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Stornoway Diamond (Stornoway Diamond) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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

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


Stornoway Diamond Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Stornoway Diamond'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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Stornoway Diamond Beneish M-Score Chart

Stornoway Diamond Annual Data
Trend Apr09 Apr10 Apr11 Apr12 Apr13 Apr14 Apr15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - - -1.84

Stornoway Diamond Quarterly Data
Jul14 Oct14 Jan15 Apr15 Jul15 Oct15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19
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 -0.21 -4.02 -1.84 -5.06 -4.72

Competitive Comparison of Stornoway Diamond's Beneish M-Score

For the Other Precious Metals & Mining subindustry, Stornoway Diamond'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.


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

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

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



Stornoway Diamond 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 Stornoway Diamond 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 * 0.7255+0.528 * 0.7556+0.404 * 0.1181+0.892 * 1.3016+0.115 * 0.3181
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.676+4.679 * -0.282422-0.327 * 2.302
=-4.72

* 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 (Jun19) TTM:Last Year (Jun18) TTM:
Total Receivables was $4.2 Mil.
Revenue was 142.547 + 39.892 + 17.32 + 22.523 = $222.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was 84.379 + -18.3 + -22.938 + -19.547 = $23.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $65.7 Mil.
Total Assets was $440.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $369.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $101.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $12.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $93.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $218.2 Mil.
Net Income was -260.618 + -36.23 + -182.244 + -28.882 = $-508.0 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -331.517 + 1.883 + -65.819 + 1.975 = $-393.5 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -2.294 + 9.684 + 13.136 + -10.536 = $10.0 Mil.
Total Receivables was $4.5 Mil.
Revenue was 43.361 + 43.261 + 43.451 + 40.701 = $170.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was -13.707 + 9.767 + 9.579 + 8.057 = $13.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $57.6 Mil.
Total Assets was $993.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $830.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $60.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $14.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $104.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $201.0 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)
=(4.208 / 222.282) / (4.456 / 170.774)
=0.018931 / 0.026093
=0.7255

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)
=(13.696 / 170.774) / (23.594 / 222.282)
=0.0802 / 0.106144
=0.7556

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 - (65.725 + 369.524) / 440.78) / (1 - (57.571 + 829.984) / 993.067)
=0.012548 / 0.106249
=0.1181

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
=222.282 / 170.774
=1.3016

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))
=(60.922 / (60.922 + 829.984)) / (101.198 / (101.198 + 369.524))
=0.068382 / 0.214985
=0.3181

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)
=(12.693 / 222.282) / (14.425 / 170.774)
=0.057103 / 0.084468
=0.676

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)
=((218.238 + 93.887) / 440.78) / ((201.048 + 104.425) / 993.067)
=0.70812 / 0.307606
=2.302

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
=(-507.974 - -393.478 - 9.99) / 440.78
=-0.282422

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.

Stornoway Diamond has a M-score of -4.72 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Stornoway Diamond (Stornoway Diamond) Business Description

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1111 St. Charles Street West, Tour Ouest, Suite 400, Longueuil, QC, CAN, J4K 5G4
Stornoway Diamond Corp is a leading Canadian diamond exploration and producing company. Its principal business is the development of its flagship asset, the fully-owned Renard Mine, located in Quebec, Canada. The company intends to grow its business through the exploration and development of its mines. Stornoway also holds interests in a portfolio of exploration assets across Canada through owned properties and joint ventures. These properties and joint ventures include projects such as Adamantin, Qilalugaq and Pikoo.

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