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Loop Industries (Loop Industries) Beneish M-Score : -2.05 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Loop Industries 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 -2.05 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

LOOP' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.14   Med: -2.1   Max: -2.05
Current: -2.05

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Loop Industries was -2.05. The lowest was -2.14. And the median was -2.10.


Loop Industries Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Loop Industries'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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Loop Industries Beneish M-Score Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Loop Industries's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Loop Industries'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.


Loop Industries's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Loop Industries's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Loop Industries 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 Loop Industries 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 * 0.3412+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 2.001+0.892 * 0.75+0.115 * 0.8883
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.6136+4.679 * 0.160714-0.327 * 0.835
=-2.05

* 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 (Nov23) TTM:Last Year (Nov22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $0.41 Mil.
Revenue was 0.026 + 0.054 + 0.027 + 0.013 = $0.12 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.026 + 0.054 + 0.027 + 0.013 = $0.12 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $20.64 Mil.
Total Assets was $24.78 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2.27 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.54 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $9.97 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3.06 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2.81 Mil.
Net Income was -4.244 + -4.75 + -7.001 + 5.423 = $-10.57 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.028 + 0.038 + 0.015 + 10.007 = $10.09 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -3.745 + -5.513 + -5.504 + -9.88 = $-24.64 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1.61 Mil.
Revenue was 0.025 + 0.135 + 0 + 0 = $0.16 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.025 + 0.135 + 0 + 0 = $0.16 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $35.47 Mil.
Total Assets was $39.64 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2.68 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.55 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $21.66 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $8.02 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3.24 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)
=(0.411 / 0.12) / (1.606 / 0.16)
=3.425 / 10.0375
=0.3412

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)
=(0.16 / 0.16) / (0.12 / 0.12)
=1 / 1
=1

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 - (20.644 + 2.267) / 24.777) / (1 - (35.471 + 2.678) / 39.641)
=0.075312 / 0.037638
=2.001

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
=0.12 / 0.16
=0.75

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))
=(0.551 / (0.551 + 2.678)) / (0.539 / (0.539 + 2.267))
=0.170641 / 0.192088
=0.8883

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)
=(9.965 / 0.12) / (21.655 / 0.16)
=83.041667 / 135.34375
=0.6136

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)
=((2.814 + 3.061) / 24.777) / ((3.242 + 8.015) / 39.641)
=0.237115 / 0.283974
=0.835

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
=(-10.572 - 10.088 - -24.642) / 24.777
=0.160714

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.

Loop Industries has a M-score of -2.05 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Loop Industries (Loop Industries) Business Description

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480 Fernand-Poitras, Terrebonne, QC, CAN, J6Y 1Y4
Loop Industries Inc is a technology and licensing company whose mission is to accelerate the world's shift toward sustainable plastic and away from dependence on fossil fuels. The company owns patented and proprietary technology that depolymerizes no and low value waste PET plastic and polyester fiber, including plastic bottles and packaging, carpet and polyester textile of any color, transparency or condition and even ocean plastics that have been degraded by the sun and salt, to its base building blocks (monomers). Its monomers are filtered, purified and repolymerized to create virgin-quality Loop branded PET plastic resin and polyester fiber suitable for use in food-grade packaging to be sold to consumer goods companies to help them meet their sustainability objectives.
Executives
Fady Mansour officer: Chief Financial Officer 480 FERNAND POITRAS, TERREBONNE A8 J6Y 1Y4
Nicolas Lafond officer: Interim CFO 480 FERNAND-POITRAS, TERREBONNE A8 J6Y 1Y4
Yves Perron officer: VP, Engineering & Construction 480 FERNAND-POITRAS, TERREBONNE A8 J6Y 1Y4
Stephen Champagne officer: Chief Technology Officer 480, RUE FERNAND-POITRAS, TERREBONNE A8 J6Y 1Y4
Jonghyuk Lee director C/O SK GLOBAL CHEMICAL CO., LTD., 26, JONG-RO, JONGNO-GU, SEOUL M5 03188
Louise S Sams director C/O COSTAR GROUP, INC., 1331 L STREET NW, WASHINGTON DC 20005
Thomas Andrew Hickey officer: CFO 480, RUE FERNAND-POITRAS, TERREBONNE A8 J6Y 1Y4
Daniel Solomita director, 10 percent owner, officer: President, Secretary & Treas. 1999 AVENUE OF THE STARS, SUITE 2520, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Nelson Gentiletti officer: COO and CFO 480 FERNAND-POITRAS, TERREBONE A8 J6Y 1Y4
Jay Howard Stubina director 480 FERNAND POITRAS, TERREBONE A8 J6Y 1Y4
Laurence G. Sellyn director 480 FERNAND POITRAS, TERREBONNE A8 J6Y 1Y4
Sheila Morin officer: CMO 480, RUE FERNAND-POITRAS, TERREBONNE A8 J6Y 1Y4
Northern Private Capital Fund I Non-resident Limited Partnership 10 percent owner 135 YORKVILLE AVENUE, 9TH FLOOR, TORONTO Z4 A6 M5R 0C7
Northern Private Capital Fund I Limited Partnership 10 percent owner 135 YORKVILLE AVENUE, 9TH FLOOR, TORONTO A6 M5R 0C7
Peter Kezios director 480, RUE FERNAND-POITRAS, TERREBONNE A8 J6Y 1Y4

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