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LGCY (Legacy Education) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Dec. 14, 2024)


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What is Legacy Education 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 Legacy Education's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Legacy Education was -1.39. The lowest was -2.71. And the median was -2.33.


Legacy Education Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Legacy Education'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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Legacy Education Beneish M-Score Chart

Legacy Education Annual Data
Trend Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - - -2.71 -1.39

Legacy Education Quarterly Data
Jun19 Jun20 Sep20 Jun21 Sep21 Jun22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 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 -2.33 - - -1.39 -

Competitive Comparison of Legacy Education's Beneish M-Score

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Legacy Education'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.


Legacy Education's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Legacy Education's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Legacy Education 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 Legacy Education 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $12.30 Mil.
Revenue was 14.005 + 12.752 + 12.33 + 10.551 = $49.64 Mil.
Gross Profit was 6.801 + 4.204 + 5.786 + 5.025 = $21.82 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $34.85 Mil.
Total Assets was $50.58 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $9.90 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.29 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $14.02 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $11.35 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6.68 Mil.
Net Income was 2.091 + 0.961 + 1.794 + 1.29 = $6.14 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0.098 = $0.10 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 3.185 + -1.022 + -0.254 + 2.44 = $4.35 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 10.367 + 9.51 + 9.308 + 8.055 = $37.24 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4.635 + 3.909 + 3.797 + 3.277 = $15.62 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.00 Mil.
Total Assets was $0.00 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.23 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $11.61 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.00 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)
=(12.302 / 49.638) / (0 / 37.24)
=0.247834 / 0
=

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)
=(15.618 / 37.24) / (21.816 / 49.638)
=0.419388 / 0.439502
=

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 - (34.853 + 9.896) / 50.581) / (1 - (0 + 0) / 0)
=0.1153 /
=

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
=49.638 / 37.24
=

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))
=(0.225 / (0.225 + 0)) / (0.288 / (0.288 + 9.896))
=1 / 0.02828
=

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)
=(14.017 / 49.638) / (11.611 / 37.24)
=0.282384 / 0.311788
=

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)
=((6.675 + 11.35) / 50.581) / ((0 + 0) / 0)
=0.356359 /
=

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
=(6.136 - 0.098 - 4.349) / 50.581
=0.033392

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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Legacy Education Business Description

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701 W Avenue K, Suite 123, Lancaster, CA, USA, 93534
Legacy Education Inc is engaged in career-focused, post-secondary education services to students at all stages of adult life, from recent high school graduates to working parents.