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Lucid Group (Lucid Group) Beneish M-Score : -1.22 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Lucid Group 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.22 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

LCID' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.22   Med: 11.42   Max: 24.06
Current: -1.22

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Lucid Group was 24.06. The lowest was -1.22. And the median was 11.42.


Lucid Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lucid Group'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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Lucid Group Beneish M-Score Chart

Lucid Group Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - 24.06 -1.22

Lucid Group Quarterly Data
Dec19 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 24.06 9.37 3.28 1.70 -1.22

Competitive Comparison of Lucid Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Auto Manufacturers subindustry, Lucid Group'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.


Lucid Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

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

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



Lucid Group 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 Lucid Group 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 * 2.7093+0.528 * 0.7577+0.404 * 1.1437+0.892 * 0.9788+0.115 * 1.0159
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1088+4.679 * -0.047806-0.327 * 0.9462
=-1.22

* 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 $51.8 Mil.
Revenue was 157.151 + 137.814 + 150.874 + 149.432 = $595.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was -252.864 + -331.908 + -404.931 + -351.092 = $-1,340.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4,757.2 Mil.
Total Assets was $8,512.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3,032.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $233.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $797.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,008.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,318.7 Mil.
Net Income was -653.766 + -630.894 + -764.232 + -779.528 = $-2,828.4 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 32.212 + 59.035 + 39.673 + -62.631 = $68.3 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -474.549 + -513.582 + -700.358 + -801.264 = $-2,489.8 Mil.
Total Receivables was $19.5 Mil.
Revenue was 257.713 + 195.457 + 97.336 + 57.675 = $608.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was -357.578 + -297.026 + -195.006 + -188.295 = $-1,037.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4,912.0 Mil.
Total Assets was $7,879.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,381.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $186.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $734.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $937.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,317.0 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)
=(51.822 / 595.271) / (19.542 / 608.181)
=0.087056 / 0.032132
=2.7093

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)
=(-1037.905 / 608.181) / (-1340.795 / 595.271)
=-1.706573 / -2.252411
=0.7577

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 - (4757.155 + 3032.375) / 8512.718) / (1 - (4912.028 + 2381.936) / 7879.238)
=0.084954 / 0.074281
=1.1437

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
=595.271 / 608.181
=0.9788

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))
=(186.583 / (186.583 + 2381.936)) / (233.531 / (233.531 + 3032.375))
=0.072642 / 0.071506
=1.0159

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)
=(797.235 / 595.271) / (734.574 / 608.181)
=1.339281 / 1.207821
=1.1088

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)
=((2318.735 + 1008.41) / 8512.718) / ((2317.019 + 937.559) / 7879.238)
=0.390844 / 0.413057
=0.9462

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
=(-2828.42 - 68.289 - -2489.753) / 8512.718
=-0.047806

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.

Lucid Group has a M-score of -1.22 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Lucid Group (Lucid Group) Business Description

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Address
7373 Gateway Boulevard, Newark, CA, USA, 94560
Lucid Group Inc is a technology and automotive company. It develops the next generation of electric vehicle (EV) technologies. It is a vertically integrated company that designs, engineers, and builds electric vehicles, EV powertrains, and battery systems in-house using our own equipment and factory.
Executives
Michael Bell officer: Senior Vice President, Digital C/O SILVER SPRING NETWORKS, INC., 555 BROADWAY STREET, REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
Ayar Third Investment Co director, 10 percent owner C/O THE PUBLIC INVESTMENT FUND, P.O. BOX 6847, RIYADH T0 11452
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Eric Bach officer: SVP, Product & Chief Engineer 7373 GATEWAY BLVD,, NEWARK CA 94560
Sherry Ann House officer: Chief Financial Officer 7373 GATEWAY BLVD,, NEWARK CA 94560
Peter Dore Rawlinson director, officer: CEO & Chief Technology Officer 7373 GATEWAY BLVD, NEWARK CA 94560
Gagan Dhingra officer: VP of Acctng & Internal Ctrl 50 HAWTHORNE ST, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Chabi Nouri director C/O LUCID GROUP, INC., 7373 GATEWAY BLVD., NEWARK CA 94560
Sherif Marakby director 6061 FAIRBORN DR, CANTON MI 48187
Ori Winitzer director C/O LUCID GROUP, INC., 7373 GATEWAY BLVD., NEWARK CA 94560
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Turqi A. Alnowaiser director, 10 percent owner C/O THE PUBLIC INVESTMENT FUND, P.O. BOX 6847, RIYADH T0 11452
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