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SilverCrest Mines (XSWX:SVL) Beneish M-Score : -3.49 (As of Jun. 25, 2024)


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

XSWX:SVL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -10000000   Med: -2.19   Max: 10000000
Current: -3.49

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of SilverCrest Mines was 10000000.00. The lowest was -10000000.00. And the median was -2.19.


SilverCrest Mines Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for SilverCrest Mines'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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SilverCrest Mines Beneish M-Score Chart

SilverCrest Mines Annual Data
Trend Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - -1.93 -4.13 26.25

SilverCrest Mines Quarterly Data
Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15
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 -4.02 0.56 26.25 7.27 -3.49

Competitive Comparison of SilverCrest Mines's Beneish M-Score

For the Gold subindustry, SilverCrest Mines'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.


SilverCrest Mines's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

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

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



SilverCrest Mines 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 SilverCrest Mines 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 * 1.515+0.528 * 1.4079+0.404 * 0.7629+0.892 * 1.4581+0.115 * 0.5827
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.6489+4.679 * -0.056167-0.327 * 3.4697
=-2.54

* 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 (Jun15) TTM:Last Year (Jun14) TTM:
Total Receivables was CHF10.54 Mil.
Revenue was 19.323 + 19.118 + 16.002 + 7.497 = CHF61.94 Mil.
Gross Profit was 9.671 + 9.166 + 4.856 + 3.341 = CHF27.03 Mil.
Total Current Assets was CHF54.73 Mil.
Total Assets was CHF173.13 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was CHF113.16 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was CHF10.51 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was CHF7.84 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was CHF7.19 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CHF13.98 Mil.
Net Income was 3.604 + 2.461 + -5.402 + 0.226 = CHF0.89 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.087 + -0.091 + -0.822 + -0.07 = CHF-1.07 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 3.695 + 7.184 + -0.593 + 1.397 = CHF11.68 Mil.
Total Receivables was CHF4.77 Mil.
Revenue was 6.915 + 11.452 + 11.494 + 12.618 = CHF42.48 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4.185 + 7.325 + 6.861 + 7.731 = CHF26.10 Mil.
Total Current Assets was CHF45.59 Mil.
Total Assets was CHF161.73 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was CHF109.72 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was CHF5.71 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was CHF8.28 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was CHF5.70 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CHF0.00 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)
=(10.535 / 61.94) / (4.769 / 42.479)
=0.170084 / 0.112267
=1.515

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)
=(26.102 / 42.479) / (27.034 / 61.94)
=0.614468 / 0.436455
=1.4079

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 - (54.729 + 113.162) / 173.128) / (1 - (45.589 + 109.724) / 161.725)
=0.030249 / 0.039648
=0.7629

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
=61.94 / 42.479
=1.4581

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))
=(5.714 / (5.714 + 109.724)) / (10.506 / (10.506 + 113.162))
=0.049498 / 0.084953
=0.5827

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)
=(7.835 / 61.94) / (8.281 / 42.479)
=0.126493 / 0.194943
=0.6489

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)
=((13.982 + 7.19) / 173.128) / ((0 + 5.7) / 161.725)
=0.122291 / 0.035245
=3.4697

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
=(0.889 - -1.07 - 11.683) / 173.128
=-0.056167

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.

SilverCrest Mines has a M-score of -2.54 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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SilverCrest Mines (XSWX:SVL) Business Description

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SilverCrest Mines Inc was incorporated on May 22, 1973 under the laws of Ontario as Equitable Mines Limited and changed its name to Magic Foods Inc. on July 24, 1985. The Company was continued on May 15, 1998 under the laws of British Columbia as "Lucre Ventures Ltd. The name of the Company was changed to "Strathclair Ventures Ltd." on September 5, 2001 and to "SilverCrest Mines Inc." on May 23, 2003. The Company is a Canadian precious metals producer with a silver and gold asset base and an operating mine located in Mexico. The Company's principal property is the 100% owned Santa Elena Project, which includes the Santa Elena Mine, located 150 kilometres northeast of Hermosillo, near Banamichi in the State of Sonora, Mexico. The Santa Elena Mine is a high-grade, epithermal silver and gold deposit that is currently being operated as an open pit heap leach operation. The Company's other principal property is the La Joya Property in Durango state, Mexico which contains a large polymetallic deposit that is being explored with the aim of developing silver, copper, gold and tungsten resources. The Company also has a portfolio of other mineral properties, which comprise of the Cruz de Mayo Project (Mexico), the Ermitano Property (Mexico), the Silver Angel Project (Mexico) and the El Zapote Project (El Salvador).

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