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LASCO Manufacturing (XJAM:LASM) Beneish M-Score : -3.06 (As of Jun. 12, 2025)


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What is LASCO Manufacturing 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 -3.06 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XJAM:LASM' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.06   Med: -2.17   Max: -2.05
Current: -3.06

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of LASCO Manufacturing was -2.05. The lowest was -3.06. And the median was -2.17.


LASCO Manufacturing Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for LASCO Manufacturing'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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LASCO Manufacturing Beneish M-Score Chart

LASCO Manufacturing Annual Data
Trend Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -2.12 -2.22 -2.05 -3.06

LASCO Manufacturing Quarterly Data
Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 - - -3.06 - -

Competitive Comparison of LASCO Manufacturing's Beneish M-Score

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, LASCO Manufacturing'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.


LASCO Manufacturing's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, LASCO Manufacturing's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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LASCO Manufacturing 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 LASCO Manufacturing 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 * 0.8519+0.528 * 0.9659+0.404 * 0.7671+0.892 * 1.0719+0.115 * 0.9879
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0732+4.679 * -0.069517-0.327 * 1.184
=-3.06

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was JMD2,287 Mil.
Revenue was JMD12,051 Mil.
Gross Profit was JMD4,535 Mil.
Total Current Assets was JMD11,354 Mil.
Total Assets was JMD16,344 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was JMD4,456 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was JMD267 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was JMD588 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was JMD2,555 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was JMD0 Mil.
Net Income was JMD2,381 Mil.
Gross Profit was JMD0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was JMD3,517 Mil.
Total Receivables was JMD2,504 Mil.
Revenue was JMD11,243 Mil.
Gross Profit was JMD4,087 Mil.
Total Current Assets was JMD8,580 Mil.
Total Assets was JMD13,741 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was JMD4,576 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was JMD270 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was JMD511 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was JMD1,771 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was JMD43 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)
=(2286.795 / 12050.674) / (2504.288 / 11242.598)
=0.189765 / 0.22275
=0.8519

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)
=(4086.629 / 11242.598) / (4534.904 / 12050.674)
=0.363495 / 0.37632
=0.9659

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 - (11354.152 + 4456.36) / 16343.539) / (1 - (8580.12 + 4576.464) / 13740.763)
=0.032614 / 0.042514
=0.7671

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
=12050.674 / 11242.598
=1.0719

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))
=(270.443 / (270.443 + 4576.464)) / (266.771 / (266.771 + 4456.36))
=0.055797 / 0.056482
=0.9879

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)
=(588.088 / 12050.674) / (511.223 / 11242.598)
=0.048801 / 0.045472
=1.0732

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)
=((0 + 2555.335) / 16343.539) / ((43.125 + 1771.346) / 13740.763)
=0.156351 / 0.13205
=1.184

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
=(2380.56 - 0 - 3516.708) / 16343.539
=-0.069517

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.

LASCO Manufacturing has a M-score of -3.06 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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LASCO Manufacturing Business Description

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Address
27 Red Hills Road, Kingston 10, Jamaica, JAM
LASCO Manufacturing Ltd is engaged in the manufacturing of soy-based products, juice drinks, water and packaging of milk-based products. The company's portfolio includes LASCO Food Drink, LaSoy Lactose-Free, Porridge Mix, Whole Milk, Instant enriched milk powder, and Readi Milk.

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