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LendInvest (LSE:LINV) Beneish M-Score : -2.97 (As of Mar. 27, 2025)


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What is LendInvest 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 -2.97 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

LSE:LINV' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.97   Med: -1.43   Max: -1.12
Current: -2.97

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of LendInvest was -1.12. The lowest was -2.97. And the median was -1.43.


LendInvest Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for LendInvest'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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LendInvest Beneish M-Score Chart

LendInvest Annual Data
Trend Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -1.45 -1.12 -1.41 -2.97

LendInvest Semi-Annual Data
Mar19 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 - -1.41 - -2.97 -

Competitive Comparison of LendInvest's Beneish M-Score

For the Mortgage Finance subindustry, LendInvest'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.


LendInvest's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, LendInvest's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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LendInvest 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 LendInvest 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 * 0.4186+0.528 * 1.5593+0.404 * 1.3579+0.892 * 1.0288+0.115 * 0.7696
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1946+4.679 * -0.080951-0.327 * 0.956
=-2.97

* 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 £485.70 Mil.
Revenue was £82.30 Mil.
Gross Profit was £34.90 Mil.
Total Current Assets was £544.60 Mil.
Total Assets was £601.60 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was £1.30 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was £4.60 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was £42.40 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was £23.40 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £516.90 Mil.
Net Income was £-20.10 Mil.
Gross Profit was £0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was £28.60 Mil.
Total Receivables was £1,127.80 Mil.
Revenue was £80.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was £52.90 Mil.
Total Current Assets was £1,174.50 Mil.
Total Assets was £1,262.80 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was £2.20 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was £3.30 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was £34.50 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was £23.70 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £1,162.60 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)
=(485.7 / 82.3) / (1127.8 / 80)
=5.90158 / 14.0975
=0.4186

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)
=(52.9 / 80) / (34.9 / 82.3)
=0.66125 / 0.424058
=1.5593

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 - (544.6 + 1.3) / 601.6) / (1 - (1174.5 + 2.2) / 1262.8)
=0.092586 / 0.068182
=1.3579

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
=82.3 / 80
=1.0288

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))
=(3.3 / (3.3 + 2.2)) / (4.6 / (4.6 + 1.3))
=0.6 / 0.779661
=0.7696

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)
=(42.4 / 82.3) / (34.5 / 80)
=0.515188 / 0.43125
=1.1946

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)
=((516.9 + 23.4) / 601.6) / ((1162.6 + 23.7) / 1262.8)
=0.898105 / 0.93942
=0.956

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
=(-20.1 - 0 - 28.6) / 601.6
=-0.080951

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.

LendInvest has a M-score of -2.97 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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LendInvest Business Description

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4-8 Maple Street, London, GBR, W1T 5HD
LendInvest PLC is a platform for property finance. It offers short-term, development, and buy-to-let mortgages to intermediaries, landlords and developers across the UK.

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