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LGL Group (LGL Group) Beneish M-Score : -2.61 (As of Apr. 24, 2024)


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LGL Group Definition

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 -2.61 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

LGL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.44   Med: -2.65   Max: 1.52
Current: -2.61

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of LGL Group was 1.52. The lowest was -3.44. And the median was -2.65.


LGL Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for LGL Group'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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LGL Group 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 1.52 -2.71 -3.44 -2.36 -2.61

LGL Group Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -2.36 - - - -2.61

Competitive Comparison

For the Electronic Components subindustry, LGL Group'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.


LGL Group Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, LGL Group's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



LGL Group 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 LGL Group 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 * 0.6279+0.528 * 0.9164+0.404 * 0.6368+0.892 * 1.0441+0.115 * 3.5605
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7326+4.679 * -0.011374-0.327 * 0.7677
=-2.61

* 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 $0.36 Mil.
Revenue was 0.446 + 0.438 + 0.403 + 0.441 = $1.73 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.245 + 0.243 + 0.195 + 0.249 = $0.93 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $41.57 Mil.
Total Assets was $41.85 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.08 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.02 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2.21 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.47 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was 0.134 + 0.108 + -0.13 + 0.157 = $0.27 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + -0.004 + 0.031 + 0.333 = $0.36 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.069 + 0.463 + 0.041 + -0.05 = $0.39 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.54 Mil.
Revenue was 0.524 + 0.344 + 0.37 + 0.417 = $1.66 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.359 + 0.141 + 0.143 + 0.175 = $0.82 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $39.34 Mil.
Total Assets was $39.79 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.13 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.56 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2.89 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.59 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $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)
=(0.356 / 1.728) / (0.543 / 1.655)
=0.206019 / 0.328097
=0.6279

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)
=(0.818 / 1.655) / (0.932 / 1.728)
=0.49426 / 0.539352
=0.9164

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 - (41.566 + 0.075) / 41.85) / (1 - (39.34 + 0.133) / 39.785)
=0.004994 / 0.007842
=0.6368

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
=1.728 / 1.655
=1.0441

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))
=(0.558 / (0.558 + 0.133)) / (0.022 / (0.022 + 0.075))
=0.807525 / 0.226804
=3.5605

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)
=(2.212 / 1.728) / (2.892 / 1.655)
=1.280093 / 1.747432
=0.7326

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 + 0.474) / 41.85) / ((0 + 0.587) / 39.785)
=0.011326 / 0.014754
=0.7677

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
=(0.269 - 0.36 - 0.385) / 41.85
=-0.011374

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.

LGL Group has a M-score of -2.61 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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LGL Group (LGL Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2525 Shader Road, Orlando, FL, USA, 32804
LGL Group Inc is engaged in investment and manufacturing business activities. Its Electronic components segment is focused on the design and manufacture of engineered frequency and spectrum control products. The company's Electronic instruments segment is focused on the design and manufacture of high-performance Frequency and Time reference standards that form the basis for timing and synchronization in various applications including satellite communication, time transfer systems, network synchronization, electricity distribution and metrology. Majority of its revenue is derived from the Electronic components segment.
Executives
Herve Francois director 4 BRIDLE PATH, LAWRENCEVILLE NJ 08648
Darlene T Deremer director 200 CENTRAL AVENUE, SUITE 1850, ST. PETERSBURG FL 33701
Linda M Biles officer: VP, Controller 2525 SHADER ROAD, ORLANDO FL 32804
James William Tivy officer: Chief Financial Officer 220 E. CENTRAL PARKWAY, SUITE 2060, ALTAMONTE SPRINGS FL 32701
Bel Lazar director 4705 S. APOPKA VINELAND ROAD, SUITE 201, ORLANDO FL 32819
Ferrantino Michael J Jr director 12 MARTINGALE LANE, ANDOVER MA 01810
Ivan Arteaga director, officer: CEO 497 EISENHOWER COURT, WYCKOFF NJ 07481
John S Mega director C/O L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, 600 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10016
Lapenta Robert V Jr director C/O ASTON CAPITAL, 177 BROAD ST., 12TH FLOOR, STAMFORD CT 06901
Mario J Gabelli director, 10 percent owner 191 MASON STREET, GREENWICH CT 06830
Joan Atkinson officer: CAO 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, STAMFORD CT 06907
Patrick Huvane officer: Senior Vice President 780 THIRD AVENUE, 21ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Michael J Ferrantino director
Hendi Susanto director 2525 SHADER RD., ORLANDO FL 32804
Salerno Frederic V Jr director 2525 SHADER RD., ORLANDO FL 32804

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