LG Electronics (STU:LGLG) Beneish M-Score: -2.66 (As of Jun. 25, 2026)


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What is LG Electronics Beneish M-Score?

LG Electronics STU:LGLG +13.64% 80 Beneish M-Score is -2.66 as of Jun. 25, 2026. GuruFocus rates STU:LGLG with a GF Score™ of 80/100 and a GF Value™ of €11.22 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,403 Hardware companies, LG Electronics ranks better than 65.83% on this metric.

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 -2.66 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

STU:LGLG' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.11   Med: -2.7   Max: -2.33
Current: -2.66

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of LG Electronics was -2.33. The lowest was -3.11. And the median was -2.70.


LG Electronics Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for LG Electronics'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.

LG Electronics Beneish M-Score Chart

LG Electronics Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.51 -2.55 -2.74 -2.55 -2.65

LG Electronics Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.52 -2.72 -2.73 -2.65 -2.66

STU:LGLG vs AAPL: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Consumer Electronics subindustry, LG Electronics'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.


LG Electronics Beneish M-Score vs Hardware Industry

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

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


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LG Electronics 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 LG Electronics 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 * 1.0018+0.528 * 1.0163+0.404 * 1.1168+0.892 * 0.9167+0.115 * 0.9915
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0045+4.679 * -0.057296-0.327 * 0.946
=-2.75

* 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 (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Total Receivables was €8,569 Mil.
Revenue was 13769.747 + 13900.891 + 13379.558 + 13173.345 = €54,224 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3576.634 + 2815.04 + 3206.229 + 3289.911 = €12,888 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €21,328 Mil.
Total Assets was €41,340 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €9,807 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €2,176 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €9,474 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €16,138 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €6,337 Mil.
Net Income was 473.381 + -482.691 + 235.61 + 384.123 = €610 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = €0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 638.889 + 355.592 + 1001.001 + 983.558 = €2,979 Mil.
Total Receivables was €9,331 Mil.
Revenue was 14423.421 + 15095.318 + 15015.354 + 14614.5 = €59,149 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3546.429 + 3284.162 + 3641.391 + 3815.704 = €14,288 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €21,890 Mil.
Total Assets was €41,830 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €10,695 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €2,349 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €10,289 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €16,798 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €7,243 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)
=(8568.97 / 54223.541) / (9330.658 / 59148.593)
=0.15803 / 0.157749
=1.0018

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)
=(14287.686 / 59148.593) / (12887.814 / 54223.541)
=0.241556 / 0.237679
=1.0163

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 - (21328.375 + 9806.612) / 41339.912) / (1 - (21889.536 + 10695.208) / 41830.385)
=0.246854 / 0.221027
=1.1168

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
=54223.541 / 59148.593
=0.9167

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))
=(2348.574 / (2348.574 + 10695.208)) / (2175.908 / (2175.908 + 9806.612))
=0.180053 / 0.18159
=0.9915

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)
=(9473.972 / 54223.541) / (10288.6 / 59148.593)
=0.174721 / 0.173945
=1.0045

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)
=((6336.809 + 16138.24) / 41339.912) / ((7243.07 + 16797.5) / 41830.385)
=0.543665 / 0.574715
=0.946

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
=(610.423 - 0 - 2979.04) / 41339.912
=-0.057296

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.

LG Electronics has a M-score of -2.75 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.66 mean?
LG Electronics (STU:LGLG) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.66 as of Jun. 25, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on LG Electronics and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, LG Electronics ranks #821 out of 2403 companies in the Hardware industry, placing it in the top 34.2%.
Is LG Electronics' Beneish M-Score too high?
LG Electronics' current Beneish M-Score is -2.66. Based on the distribution chart, LG Electronics ranks #821 out of 2403 companies in the Hardware industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, LG Electronics has a GF Score™ of 80/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does LG Electronics' Beneish M-Score compare to AAPL?
According to the Hardware industry distribution chart, LG Electronics ranks #821 out of 2403 companies for Beneish M-Score. This puts LG Electronics in the upper half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for a Hardware company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Hardware industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on LG Electronics and its competitors. LG Electronics's current Beneish M-Score is -2.66. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is LG Electronics stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, LG Electronics (STU:LGLG) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €11.22, compared to a current price of €25.00 — trading 122.8% above its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.66. LG Electronics' overall GF Score™ is 80/100 with 5 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For LG Electronics (STU:LGLG), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.66 as of Jun. 25, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is LG Electronics (STU:LGLG) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, LG Electronics stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €25.00 is trading 122.8% above its estimated GF Value™ of €11.22. GuruFocus considers LG Electronics to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for STU:LGLG:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.66
  • GF Value™: €11.22 vs. price of €25.00 (122.8% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 80/100 with 5 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the STU:LGLG stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


LG Electronics Business Description

Address 128 Yeoui-daero, LG Twin Towers, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, KOR, 07336
LG Electronics Inc is a South Korea-based company that produces a broad range of electronic products. The group has six reportable segments: the Home Appliance & Air Solution segment, which includes refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners and vacuum cleaners; the Home Entertainment segment, which covers TVs, audio devices and related products; the Vehicle Component Solutions segment, which provides automobile parts and modules; the Business Solutions segment, which offers monitors, PCs and information displays; the LG Innotek segment, which supplies camera modules, substrate materials and various motors and sensors; and the All Other segment, which includes equipment manufacturing and other ancillary operations.
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