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Nickel Industries (ASX:NIC) Beneish M-Score : -0.53 (As of May. 03, 2024)


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What is Nickel Industries 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 -0.53 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

ASX:NIC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.2   Med: -1.42   Max: -0.53
Current: -0.53

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Nickel Industries was -0.53. The lowest was -3.20. And the median was -1.42.


Nickel Industries Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nickel Industries'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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Nickel Industries Beneish M-Score Chart

Nickel Industries Annual Data
Trend Jun19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -3.20 -1.42 -0.53

Nickel Industries Semi-Annual Data
Dec17 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.20 - -1.42 - -0.53

Competitive Comparison of Nickel Industries's Beneish M-Score

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Nickel Industries'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.


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

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

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



Nickel Industries 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 Nickel Industries 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 * 0.9025+0.528 * 1.2382+0.404 * 4.8156+0.892 * 1.5573+0.115 * 0.5918
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8673+4.679 * -0.025937-0.327 * 0.9217
=-0.53

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was A$491 Mil.
Revenue was A$2,809 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$672 Mil.
Total Current Assets was A$2,009 Mil.
Total Assets was A$6,083 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was A$2,781 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was A$167 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was A$19 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was A$714 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$878 Mil.
Net Income was A$182 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$-4 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was A$343 Mil.
Total Receivables was A$349 Mil.
Revenue was A$1,804 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$534 Mil.
Total Current Assets was A$937 Mil.
Total Assets was A$3,961 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was A$2,849 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was A$99 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was A$14 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was A$307 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$817 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)
=(490.788 / 2808.877) / (349.186 / 1803.656)
=0.174727 / 0.193599
=0.9025

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)
=(534.148 / 1803.656) / (671.828 / 2808.877)
=0.296147 / 0.23918
=1.2382

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 - (2008.94 + 2781.314) / 6082.591) / (1 - (937.364 + 2848.566) / 3960.675)
=0.212465 / 0.04412
=4.8156

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
=2808.877 / 1803.656
=1.5573

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))
=(98.698 / (98.698 + 2848.566)) / (166.814 / (166.814 + 2781.314))
=0.033488 / 0.056583
=0.5918

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)
=(18.591 / 2808.877) / (13.766 / 1803.656)
=0.006619 / 0.007632
=0.8673

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)
=((878.104 + 713.956) / 6082.591) / ((817.345 + 307.333) / 3960.675)
=0.26174 / 0.283961
=0.9217

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
=(181.667 - -3.826 - 343.255) / 6082.591
=-0.025937

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.

Nickel Industries has a M-score of -0.53 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Nickel Industries (ASX:NIC) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
66 Hunter Street, Level 2, Sydney, NSW, AUS, 2000
Nickel Industries Ltd is engaged in acquiring, exploring, and developing nickel projects. It holds 80% interest in the Hengjaya Nickel and Ranger Nickel projects, both of which operate 2 line Rotary Kiln Electric Furnace (RKEF) plants producing NPI within the Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP). Nickel Industries also holds an 80% economic interest in the Hengjaya Mineralindo Nickel Mine ('Hengjaya Mine'), a large tonnage, high-grade saprolite deposit located in the Morowali Regency of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.