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LS Eco Energy (XKRX:229640) Beneish M-Score : -2.50 (As of Dec. 12, 2024)


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What is LS Eco Energy 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 -2.5 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:229640' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.09   Med: -2.16   Max: -1.7
Current: -2.5

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of LS Eco Energy was -1.70. The lowest was -3.09. And the median was -2.16.


LS Eco Energy Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for LS Eco Energy'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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LS Eco Energy Beneish M-Score Chart

LS Eco Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -2.23 -1.91 -1.93 -2.21 -3.09

LS Eco Energy Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.93 -3.09 -2.53 -2.32 -2.50

Competitive Comparison of LS Eco Energy's Beneish M-Score

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, LS Eco Energy'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.


LS Eco Energy's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, LS Eco Energy's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where LS Eco Energy's Beneish M-Score falls into.



LS Eco Energy 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 LS Eco Energy 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 * 0.9146+0.528 * 0.7227+0.404 * 1.0518+0.892 * 1.1519+0.115 * 0.9296
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.3503+4.679 * 0.017701-0.327 * 0.9086
=-2.50

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₩159,596 Mil.
Revenue was 223390.49 + 232581.528 + 179887.04 + 199847.302 = ₩835,706 Mil.
Gross Profit was 18354.842 + 21601.861 + 15663.963 + 15805.566 = ₩71,426 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩343,740 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩441,262 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩60,268 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩7,355 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩19,040 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩256,312 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩1,638 Mil.
Net Income was 7399.232 + 11812.064 + 7247.697 + 1559.713 = ₩28,019 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 19700.545 + -27583.17 + 9555.89 + 18534.734 = ₩20,208 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩151,475 Mil.
Revenue was 167485.711 + 187311.579 + 176423.274 + 194262.807 = ₩725,483 Mil.
Gross Profit was 17018.863 + 10737.516 + 13124.327 + 3928.292 = ₩44,809 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩355,613 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩461,756 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩69,079 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩7,770 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩12,241 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩295,806 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩1,266 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)
=(159595.802 / 835706.36) / (151475.159 / 725483.371)
=0.190971 / 0.208792
=0.9146

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)
=(44808.998 / 725483.371) / (71426.232 / 835706.36)
=0.061764 / 0.085468
=0.7227

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 - (343739.531 + 60268.219) / 441261.97) / (1 - (355612.635 + 69079.398) / 461756.035)
=0.084427 / 0.080267
=1.0518

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
=835706.36 / 725483.371
=1.1519

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))
=(7770.131 / (7770.131 + 69079.398)) / (7355.295 / (7355.295 + 60268.219))
=0.101108 / 0.108768
=0.9296

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)
=(19039.655 / 835706.36) / (12240.918 / 725483.371)
=0.022783 / 0.016873
=1.3503

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)
=((1637.527 + 256311.845) / 441261.97) / ((1265.687 + 295806.022) / 461756.035)
=0.584572 / 0.643352
=0.9086

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
=(28018.706 - 0 - 20207.999) / 441261.97
=0.017701

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.

LS Eco Energy has a M-score of -2.50 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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LS Eco Energy Business Description

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4th floor, LS Yongsan Tower, 92 Hangang-daero, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, KOR
LS Eco Energy is a company involved in power, communication cable production, engineering, and construction technology. It produces power cables of various specifications from low voltage to ultra-high voltage based on the company's world-class technology through its subsidiaries. It supplies a variety of communication cables to build digital networks that connect the world. In the rapidly changing communications industry, we supply optical cables and UTP cables that are essential for implementing various multimedia systems such as 5G high-speed communication networks.

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