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AEM (Agnico Eagle Mines) Beneish M-Score : -2.69 (As of Oct. 29, 2024)


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What is Agnico Eagle 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.69 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

AEM' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.7   Med: -2.62   Max: 4.71
Current: -2.69

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Agnico Eagle Mines was 4.71. The lowest was -3.70. And the median was -2.62.


Agnico Eagle Mines Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Agnico Eagle 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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Agnico Eagle Mines Beneish M-Score Chart

Agnico Eagle Mines 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 -3.12 -2.60 -2.73 -2.01 -2.25

Agnico Eagle Mines Quarterly Data
Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24
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 -2.59 0.84 -2.25 -2.47 -2.69

Competitive Comparison of Agnico Eagle Mines's Beneish M-Score

For the Gold subindustry, Agnico Eagle 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.


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

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

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



Agnico Eagle 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 Agnico Eagle 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 * 0.8576+0.528 * 0.9396+0.404 * 0.9048+0.892 * 1.2051+0.115 * 0.8251
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8727+4.679 * -0.04936-0.327 * 0.9762
=-2.72

* 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 (Jun24) TTM:Last Year (Jun23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $179 Mil.
Revenue was 2076.621 + 1829.823 + 1756.64 + 1642.411 = $7,305 Mil.
Gross Profit was 926.248 + 689.013 + 587.629 + 468.006 = $2,671 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,712 Mil.
Total Assets was $29,291 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $21,173 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1,542 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $210 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,791 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,207 Mil.
Net Income was 472.016 + 347.192 + -381.011 + 178.606 = $617 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -67.607 + -54.584 + -741.821 + -47.845 = $-912 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 961.336 + 783.175 + 727.861 + 502.088 = $2,974 Mil.
Total Receivables was $173 Mil.
Revenue was 1718.197 + 1509.661 + 1384.719 + 1449.697 = $6,062 Mil.
Gross Profit was 588.63 + 552.558 + 432.172 + 509.138 = $2,082 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,109 Mil.
Total Assets was $29,312 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $21,224 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1,259 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $200 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,006 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,067 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)
=(178.795 / 7305.495) / (173.003 / 6062.274)
=0.024474 / 0.028538
=0.8576

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)
=(2082.498 / 6062.274) / (2670.896 / 7305.495)
=0.343518 / 0.365601
=0.9396

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 - (2712.334 + 21173.067) / 29291.206) / (1 - (2109.251 + 21223.554) / 29311.652)
=0.184554 / 0.203975
=0.9048

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
=7305.495 / 6062.274
=1.2051

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))
=(1259.429 / (1259.429 + 21223.554)) / (1542.164 / (1542.164 + 21173.067))
=0.056017 / 0.067891
=0.8251

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)
=(209.867 / 7305.495) / (199.564 / 6062.274)
=0.028727 / 0.032919
=0.8727

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)
=((1207.032 + 1791.224) / 29291.206) / ((2067.479 + 1005.956) / 29311.652)
=0.10236 / 0.104854
=0.9762

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
=(616.803 - -911.857 - 2974.46) / 29291.206
=-0.04936

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.

Agnico Eagle Mines has a M-score of -2.72 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Agnico Eagle Mines Business Description

Address
145 King Street East, Suite 400, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5C 2Y7
Agnico Eagle is a gold miner with mines in Canada, Mexico, Finland, and Australia. Agnico operated just one mine, LaRonde, as recently as 2008 before bringing its other mines online in rapid succession in the following years. It merged with Kirkland Lake Gold in 2022, acquiring the Detour Lake and Macassa mines in Canada along with the high-grade, low-cost Fosterville mine in Australia. It produced more than 3.4 million gold ounces in 2023 and had about 15 years of gold reserves at end 2023. Agnico Eagle is focused on increasing gold production in lower-risk jurisdictions and bought the remaining 50% of its Canadian Malartic mine along with the Wasamac project and other assets from Yamana Gold in 2023.