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Lanka Tiles (COL:TILE.N0000) Beneish M-Score : -2.99 (As of May. 06, 2024)


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What is Lanka Tiles 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 -2.99 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

COL:TILE.N0000' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.54   Med: -2.38   Max: 1.37
Current: -2.99

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Lanka Tiles was 1.37. The lowest was -3.54. And the median was -2.38.


Lanka Tiles Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lanka Tiles'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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Lanka Tiles Beneish M-Score Chart

Lanka Tiles Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.47 -2.42 -2.99 -3.09 1.37

Lanka Tiles 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 0.20 1.37 -1.33 -2.14 -2.99

Competitive Comparison of Lanka Tiles's Beneish M-Score

For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, Lanka Tiles'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.


Lanka Tiles's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Lanka Tiles's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Lanka Tiles 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 Lanka Tiles 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 * 0.7645+0.528 * 1.0114+0.404 * 0.7745+0.892 * 1.0512+0.115 * 1.1612
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.216+4.679 * -0.048822-0.327 * 1.0132
=-2.99

* 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 රු3,589 Mil.
Revenue was 5669.179 + 4399.27 + 3453.359 + 5065.672 = රු18,587 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2660.721 + 2097.597 + 1439.662 + 2206.499 = රු8,404 Mil.
Total Current Assets was රු11,499 Mil.
Total Assets was රු20,667 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was රු7,593 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was රු506 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was රු2,958 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was රු3,823 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was රු283 Mil.
Net Income was 1084.339 + 810.232 + 387.002 + 851.929 = රු3,134 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = රු0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 2182.931 + 850.328 + 277.961 + 831.288 = රු4,143 Mil.
Total Receivables was රු4,466 Mil.
Revenue was 4646.839 + 4851.209 + 4120.322 + 4063.882 = රු17,682 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1970.325 + 2164.184 + 2086.638 + 1865.229 = රු8,086 Mil.
Total Current Assets was රු10,796 Mil.
Total Assets was රු19,179 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was රු6,496 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was රු508 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was රු2,314 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was රු3,261 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was රු500 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)
=(3588.877 / 18587.48) / (4465.994 / 17682.252)
=0.19308 / 0.252569
=0.7645

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)
=(8086.376 / 17682.252) / (8404.479 / 18587.48)
=0.457316 / 0.452158
=1.0114

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 - (11499.133 + 7592.772) / 20667.17) / (1 - (10796.318 + 6495.542) / 19179.49)
=0.076221 / 0.098419
=0.7745

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
=18587.48 / 17682.252
=1.0512

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))
=(507.608 / (507.608 + 6495.542)) / (505.502 / (505.502 + 7592.772))
=0.072483 / 0.062421
=1.1612

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)
=(2957.983 / 18587.48) / (2314.118 / 17682.252)
=0.159138 / 0.130872
=1.216

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)
=((283.033 + 3823.277) / 20667.17) / ((500.297 + 3260.606) / 19179.49)
=0.198688 / 0.19609
=1.0132

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
=(3133.502 - 0 - 4142.508) / 20667.17
=-0.048822

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.

Lanka Tiles has a M-score of -2.99 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Lanka Tiles (COL:TILE.N0000) Business Description

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No. 215, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo, LKA, 05
Lanka Tiles PLC is a manufacturer and seller of glazed ceramic floor tiles in Sri Lanka. The principal activities of the group are the Manufacturing and distribution of glazed ceramic and porcelain floor tiles through a network of dealers and distributors.

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