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NEM (Newmont) Beneish M-Score : 4.18 (As of Oct. 31, 2024)


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What is Newmont 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 4.18 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

NEM' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.52   Med: -2.77   Max: 4.18
Current: 4.18

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Newmont was 4.18. The lowest was -3.52. And the median was -2.77.


Newmont Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Newmont'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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Newmont Beneish M-Score Chart

Newmont Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.14 -2.69 -2.94 -1.63 -1.93

Newmont 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 -3.52 -1.93 -1.77 0.09 4.18

Competitive Comparison of Newmont's Beneish M-Score

For the Gold subindustry, Newmont'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.


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

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

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



Newmont 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 Newmont 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 * 8.1261+0.528 * 0.7985+0.404 * 0.8769+0.892 * 1.5366+0.115 * 1.0659
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9218+4.679 * -0.039128-0.327 * 1.1859
=4.18

* 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 $974 Mil.
Revenue was 4605 + 4402 + 4023 + 3957 = $16,987 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1664 + 1644 + 1263 + 973 = $5,544 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $12,577 Mil.
Total Assets was $56,175 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $33,697 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2,568 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $398 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $6,408 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $8,987 Mil.
Net Income was 922 + 853 + 170 + -3158 = $-1,213 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -190 + -243 + -476 + -2574 = $-3,483 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1648 + 1428 + 776 + 616 = $4,468 Mil.
Total Receivables was $78 Mil.
Revenue was 2493 + 2683 + 2679 + 3200 = $11,055 Mil.
Gross Profit was 642 + 654 + 736 + 849 = $2,881 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $5,955 Mil.
Total Assets was $38,084 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $24,474 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1,998 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $281 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,808 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5,993 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)
=(974 / 16987) / (78 / 11055)
=0.057338 / 0.007056
=8.1261

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)
=(2881 / 11055) / (5544 / 16987)
=0.260606 / 0.326367
=0.7985

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 - (12577 + 33697) / 56175) / (1 - (5955 + 24474) / 38084)
=0.176253 / 0.201003
=0.8769

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
=16987 / 11055
=1.5366

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))
=(1998 / (1998 + 24474)) / (2568 / (2568 + 33697))
=0.075476 / 0.070812
=1.0659

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)
=(398 / 16987) / (281 / 11055)
=0.02343 / 0.025418
=0.9218

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)
=((8987 + 6408) / 56175) / ((5993 + 2808) / 38084)
=0.274054 / 0.231094
=1.1859

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
=(-1213 - -3483 - 4468) / 56175
=-0.039128

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.

Newmont has a M-score of 4.18 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Newmont Business Description

Address
6900 E Layton Avenue, Suite 700, Denver, CO, USA, 80237
Newmont is the world's largest gold miner. It bought Goldcorp in 2019, combined its Nevada mines in a joint venture with competitor Barrick later that year, and also purchased competitor Newcrest in November 2023. Its portfolio includes 17 wholly or majority owned mines and interests in two joint ventures in the Americas, Africa, Australia and Papua New Guinea. The company is expected to produce roughly 6.9 million ounces of gold in 2024. However, after buying Newcrest, Newmont is likely to sell a number of its higher cost, smaller mines accounting for 20% of forecast sales in 2024. Newmont also produces material amounts of copper, silver, zinc, and lead as byproducts. It had about two decades of gold reserves along with significant byproduct reserves at the end of December 2023.
Executives
Thomas Ronald Palmer director, officer: President & CEO 6363 S FIDDLERS GREEN CIRCLE, GREENWOOD VILLAGE CO 80111
Peter Toth officer: EVP, Strategic Development 7900 E LAYTON AVENUE, SUITE 700, DENVER CO 80237
Joshua Cage officer: Interim Controller and CAO 6900 E LAYTON AVENUE, SUITE 700, DENVER CO 80237
Robert D Atkinson officer: EVP & COO 6363 S FIDDLERS GREEN CIRCLE, GREENWOOD VILLAGE CO 80111
Philip Aiken director 6900 E. LAYTON AVENUE, SUITE 700, DENVER CO 80237
Sally-anne Layman director 6900 E. LAYTON AVENUE, SUITE 700, DENVER CO 80237
Mark David Ebel officer: Interim Chief Legal Officer 6900 E. LAYTON AVENUE, SUITE 700, DENVER CO 80237
Natascha Viljoen officer: EVP & COO 6900 E. LAYTON AVENUE, SUITE 700, DENVER CO 80237
Suzanne P Retallack officer: CSSO 6900 E. LAYTON AVENUE, SUITE 700, DENVER CO 80237
Karyn F. Ovelmen officer: EVP & CFO STATIONSPLEIN 45, ROTTERDAM P7 3013AK
Aaron Puna officer: EVP & CTO 6900 E. LAYTON AVE., SUITE 700, DENVER CO 80237
Mark Casper officer: Acting CTO 7900 E LAYTON AVENUE, SUITE 700, DENVER CO 80237
Nancy Buese officer: EVP & CFO 1515 ARAPAHOE STREET, DENVER CO 80202-2126
Stephen P Gottesfeld officer: EVP and Chief S&EA Officer 6363 SOUTH FIDDLER'S GREEN CIRCLE, GREENWOOD VILLAGE CO 80111
Bruce R Brook director 6363 SOUTH FIDDLER'S GREEN CIRCLE, GREENWOOD VILLAGE CO 80111