Placoplatre (ex-Lambert Placoplatre) (XPAR:MLPLC) Beneish M-Score: -2.12 (As of Jun. 27, 2026)


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What is Placoplatre (ex-Lambert Placoplatre) Beneish M-Score?

Placoplatre (ex-Lambert Placoplatre) XPAR:MLPLC 21 Beneish M-Score is -2.12 as of Jun. 27, 2026. GuruFocus rates XPAR:MLPLC with a GF Score™ of 21/100. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,704 Construction companies, Placoplatre (ex-Lambert Placoplatre) ranks worse than 72.18% 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 -2.12 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Placoplatre (ex-Lambert Placoplatre)'s Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

XPAR:MLPLC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.3   Med: -2.19   Max: -2.12
Current: -2.12

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Placoplatre (ex-Lambert Placoplatre) was -2.12. The lowest was -2.30. And the median was -2.19.


Placoplatre (ex-Lambert Placoplatre) Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Placoplatre (ex-Lambert Placoplatre)'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.

Placoplatre (ex-Lambert Placoplatre) Beneish M-Score Chart

Placoplatre (ex-Lambert Placoplatre) Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.00 -2.30 -2.21 -2.16 -2.12

Placoplatre (ex-Lambert Placoplatre) Semi-Annual Data
Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.00 -2.30 -2.21 -2.16 -2.12

XPAR:MLPLC vs TT, JCI, CARR: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, Placoplatre (ex-Lambert Placoplatre)'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.


Placoplatre (ex-Lambert Placoplatre) Beneish M-Score vs Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Placoplatre (ex-Lambert Placoplatre)'s Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Placoplatre (ex-Lambert Placoplatre)'s Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Placoplatre (ex-Lambert Placoplatre) 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 Placoplatre (ex-Lambert Placoplatre) 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 * 0.9984+0.528 * 0.9985+0.404 * 0.9095+0.892 * 0.9758+0.115 * 0.9221
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.089983-0.327 * 0.9663
=-2.12

* 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 (Dec25) TTM:Last Year (Dec24) TTM:
Total Receivables was €253.8 Mil.
Revenue was €557.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was €192.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €317.4 Mil.
Total Assets was €592.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €260.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €25.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €153.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €35.5 Mil.
Net Income was €53.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was €0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was €0.0 Mil.
Total Receivables was €260.5 Mil.
Revenue was €571.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was €196.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €312.5 Mil.
Total Assets was €577.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €249.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €22.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €154.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €36.2 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)
=(253.791 / 557.59) / (260.496 / 571.432)
=0.455157 / 0.455865
=0.9984

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)
=(196.599 / 571.432) / (192.131 / 557.59)
=0.344046 / 0.344574
=0.9985

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 - (317.444 + 260.486) / 592.636) / (1 - (312.542 + 249.415) / 577.72)
=0.024815 / 0.027285
=0.9095

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
=557.59 / 571.432
=0.9758

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))
=(21.997 / (21.997 + 249.415)) / (25.102 / (25.102 + 260.486))
=0.081047 / 0.087896
=0.9221

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)
=(0 / 557.59) / (0 / 571.432)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((35.471 + 153.311) / 592.636) / ((36.224 + 154.227) / 577.72)
=0.318546 / 0.32966
=0.9663

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
=(53.327 - 0 - 0) / 592.636
=0.089983

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.

Placoplatre (ex-Lambert Placoplatre) has a M-score of -2.12 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.12 mean?
Placoplatre (ex-Lambert Placoplatre) (XPAR:MLPLC) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.12 as of Jun. 27, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Placoplatre (ex-Lambert Placoplatre) and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Placoplatre (ex-Lambert Placoplatre) ranks #1230 out of 1704 companies in the Construction industry, placing it in the top 72.2%.
Is Placoplatre (ex-Lambert Placoplatre)'s Beneish M-Score too high?
Placoplatre (ex-Lambert Placoplatre)'s current Beneish M-Score is -2.12. Based on the distribution chart, Placoplatre (ex-Lambert Placoplatre) ranks #1230 out of 1704 companies in the Construction industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Placoplatre (ex-Lambert Placoplatre) has a GF Score™ of 21/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Placoplatre (ex-Lambert Placoplatre)'s Beneish M-Score compare to TT and JCI?
According to the Construction industry distribution chart, Placoplatre (ex-Lambert Placoplatre) ranks #1230 out of 1704 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Placoplatre (ex-Lambert Placoplatre) in the lower 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 Construction company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Construction 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 Placoplatre (ex-Lambert Placoplatre) and its competitors. Placoplatre (ex-Lambert Placoplatre)'s current Beneish M-Score is -2.12. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Placoplatre (ex-Lambert Placoplatre) stock overvalued right now?
Placoplatre (ex-Lambert Placoplatre) (XPAR:MLPLC) has a current Beneish M-Score of -2.12. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.12. Placoplatre (ex-Lambert Placoplatre)'s overall GF Score™ is 21/100 with 2 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 Placoplatre (ex-Lambert Placoplatre) (XPAR:MLPLC), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.12 as of Jun. 27, 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.

Placoplatre (ex-Lambert Placoplatre) Business Description

Address Tour Saint-Gobain 12 Place de l\'Iris, Courbevoie, FRA, 92400
Placoplatre (ex-Lambert Placoplatre) is engaged in the manufacture of plaster products for construction. It offers a range of gypsum partition walls, plasterboards, ceiling slabs and tiles, insulation materials and acoustic solutions, among others.
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