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LEM Holding (CHIX:LEHNZ) Beneish M-Score : -2.70 (As of Mar. 23, 2025)


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What is LEM Holding 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 -2.7 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

CHIX:LEHNz' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.79   Med: -2.5   Max: -2.05
Current: -2.7

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of LEM Holding was -2.05. The lowest was -2.79. And the median was -2.50.


LEM Holding Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for LEM Holding'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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LEM Holding Beneish M-Score Chart

LEM Holding Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.37 -2.21 -2.05 -2.63 -2.70

LEM Holding Semi-Annual Data
Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 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 - -2.63 - -2.70 -

Competitive Comparison of LEM Holding's Beneish M-Score

For the Electronic Components subindustry, LEM Holding'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.


LEM Holding's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



LEM Holding 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 LEM Holding 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 * 0.8938+0.528 * 1.0146+0.404 * 1.0648+0.892 * 0.9986+0.115 * 1.0351
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0944+4.679 * -0.026405-0.327 * 1.0638
=-2.70

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was CHF78.9 Mil.
Revenue was CHF405.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was CHF189.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was CHF171.8 Mil.
Total Assets was CHF344.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was CHF111.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was CHF15.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was CHF74.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was CHF128.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CHF35.6 Mil.
Net Income was CHF65.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was CHF0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was CHF74.4 Mil.
Total Receivables was CHF88.4 Mil.
Revenue was CHF406.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was CHF192.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was CHF173.6 Mil.
Total Assets was CHF327.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was CHF98.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was CHF14.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was CHF68.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was CHF114.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CHF32.1 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)
=(78.914 / 405.777) / (88.411 / 406.35)
=0.194476 / 0.217574
=0.8938

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)
=(192.194 / 406.35) / (189.163 / 405.777)
=0.472976 / 0.466175
=1.0146

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 - (171.751 + 110.983) / 344.325) / (1 - (173.638 + 98.847) / 327.504)
=0.178875 / 0.167995
=1.0648

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
=405.777 / 406.35
=0.9986

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))
=(14.592 / (14.592 + 98.847)) / (15.75 / (15.75 + 110.983))
=0.128633 / 0.124277
=1.0351

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)
=(74.394 / 405.777) / (68.074 / 406.35)
=0.183337 / 0.167526
=1.0944

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)
=((35.585 + 128.852) / 344.325) / ((32.105 + 114.912) / 327.504)
=0.477563 / 0.448901
=1.0638

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
=(65.327 - 0 - 74.419) / 344.325
=-0.026405

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.

LEM Holding has a M-score of -2.70 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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LEM Holding Business Description

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Route du Nant-d'Avril, 152, Meyrin, CHE, 1217
LEM Holding SA is a Switzerland-based holding company. Along with its subsidiaries, it manufactures and distributes electrical measurement components for products with automotive, railway, battery monitoring, and wireless submetering network measuring applications. Its product portfolio includes Energy meters, Rogowski coils, Voltage sensors, Current sensors, and Integrated current sensors. The firm's operations are broadly organized in two segments namely Asia, Europe/Americas, and LEM Group. It derives a majority of its revenue from Europe/Americas regions which represents its business in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, NAFTA, and Latin America.

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