Happy Creek Minerals (TSXV:HPY) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Dec. 14, 2024)

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

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

Happy Creek Minerals Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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Competitive Comparison of Happy Creek Minerals's Beneish M-Score

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

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Happy Creek 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 Happy Creek 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 (Jul24) TTM:

Last Year (Jul23) TTM:

Total Receivables was C$0.01 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = C$0.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = C$0.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was C$0.07 Mil.
Total Assets was C$18.53 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was C$18.32 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was C$0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was C$0.39 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was C$0.38 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$0.00 Mil.
Net Income was -0.069 + -0.172 + -0.342 + -0.054 = C$-0.64 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + -0.43 + 0 = C$-0.43 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0.039 + 0.006 + -0.098 + 0.018 = C$-0.04 Mil.

Total Receivables was C$0.01 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = C$0.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = C$0.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was C$0.07 Mil.
Total Assets was C$18.76 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was C$18.57 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was C$0.01 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was C$0.45 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was C$0.15 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$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)
	=	(0.014 / 0)	/	(0.008 / 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 - (0.071 + 18.323) / 18.527)	/	(1 - (0.067 + 18.571) / 18.762)
	=	0.007179	/	0.006609
	=

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))
	=	(0.007 / (0.007 + 18.571))	/	(0 / (0 + 18.323))
	=	0.000377	/	0
	=

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)
	=	(0.393 / 0)	/	(0.445 / 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 + 0.382) / 18.527)	/	((0 + 0.148) / 18.762)
	=	0.020619	/	0.007888
	=

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
	=	(-0.637 - -0.43	-	-0.035)	/	18.527
	=	-0.009284

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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750 West Pender Street, Suite 1200, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6C 2T8

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Happy Creek Minerals Ltd is a mineral exploration company engaged in the exploration and development of its mineral properties. Its projects include Rateria and West Valley Property, Abbott Lake Property and Tyner Lake Property. The company has a diversified metal exploration portfolio in a safe geopolitical jurisdiction and completed much of the early-stage exploration on its properties to resolve quality opportunities.

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