	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-	14.09	-	7.32	-

Competitive Comparison of Nkwe Platinum's Beneish M-Score

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

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Nkwe Platinum 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 Nkwe Platinum 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 *

0.528 *

0.404 *

0.892 *

0.115 *

0.172 * SGAI

4.679 * TATA

0.327 * LVGI

0.172 *

4.679 *

0.327 *

This Year (Dec17) TTM:

Last Year (Dec16) TTM:

Total Receivables was $0.06 Mil.
Revenue was $0.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2.54 Mil.
Total Assets was $87.82 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $84.35 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.01 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0.53 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.31 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was $-1.17 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-0.28 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $-1.14 Mil.

Total Receivables was $0.18 Mil.
Revenue was $0.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4.48 Mil.
Total Assets was $82.70 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $76.77 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.01 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0.82 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.23 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 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)
	=	(0.059 / 0)	/	(0.184 / 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)
	=	(0 / 0)	/	(0 / 0)
	=		/
	=

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 - (2.537 + 84.354) / 87.822)	/	(1 - (4.483 + 76.773) / 82.7)
	=	0.010601	/	0.017461
	=

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
	=	0	/	0
	=

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))
	=	(0.014 / (0.014 + 76.773))	/	(0.008 / (0.008 + 84.354))
	=	0.000182	/	9.5E-5
	=

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)
	=	(0.526 / 0)	/	(0.822 / 0)
	=		/
	=

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 + 0.314) / 87.822)	/	((0 + 0.233) / 82.7)
	=	0.003575	/	0.002817
	=

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
	=	(-1.167 - -0.278	-	-1.138)	/	87.822
	=	0.002835

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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Level 1, 18 Kings Park Road, West Perth, Perth, WA, AUS, 6005

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Nkwe Platinum Ltd is a platinum exploration company targeting mid-level projects and market capitalization. The company is involved in baskets of platinum projects in Limpopo in South Africa. The firm's flagship project is the Garatau project which comprises of three properties namely De Kom 252 KT, Garataouw 282KT and Hoepakrantz 291 KT. These three properties are located in the Eastern Limb of the Bushveld complex, South Africa. The project has a surface footprint of over 5000 hectares and is underlain by both the Platinum bearing Merensky Reef and UG2 chromitite.

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