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Sibanye Stillwater (Sibanye Stillwater) Beneish M-Score : -1.88 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is Sibanye Stillwater 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 -1.88 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SBSW' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.07   Med: -1.95   Max: -0.82
Current: -1.88

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sibanye Stillwater was -0.82. The lowest was -3.07. And the median was -1.95.


Sibanye Stillwater Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sibanye Stillwater'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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Sibanye Stillwater Beneish M-Score Chart

Sibanye Stillwater Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.07 -2.16 -1.85 -2.01 -1.88

Sibanye Stillwater Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 -1.85 - -2.01 - -1.88

Competitive Comparison of Sibanye Stillwater's Beneish M-Score

For the Gold subindustry, Sibanye Stillwater'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.


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

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

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



Sibanye Stillwater 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 Sibanye Stillwater 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 * 1.3415+0.528 * 2.225+0.404 * 0.7813+0.892 * 0.7624+0.115 * 0.604
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.6055+4.679 * 0.018609-0.327 * 1.6724
=-1.93

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $466 Mil.
Revenue was $6,101 Mil.
Gross Profit was $686 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,318 Mil.
Total Assets was $7,671 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3,322 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $537 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $12 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,954 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,359 Mil.
Net Income was $-2,027 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-2,551 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $381 Mil.
Total Receivables was $455 Mil.
Revenue was $8,003 Mil.
Gross Profit was $2,002 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,516 Mil.
Total Assets was $9,643 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $4,467 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $410 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $25 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,170 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,320 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)
=(465.845 / 6101.284) / (455.498 / 8002.778)
=0.076352 / 0.056917
=1.3415

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)
=(2002.025 / 8002.778) / (685.995 / 6101.284)
=0.250166 / 0.112435
=2.225

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 - (3317.912 + 3321.991) / 7671.472) / (1 - (3516.435 + 4466.898) / 9642.998)
=0.134468 / 0.172111
=0.7813

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
=6101.284 / 8002.778
=0.7624

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))
=(410.127 / (410.127 + 4466.898)) / (537.332 / (537.332 + 3321.991))
=0.084094 / 0.13923
=0.604

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)
=(11.646 / 6101.284) / (25.231 / 8002.778)
=0.001909 / 0.003153
=0.6055

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)
=((1359.431 + 1953.92) / 7671.472) / ((1320.255 + 1170.081) / 9642.998)
=0.431906 / 0.258253
=1.6724

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
=(-2027.178 - -2550.717 - 380.78) / 7671.472
=0.018609

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.

Sibanye Stillwater has a M-score of -1.93 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Sibanye Stillwater (Sibanye Stillwater) Business Description

Address
Cnr 14th Avenue and Hendrik Potgieter Road, Bridgeview House, Building 11, Ground Floor, Lakeview Avenue, Constantia Office Park, Weltevreden Park, Roodepoort, GT, ZAF, 1709
Sibanye Stillwater Ltd is a South Africa-focused mining company. The Group currently owns and operates five underground and surface gold operations in South Africa: the Cooke, DRDGOLD, Driefontein, and Kloof operations in the West Witwatersrand region, and the Beatrix Operation in the southern Free State province. In addition to mining, the company owns and manages extraction and processing facilities at its operations, where gold-bearing ore is treated and beneficiated to produce gold dore. The gold dore is further refined at Rand Refinery into gold bars with a purity of at least 99.5% and is then sold on international markets. Sibanye holds a 44% interest in Rand Refinery, global refiners of gold, and the largest in Africa. Rand Refinery markets gold to customers around the world.