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Livetech Da Bahia Industria E Comercio (BSP:LVTC3) Beneish M-Score : -24.74 (As of May. 06, 2024)


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What is Livetech Da Bahia Industria E Comercio 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 -24.74 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Livetech Da Bahia Industria E Comercio's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

BSP:LVTC3' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -24.74   Med: 192.16   Max: 598.18
Current: -24.74

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Livetech Da Bahia Industria E Comercio was 598.18. The lowest was -24.74. And the median was 192.16.


Livetech Da Bahia Industria E Comercio Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Livetech Da Bahia Industria E Comercio'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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Livetech Da Bahia Industria E Comercio Beneish M-Score Chart

Livetech Da Bahia Industria E Comercio Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - 598.18 192.16 -24.74

Livetech Da Bahia Industria E Comercio Quarterly Data
Dec18 Dec19 Mar20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 192.16 -1.65 -23.43 -23.41 -24.74

Competitive Comparison of Livetech Da Bahia Industria E Comercio's Beneish M-Score

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Livetech Da Bahia Industria E Comercio'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.


Livetech Da Bahia Industria E Comercio's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Livetech Da Bahia Industria E Comercio's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Livetech Da Bahia Industria E Comercio's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Livetech Da Bahia Industria E Comercio 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 Livetech Da Bahia Industria E Comercio 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 * 1.1099+0.528 * 1.2122+0.404 * 1.7761+0.892 * 1.012+0.115 * 0.8694
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9792+4.679 * -4.87812-0.327 * 0.8774
=-24.74

* 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 R$220 Mil.
Revenue was 218.901 + 217.823 + 219.733 + 244260 = R$244,916 Mil.
Gross Profit was 38.662 + 47.821 + 51.663 + 50117 = R$50,255 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$543 Mil.
Total Assets was R$1,353 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$424 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$195 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$20,791 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$198 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$519 Mil.
Net Income was -9.852 + 0.855 + 3.512 + -6391 = R$-6,396 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = R$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 83.015 + 89.486 + -13547.641 + 13579 = R$204 Mil.
Total Receivables was R$196 Mil.
Revenue was 277.487 + 267.904 + 284.321 + 241194 = R$242,024 Mil.
Gross Profit was 58.691 + 59.396 + 69.56 + 60011 = R$60,199 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$929 Mil.
Total Assets was R$1,639 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$447 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$169 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$20,982 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$422 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$568 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)
=(220.153 / 244916.457) / (195.944 / 242023.712)
=0.000899 / 0.00081
=1.1099

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)
=(60198.647 / 242023.712) / (50255.146 / 244916.457)
=0.24873 / 0.205193
=1.2122

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 - (543.219 + 424.375) / 1353.051) / (1 - (929.119 + 446.671) / 1638.623)
=0.28488 / 0.160399
=1.7761

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
=244916.457 / 242023.712
=1.012

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))
=(168.507 / (168.507 + 446.671)) / (195.223 / (195.223 + 424.375))
=0.273916 / 0.31508
=0.8694

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)
=(20790.891 / 244916.457) / (20981.828 / 242023.712)
=0.08489 / 0.086693
=0.9792

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)
=((518.793 + 198.427) / 1353.051) / ((567.973 + 421.971) / 1638.623)
=0.530076 / 0.604132
=0.8774

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
=(-6396.485 - 0 - 203.86) / 1353.051
=-4.87812

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.

Livetech Da Bahia Industria E Comercio has a M-score of -24.74 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Livetech Da Bahia Industria E Comercio (BSP:LVTC3) Business Description

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Address
Rua Gomes de Carvalho, 1609, Vila Olimpia, Sao Paulo, SP, BRA, 04547-006
Livetech Da Bahia Industria E Comercio SA is a technology company focused on telecommunications optical fiber and corporate sectors. It has a broad portfolio that offers solutions for broadband internet via optical fiber, Electronic Security, IP Telephony (VoIP), WI-FI Networks, Data Centers, Cybersecurity, Professional Audio and Video, Smart- Home and Solar Energy.

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