Searchlight Minerals (Searchlight Minerals) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 25, 2024)

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

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

Searchlight Minerals Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

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Searchlight Minerals Beneish M-Score Chart

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-3.18

-3.36

-4.42

-5.49

-5.90

Searchlight Minerals Quarterly Data
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Beneish M-Score	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-5.75	-5.90	-5.48	-4.78	-4.10

Competitive Comparison of Searchlight Minerals's Beneish M-Score

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

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Searchlight Minerals 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 Searchlight Minerals 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 (Sep16) TTM:

Last Year (Sep15) TTM:

Total Receivables was $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.98 Mil.
Total Assets was $135.94 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $13.06 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.21 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2.36 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2.79 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was -1.167 + -1.941 + -10.744 + -2.21 = $-16.06 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.005 + -0.321 + -8.857 + -0.173 = $-9.35 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.599 + -1.091 + -0.511 + -0.549 = $-2.75 Mil.

Total Receivables was $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1.33 Mil.
Total Assets was $137.78 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $14.27 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.44 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $4.95 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $5.61 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 / 0)	/	(0 / 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 - (0.983 + 13.055) / 135.943)	/	(1 - (1.327 + 14.267) / 137.78)
	=	0.896736	/	0.88682
	=

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))
	=	(1.444 / (1.444 + 14.267))	/	(1.212 / (1.212 + 13.055))
	=	0.09191	/	0.084951
	=

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)
	=	(2.363 / 0)	/	(4.946 / 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 + 2.787) / 135.943)	/	((0 + 5.614) / 137.78)
	=	0.020501	/	0.040746
	=

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
	=	(-16.062 - -9.346	-	-2.75)	/	135.943
	=	-0.029174

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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Searchlight Minerals (Searchlight Minerals) Business Description

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Address

2360 West Horizon Ridge Parkway, Suite 100, Henderson, NV, USA, 89052

Website

https://www.searchlightminerals.com

Searchlight Minerals Corp is a exploration-stage company. It is engaged in the slag reprocessing project and the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties at the Clarkdale Slag Project. The Clarkdale Slag Project located in Arizona is a reclamation project to recover precious and base metals from the reprocessing of slag produced from the smelting of copper ore mined at the United Verde Copper Mine in Arizona.

Executives

Luxor Capital Group, Lp	10 percent owner	7 TIMES SQUARE, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Lcg Holdings Llc	10 percent owner	7 TIMES SQUARE, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Luxor Capital Partners Offshore Ltd	10 percent owner	C/O MAPLES CORPORATE SERVICES LTD., PO BOX 309, UGLAND HOUSE, GEORGE TOWN E9 KY1-1104
Luxor Wavefront, Lp	10 percent owner	7 TIMES SQUARE, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Luxor Capital Partners, Lp	10 percent owner	7 TIMES SQUARE, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Thebes Partners, Lp	10 percent owner	7 TIMES SQUARE, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
John Edward Mack	director	P.O.BOX 1575, BRECKENRIDGE CO 80424
Thebes Partners Offshore, Ltd.	10 percent owner	C/O MAPLES CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED, BOX 309, UGLAND HOUSE, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-1104
Thebes Offshore Master Fund, Lp	10 percent owner	C/O MAPLES CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED, BOX 309, UGLAND HOUSE, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-1104
Luxor Spectrum Offshore Ltd	10 percent owner	C/O MAPLES CORPORATE SERVICES LTD, P.O. BOX 309 GT, GEORGE TOWN E9 KY1-1104
Luxor Spectrum Llc	10 percent owner	1114 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 29TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Ian R Mcneil	director, officer: CEO	3500 LAKESIDE COURT, SUITE 206, RENO NV 89509

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