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LCI Industries (FRA:0DI) Beneish M-Score

: -2.99 (As of Today)
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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 LCI Industries's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:0DI' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.99   Med: -2.42   Max: -1.65
Current: -2.99

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of LCI Industries was -1.65. The lowest was -2.99. And the median was -2.42.


LCI Industries Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for LCI 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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LCI Industries Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.23 -2.44 -1.65 -2.99 -2.99

LCI Industries 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.99 -3.25 -3.23 -2.89 -2.99

Competitive Comparison

For the Recreational Vehicles subindustry, LCI 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.


LCI Industries Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



LCI 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 LCI 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 * 1.3674+0.528 * 1.1885+0.404 * 1.1014+0.892 * 0.7119+0.115 * 0.9605
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2435+4.679 * -0.157917-0.327 * 0.9236
=-3.02

* 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 €197 Mil.
Revenue was 768.028 + 898.878 + 936.512 + 909.072 = €3,512 Mil.
Gross Profit was 147.684 + 197.658 + 201.325 + 173.79 = €720 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €1,024 Mil.
Total Assets was €2,714 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €652 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €122 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €606 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €362 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €981 Mil.
Net Income was -2.18 + 24.256 + 30.852 + 6.78 = €60 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = €0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 126.515 + 108.409 + 183.575 + 69.747 = €488 Mil.
Total Receivables was €202 Mil.
Revenue was 844.263 + 1143.4 + 1453.198 + 1493.268 = €4,934 Mil.
Gross Profit was 138.68 + 255.585 + 386.994 + 421.533 = €1,203 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €1,313 Mil.
Total Assets was €3,065 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €688 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €123 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €684 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €398 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €1,245 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)
=(196.886 / 3512.49) / (202.263 / 4934.129)
=0.056053 / 0.040993
=1.3674

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)
=(1202.792 / 4934.129) / (720.457 / 3512.49)
=0.24377 / 0.205113
=1.1885

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 - (1024.17 + 652.142) / 2713.696) / (1 - (1312.893 + 688.357) / 3065.085)
=0.382277 / 0.347082
=1.1014

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
=3512.49 / 4934.129
=0.7119

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))
=(123.022 / (123.022 + 688.357)) / (122.247 / (122.247 + 652.142))
=0.151621 / 0.157863
=0.9605

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)
=(605.689 / 3512.49) / (684.225 / 4934.129)
=0.172439 / 0.138672
=1.2435

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)
=((980.744 + 362.208) / 2713.696) / ((1244.538 + 397.707) / 3065.085)
=0.494879 / 0.535791
=0.9236

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
=(59.708 - 0 - 488.246) / 2713.696
=-0.157917

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.

LCI Industries has a M-score of -3.02 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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LCI Industries (FRA:0DI) Business Description

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Address
3501 County Road 6 East, Elkhart, IN, USA, 46514
LCI Industries Inc supplies domestically and internationally components for the original equipment manufacturers of recreational vehicles and adjacent industries including buses; trailers used to haul boats, livestock, equipment and other cargo. It has two reportable segments the original equipment manufacturers segment and the aftermarket segment. The OEM Segment manufactures or distributes components for the OEMs of RVs and adjacent industries, including buses; trailers used to haul boats, livestock, equipment and other cargo; trucks; pontoon boats; trains; manufactured homes; and modular housing. Its products are sold primarily to major manufacturers of RVs such as Thor Industries, Forest River, Winnebago and other RV OEMs, and to manufacturers in adjacent industries.

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