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17LIVE Group (SGX:LVR) Beneish M-Score : -9.73 (As of May. 23, 2024)


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What is 17LIVE Group 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 -9.73 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for 17LIVE Group's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

SGX:LVR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -9.73   Med: -9.73   Max: -9.73
Current: -9.73

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of 17LIVE Group was -9.73. The lowest was -9.73. And the median was -9.73.


17LIVE Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for 17LIVE Group'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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17LIVE Group Beneish M-Score Chart

17LIVE Group Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -9.73

17LIVE Group Semi-Annual Data
Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score - - - -9.73

Competitive Comparison of 17LIVE Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, 17LIVE Group'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.


17LIVE Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, 17LIVE Group's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where 17LIVE Group's Beneish M-Score falls into.



17LIVE Group 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 17LIVE Group 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 * 1.0461+0.528 * 0.8416+0.404 * 0.6385+0.892 * 0.7557+0.115 * 1.5452
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.132+4.679 * -1.530553-0.327 * 0.1603
=-9.73

* 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 S$25.4 Mil.
Revenue was S$371.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was S$153.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was S$167.3 Mil.
Total Assets was S$218.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was S$8.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was S$6.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was S$102.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was S$93.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was S$3.5 Mil.
Net Income was S$-330.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was S$0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was S$4.4 Mil.
Total Receivables was S$32.1 Mil.
Revenue was S$491.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was S$170.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was S$93.3 Mil.
Total Assets was S$139.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was S$3.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was S$6.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was S$119.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was S$384.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was S$1.4 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)
=(25.371 / 371.559) / (32.094 / 491.674)
=0.068283 / 0.065275
=1.0461

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)
=(170.528 / 491.674) / (153.124 / 371.559)
=0.346831 / 0.412112
=0.8416

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 - (167.269 + 8.493) / 218.655) / (1 - (93.286 + 3.574) / 139.817)
=0.196167 / 0.307237
=0.6385

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
=371.559 / 491.674
=0.7557

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))
=(6.613 / (6.613 + 3.574)) / (6.153 / (6.153 + 8.493))
=0.649161 / 0.420115
=1.5452

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)
=(102.585 / 371.559) / (119.922 / 491.674)
=0.276093 / 0.243906
=1.132

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)
=((3.454 + 93.334) / 218.655) / ((1.368 + 384.717) / 139.817)
=0.442652 / 2.761359
=0.1603

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
=(-330.248 - 0 - 4.415) / 218.655
=-1.530553

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.

17LIVE Group has a M-score of -9.73 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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17LIVE Group (SGX:LVR) Business Description

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Address
250 North Bridge Road, No.11-01, Raffles City Tower, Singapore, SGP, 179101
17LIVE Group Ltd Formerly Vertex Technology Acquisition Corp Ltd is a special-purpose investment vehicle intended to provide public market investors with access to a value-creating business at a fast growth stage of its life cycle and at the forefront of technological transformation.

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