LKSGF (Luks Group (Vietnam Holdings) Co) Beneish M-Score : -3.05 (As of Dec. 14, 2024)

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What is Luks Group (Vietnam Holdings) Co 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 -3.05 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Luks Group (Vietnam Holdings) Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

LKSGF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.27 Med: -2.51 Max: -1.67
Current: -3.05

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Luks Group (Vietnam Holdings) Co was -1.67. The lowest was -3.27. And the median was -2.51.

Luks Group (Vietnam Holdings) Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Luks Group (Vietnam Holdings) Co's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

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Luks Group (Vietnam Holdings) Co Annual Data

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-3.27

-2.05

-2.06

-2.68

-3.05

Luks Group (Vietnam Holdings) Co Semi-Annual Data
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Beneish M-Score	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-	-2.68	-	-3.05	-

Competitive Comparison of Luks Group (Vietnam Holdings) Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Building Materials subindustry, Luks Group (Vietnam Holdings) Co's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

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Luks Group (Vietnam Holdings) Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Luks Group (Vietnam Holdings) Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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Luks Group (Vietnam Holdings) Co 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 Luks Group (Vietnam Holdings) Co for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

-4.84

0.92 * DSRI

0.528 * GMI

0.404 * AQI

0.892 * SGI

0.115 * DEPI

-4.84

0.92 * 0.9315

0.528 * 0.8273

0.404 * 1.0513

0.892 * 0.8643

0.115 * 0.9775

0.172 * SGAI

4.679 * TATA

0.327 * LVGI

0.172 * 1.2028

4.679 * -0.079774

0.327 * 0.718

-3.05

This Year (Dec23) TTM:

Last Year (Dec22) TTM:

Total Receivables was $4.85 Mil.
Revenue was $54.71 Mil.
Gross Profit was $17.57 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $73.36 Mil.
Total Assets was $348.91 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $97.53 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $7.23 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $9.36 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $16.19 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was $-12.58 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $15.26 Mil.

Total Receivables was $6.02 Mil.
Revenue was $63.31 Mil.
Gross Profit was $16.82 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $72.86 Mil.
Total Assets was $377.42 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $121.40 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $8.79 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $9.01 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $24.39 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)
	=	(4.848 / 54.714)	/	(6.022 / 63.308)
	=	0.088606	/	0.095122
	=	0.9315

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)
	=	(16.816 / 63.308)	/	(17.568 / 54.714)
	=	0.265622	/	0.321088
	=	0.8273

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 - (73.362 + 97.527) / 348.912)	/	(1 - (72.862 + 121.395) / 377.422)
	=	0.510223	/	0.485306
	=	1.0513

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
	=	54.714	/	63.308
	=	0.8643

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))
	=	(8.785 / (8.785 + 121.395))	/	(7.232 / (7.232 + 97.527))
	=	0.067483	/	0.069035
	=	0.9775

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)
	=	(9.362 / 54.714)	/	(9.006 / 63.308)
	=	0.171108	/	0.142257
	=	1.2028

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)
	=	((0 + 16.189) / 348.912)	/	((0 + 24.389) / 377.422)
	=	0.046399	/	0.06462
	=	0.718

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
	=	(-12.579 - 0	-	15.255)	/	348.912
	=	-0.079774

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.

Luks Group (Vietnam Holdings) Co has a M-score of -3.05 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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39-41 Sheung Heung Road, 5th Floor, Cheong Wah Factory Building, Tokwawan, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG

Website

http://www.luks.com.hk

Luks Group (Vietnam Holdings) Co Ltd is an investment holding company. Its segments include the Cement products segment, the Property Investment segment, the Hotel operation segment, the Property Development segment, and the Corporate and others segment. It derives key revenue from the cement products segment that represents the group's manufacture and sale of cement products for use in the construction industry. The group derives a majority of its revenue from Vietnam followed by Hong Kong and Mainland China.

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