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Lumentum Holdings (Lumentum Holdings) Beneish M-Score

: -2.60 (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 -2.6 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

LITE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.6   Med: -2.83   Max: -1.05
Current: -2.6

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Lumentum Holdings was -1.05. The lowest was -3.60. And the median was -2.83.


Lumentum Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lumentum Holdings'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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Lumentum Holdings Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.74 -3.39 -3.40 -2.79 -2.36

Lumentum Holdings 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 -2.23 -2.17 -2.36 -3.02 -2.60

Competitive Comparison

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Lumentum Holdings'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.


Lumentum Holdings Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Lumentum Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Lumentum Holdings 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 Lumentum Holdings 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 * 0.9558+0.528 * 1.6448+0.404 * 1.3539+0.892 * 0.786+0.115 * 0.9319
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1415+4.679 * -0.065271-0.327 * 1.1
=-2.60

* 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 $248 Mil.
Revenue was 366.8 + 317.6 + 370.8 + 383.4 = $1,439 Mil.
Gross Profit was 64 + 76.7 + 89.6 + 112 = $342 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,062 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,656 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $664 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $258 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $303 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $658 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,555 Mil.
Net Income was -99.1 + -67.9 + -60.2 + -39.3 = $-267 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -9.5 + -11.5 + 0.2 + -2.1 = $-23 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -1.5 + -2.3 + 49.2 + 14.9 = $60 Mil.
Total Receivables was $331 Mil.
Revenue was 506 + 506.8 + 422.1 + 395.4 = $1,830 Mil.
Gross Profit was 166.2 + 201.2 + 181.7 + 167.2 = $716 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,493 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,418 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $573 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $202 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $338 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $814 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,957 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)
=(248.3 / 1438.6) / (330.5 / 1830.3)
=0.172598 / 0.180571
=0.9558

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)
=(716.3 / 1830.3) / (342.3 / 1438.6)
=0.391357 / 0.23794
=1.6448

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 - (2062.1 + 663.6) / 4656) / (1 - (2492.6 + 572.6) / 4418.1)
=0.414583 / 0.306218
=1.3539

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
=1438.6 / 1830.3
=0.786

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))
=(202.4 / (202.4 + 572.6)) / (258.4 / (258.4 + 663.6))
=0.261161 / 0.28026
=0.9319

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)
=(302.8 / 1438.6) / (337.5 / 1830.3)
=0.210482 / 0.184396
=1.1415

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)
=((2554.6 + 658.4) / 4656) / ((1957.3 + 814.3) / 4418.1)
=0.690077 / 0.627328
=1.1

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
=(-266.5 - -22.9 - 60.3) / 4656
=-0.065271

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.

Lumentum Holdings has a M-score of -2.60 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Lumentum Holdings (Lumentum Holdings) Business Description

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Address
1001 Ridder Park Drive, San Jose, CA, USA, 95131
Lumentum Holdings Inc is a California-based technology firm. The company provides two types of optical and photonic products: optical components that are used in telecommunications networking equipment, and commercial lasers for manufacturing, inspection, and life-science lab uses. Its segments are OpComms and Lasers. The firm is also expanding into new optical applications, such as 3-D sensing laser diode for consumer electronics. It generates maximum revenue from the OpComms segment. The OpComms segment products include a wide range of components, modules and subsystems to support customers including carrier networks for access (local), metro (intracity), long-haul, and submarine (undersea) applications.
Executives
Julia Suzanne Johnson director 1001 RIDDER PARK STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Yuen Wupen officer: See Remarks 2911 ZANKER ROAD, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Wajid Ali officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer 400 N MCCARTHY BLVD, MILPITAS CA 95035
Pamela Fletcher director C/O COHERENT, INC., 5100 PATRICK HENRY DRIVE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Matthew Joseph Sepe officer: Chief Accounting Officer 400 NORTH MCCARTHY BLVD, MILPITAS CA 95035
Brian Lillie director 1485 BROOKMILL ROAD, LOS ALTOS CA 94024
Alan S Lowe director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 400 NORTH MCCARTHY BLVD, MILPITAS CA 95035
Judy G Hamel officer: SVP, GC and Secretary 400 MCCARTHY BLVD, MILPITAS CA 95035
Penny Herscher director 1001 RIDDER PARK DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Isaac Hosojiro Harris director 310 W 113TH ST # 801, NEW YORK NY 10026-3389
Vincent Retort officer: EVP, Chief Operating Officer 400 MCCARTHY BLVD, MILPITAS CA 95035
Harold L Covert director 400 NORTH MCCARTHY BLVD, MILPITAS CA 95035
Jason Reinhardt officer: EVP, Global Sales 400 N. MCCARTHY BLVD, MILPITAS CA 95035
Janet S. Wong director 2510 LAKE FRONT CIRCLE, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380-1576
Samuel F Thomas director 400 N MCCARTHY BLVD, MILPITAS CA 95035