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A-Mark Precious Metals (STU:AND) Beneish M-Score : -1.91 (As of May. 13, 2024)


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What is A-Mark Precious Metals 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 -1.91 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

STU:AND' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.23   Med: -1.81   Max: -0.06
Current: -1.91

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of A-Mark Precious Metals was -0.06. The lowest was -3.23. And the median was -1.81.


A-Mark Precious Metals Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for A-Mark Precious Metals'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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A-Mark Precious Metals Beneish M-Score Chart

A-Mark Precious Metals Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.62 -2.93 -0.64 -2.12 -2.24

A-Mark Precious Metals 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 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 -1.73 -2.37 -2.24 -1.21 -1.91

Competitive Comparison of A-Mark Precious Metals's Beneish M-Score

For the Capital Markets subindustry, A-Mark Precious Metals'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.


A-Mark Precious Metals's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, A-Mark Precious Metals's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where A-Mark Precious Metals's Beneish M-Score falls into.



A-Mark Precious Metals 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 A-Mark Precious Metals 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 * 0.5004+0.528 * 1.3994+0.404 * 1.0307+0.892 * 1.2125+0.115 * 1.3197
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9176+4.679 * 0.113173-0.327 * 0.9692
=-1.94

* 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 €156 Mil.
Revenue was 1906.273 + 2328.087 + 2879.165 + 2164.218 = €9,278 Mil.
Gross Profit was 42.22 + 46.292 + 72.557 + 70.515 = €232 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €1,229 Mil.
Total Assets was €1,489 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €18 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €11 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €84 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €660 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €277 Mil.
Net Income was 12.623 + 17.641 + 38.613 + 33.549 = €102 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 1.331 + 2.706 + 5.61 + 0.566 = €10 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -52.64 + -41.473 + -67.907 + 85.71 = €-76 Mil.
Total Receivables was €257 Mil.
Revenue was 1840.522 + 1919.355 + 1976.955 + 1915.076 = €7,652 Mil.
Gross Profit was 60.387 + 77.358 + 64.092 + 65.451 = €267 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €1,242 Mil.
Total Assets was €1,494 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €16 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €16 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €76 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €963 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €7 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)
=(155.731 / 9277.743) / (256.645 / 7651.908)
=0.016785 / 0.03354
=0.5004

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)
=(267.288 / 7651.908) / (231.584 / 9277.743)
=0.034931 / 0.024961
=1.3994

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 - (1229.038 + 17.892) / 1489.078) / (1 - (1241.766 + 16.326) / 1493.765)
=0.162616 / 0.157771
=1.0307

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
=9277.743 / 7651.908
=1.2125

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))
=(16.196 / (16.196 + 16.326)) / (10.844 / (10.844 + 17.892))
=0.498001 / 0.377366
=1.3197

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)
=(84.358 / 9277.743) / (75.832 / 7651.908)
=0.009093 / 0.00991
=0.9176

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)
=((277.045 + 659.928) / 1489.078) / ((6.518 + 963.25) / 1493.765)
=0.62923 / 0.649211
=0.9692

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
=(102.426 - 10.213 - -76.31) / 1489.078
=0.113173

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.

A-Mark Precious Metals has a M-score of -1.94 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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A-Mark Precious Metals (STU:AND) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2121 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 6300, El Segundo, CA, USA, 90245
A-Mark Precious Metals Inc is a precious metal trading company. It is principally engaged in the wholesale of gold, silver, platinum and palladium bullion and related products in the form of bars, wafers, coins, and grains. The company's operating segment includes Wholesale Trading and Ancillary Services; Secured Lending and Direct Sales. It generates maximum revenue from the Wholesale Trading and Ancillary Services segment. The Wholesale Trading and Ancillary Services segment comprises business units such as Industrial, Coin and Bar, Trading and Finance, Storage, Logistics, and Mint. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from the United States.

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