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Ero Copper (TSX:ERO) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Mar. 04, 2025)


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

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ero Copper was 1.36. The lowest was -3.43. And the median was -2.21.


Ero Copper Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ero Copper'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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Ero Copper Beneish M-Score Chart

Ero Copper Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.12 -2.69 -3.27 -1.78 -2.78

Ero Copper Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 -2.12 -2.78 -2.77 -2.24 -

Competitive Comparison of Ero Copper's Beneish M-Score

For the Copper subindustry, Ero Copper'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.


Ero Copper's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

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

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



Ero Copper 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 Ero Copper 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 * +0.528 * +0.404 * +0.892 * +0.115 *
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * +4.679 * -0.327 *
=

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was C$69.0 Mil.
Revenue was 169.104 + 160.472 + 143.201 + 156.181 = C$629.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 72.754 + 59.332 + 42.201 + 56.151 = C$230.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was C$171.8 Mil.
Total Assets was C$2,048.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was C$1,832.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was C$124.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was C$87.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was C$254.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$688.4 Mil.
Net Income was 55.345 + -72.975 + -9.666 + 49.034 = C$21.7 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 22.668 + -114.942 + -25.224 + 26.222 = C$-91.3 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 71.354 + 20.167 + 23.325 + 66.271 = C$181.1 Mil.
Total Receivables was C$0.0 Mil.
Revenue was 142.32 + 139.409 + 138.138 + 158.492 = C$578.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was 48.001 + 52.357 + 54.88 + 71.612 = C$226.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was C$0.0 Mil.
Total Assets was C$0.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was C$0.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was C$100.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was C$89.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was C$0.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$0.0 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)
=(69.047 / 628.958) / (0 / 578.359)
=0.10978 / 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)
=(226.85 / 578.359) / (230.438 / 628.958)
=0.39223 / 0.366381
=

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 - (171.774 + 1832.617) / 2048.862) / (1 - (0 + 0) / 0)
=0.021705 /
=

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
=628.958 / 578.359
=

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))
=(100.521 / (100.521 + 0)) / (124.798 / (124.798 + 1832.617))
=1 / 0.063757
=

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)
=(87.282 / 628.958) / (89.259 / 578.359)
=0.138772 / 0.154331
=

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)
=((688.398 + 254.269) / 2048.862) / ((0 + 0) / 0)
=0.460093 /
=

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
=(21.738 - -91.276 - 181.117) / 2048.862
=-0.033239

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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Ero Copper Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
625 Howe Street, Suite 1050, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6C 2T6
Ero Copper Corp is a base metals mining company. It is predominantly focused on the production and sale of copper with gold and silver produced and sold as by-products. Ero's operations are segmented between its mines in Brazil, the Caraiba Operations and the Xavantina Operations, its development project, the Tucuma Project in Brazil and corporate. Majority revenue is generated from its Caraiba Operations segment which consists of mining operations and processing facilities including the Pilar and Vermelhos underground mines and the Surubim open pit mine.
Executives
Chantal Gosselin Director
Lyle Braaten Director
Robert Hinman Getz Director
Jonathan Nayan Singh Senior Officer