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Life Time Group Holdings (Life Time Group Holdings) Beneish M-Score : -1.57 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Life Time Group Holdings 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 -1.57 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

LTH' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.58   Med: -2.27   Max: -1.57
Current: -1.57

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Life Time Group Holdings was -1.57. The lowest was -2.58. And the median was -2.27.


Life Time Group Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Life Time Group 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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Life Time Group Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Life Time Group Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - -2.27 -2.58 -1.57

Life Time Group Holdings Quarterly Data
Dec18 Dec19 Jun20 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.58 -2.27 -2.49 -1.85 -1.57

Competitive Comparison of Life Time Group Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Leisure subindustry, Life Time Group 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.


Life Time Group Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Life Time Group Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Life Time Group 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 Life Time Group 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 * 2.1198+0.528 * 0.8888+0.404 * 0.9467+0.892 * 1.2162+0.115 * 1.0029
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8528+4.679 * -0.055078-0.327 * 0.9974
=-1.57

* 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 $59 Mil.
Revenue was 558.834 + 585.177 + 561.731 + 510.851 = $2,217 Mil.
Gross Profit was 270.577 + 265.776 + 259.128 + 236.742 = $1,032 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $175 Mil.
Total Assets was $7,032 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $5,374 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $244 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $476 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $557 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,128 Mil.
Net Income was 23.684 + 7.915 + 17.004 + 27.46 = $76 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.09 + 0.056 + 0.088 + 0.143 = $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 132.058 + 114.655 + 141.943 + 74.348 = $463 Mil.
Total Receivables was $23 Mil.
Revenue was 472.655 + 496.381 + 461.267 + 392.254 = $1,823 Mil.
Gross Profit was 218.83 + 201.128 + 181.71 + 152.681 = $754 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $131 Mil.
Total Assets was $6,625 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $5,018 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $229 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $459 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $457 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,968 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)
=(59.284 / 2216.593) / (22.996 / 1822.557)
=0.026746 / 0.012617
=2.1198

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)
=(754.349 / 1822.557) / (1032.223 / 2216.593)
=0.413896 / 0.46568
=0.8888

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 - (174.524 + 5374.217) / 7032.141) / (1 - (131.036 + 5018.003) / 6625.363)
=0.210946 / 0.222829
=0.9467

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
=2216.593 / 1822.557
=1.2162

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))
=(228.883 / (228.883 + 5018.003)) / (244.397 / (244.397 + 5374.217))
=0.043623 / 0.043498
=1.0029

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)
=(476.253 / 2216.593) / (459.202 / 1822.557)
=0.214858 / 0.251955
=0.8528

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)
=((4127.89 + 557.198) / 7032.141) / ((3968.122 + 457.406) / 6625.363)
=0.666239 / 0.667968
=0.9974

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
=(76.063 - 0.377 - 463.004) / 7032.141
=-0.055078

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.

Life Time Group Holdings has a M-score of -1.57 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Life Time Group Holdings (Life Time Group Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
2902 Corporate Place, Chanhassen, MN, USA, 55317
Life Time Group Holdings Inc is engaged in designing, building, and operating distinctive and large, multi-use sports and athletic, professional fitness, family recreation and spa centres in a resort-like environment, principally in residential locations of metropolitan areas in the United States and Canada.
Executives
Bahram Akradi director, 10 percent owner, officer: Founder & CEO 2902 CORPORATE PLACE, CHANHASSEN MN 55317
Erik Weaver officer: SVP & Controller C/O ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS, INC., 1001 ROUTE 202, RARITAN NJ 08869
Robert P. Houghton officer: EVP & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 2902 CORPORATE PLACE, CHANHASSEN MN 55317
Teacher Retirement System Of Texas other: Member of a group that is 10% 1000 RED RIVER STREET, AUSTIN TX 78701
Donna Coallier director 2902 CORPORATE PLACE, CHANHASSEN MN 55317
Jon Winkelried 10 percent owner C/O GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO., 85 BROAD STREET, NEW YORK NY 10004
Tpg Gp A, Llc 10 percent owner 301 COMMERCE STREET, SUITE 3300, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Jimena Almendares director C/O LIFE TIME GROUP HOLDINGS, INC., 2902 CORPORATE PLACE, CHANHASSEN MN 55317
Lnk Life Time Fund, L.p. director, 10 percent owner 81 MAIN STREET, WHITE PLAINS NY 10601
Partners Group Private Equity (master Fund), Llc 10 percent owner 1114 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 37TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Green Ltf Holdings Ii Lp director, 10 percent owner 11111 SANTA MONICA BLVD., SUITE 2000, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Simon Property Group Inc /de/ 10 percent owner 225 WEST WASHINGTON STREET, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46204-3438
John Kristofer Galashan director, 10 percent owner LEONARD, GREEN & PARTNERS, 11111 SANTA MONICA BLVD., SUITE 2000, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Jss Ltf Holdings Ltd 10 percent owner MARCY BUILDING, PURCELL ESTATE, P.O. BOX 2416, ROAD TOWN, TORTOLA D8 VG1110
Lifeco Llc 10 percent owner 499 PARK AVENUE, 24TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022