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Life Electric Vehicles Holdings (Life Electric Vehicles Holdings) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 21, 2024)


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What is Life Electric Vehicles Holdings 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 Life Electric Vehicles Holdings's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Life Electric Vehicles Holdings was -5.29. The lowest was -5.29. And the median was -5.29.


Life Electric Vehicles Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Life Electric Vehicles Holdings'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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Life Electric Vehicles Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Life Electric Vehicles Holdings Annual Data
Trend Nov98 Nov99 Nov00 Nov01 Nov02 Nov03 Nov04 Nov05 Nov06 Nov07
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -1.95 -1.22 -1.34 -4.64

Life Electric Vehicles Holdings Quarterly Data
May04 Aug04 Nov04 Feb05 May05 Aug05 Nov05 Feb06 May06 Aug06 Nov06 Feb07 May07 Aug07 Nov07 Feb08 May08 Aug08 Aug22 Aug23
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 -6.44 -7.64 -6.99 -5.29 -

Competitive Comparison of Life Electric Vehicles Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Recreational Vehicles subindustry, Life Electric Vehicles Holdings'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.


Life Electric Vehicles Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Life Electric Vehicles Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Life Electric Vehicles Holdings's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Life Electric Vehicles Holdings 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 Life Electric Vehicles Holdings 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 * +0.528 * +0.404 * +0.892 * +0.115 *
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * +4.679 * -0.327 *
=

* 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 (Aug23) TTM:Last Year (Feb08) TTM:
Total Receivables was $0.48 Mil.
Revenue was 0.357 + 0 + 0.321 + 0.982 = $1.66 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.017 + 0 + 0.089 + 0.123 = $0.23 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3.70 Mil.
Total Assets was $3.80 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.03 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0.67 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.66 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.05 Mil.
Net Income was -0.458 + -0.091 + -0.362 + -0.238 = $-1.15 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + -0.205 + 0.001 = $-0.20 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0 + 0 + -0.362 + 0.414 = $0.05 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.04 Mil.
Revenue was 0.785 + 1.459 + 2.181 + 0.524 = $4.95 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.054 + 0.068 + 0.293 + 0.054 = $0.47 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4.66 Mil.
Total Assets was $4.79 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.13 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.07 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1.38 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3.19 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)
=(0.482 / 1.66) / (0.039 / 4.949)
=0.290361 / 0.00788
=

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)
=(0.469 / 4.949) / (0.229 / 1.66)
=0.094767 / 0.137952
=

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 - (3.699 + 0) / 3.802) / (1 - (4.658 + 0.127) / 4.785)
=0.027091 / 0
=

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
=1.66 / 4.949
=

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))
=(0.072 / (0.072 + 0.127)) / (0.029 / (0.029 + 0))
=0.361809 / 1
=

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)
=(0.666 / 1.66) / (1.381 / 4.949)
=0.401205 / 0.279046
=

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)
=((1.05 + 0.659) / 3.802) / ((0 + 3.192) / 4.785)
=0.4495 / 0.667085
=

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
=(-1.149 - -0.204 - 0.052) / 3.802
=-0.26223

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.


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Life Electric Vehicles Holdings (Life Electric Vehicles Holdings) Business Description

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460 Hillsboro Technology Drive, Deerfield Beach, FL, USA, 33441
Life Electric Vehicles Holdings Inc is a developer, manufacturer, and distributor in the light electric vehicle industry. The business model includes the launching, acquisition, and consolidation of multiple brands of e-bikes, e-trikes, e-scooters, and light EV companies to become an industry leader in the American micro-mobility market.

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