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Label Vie (CAS:LBV) Beneish M-Score : -2.55 (As of Jun. 08, 2024)


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What is Label Vie 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 -2.55 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

CAS:LBV' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.06   Med: -2.5   Max: -2.07
Current: -2.55

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Label Vie was -2.07. The lowest was -3.06. And the median was -2.50.


Label Vie Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Label Vie'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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Label Vie Beneish M-Score Chart

Label Vie Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.58 -2.55 -2.96 -2.25 -2.55

Label Vie Semi-Annual Data
Dec13 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.96 - -2.25 - -2.55

Competitive Comparison of Label Vie's Beneish M-Score

For the Department Stores subindustry, Label Vie'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.


Label Vie's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Label Vie's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Label Vie 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 Label Vie 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 * 0.9452+0.528 * 1.0203+0.404 * 0.9669+0.892 * 1.1329+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8999+4.679 * -0.029381-0.327 * 1.0316
=-2.55

* 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 MAD1,920 Mil.
Revenue was MAD15,800 Mil.
Gross Profit was MAD2,863 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MAD6,099 Mil.
Total Assets was MAD13,367 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MAD3,275 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MAD0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MAD454 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MAD5,284 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MAD2,804 Mil.
Net Income was MAD508 Mil.
Gross Profit was MAD0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was MAD900 Mil.
Total Receivables was MAD1,793 Mil.
Revenue was MAD13,947 Mil.
Gross Profit was MAD2,578 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MAD5,250 Mil.
Total Assets was MAD11,797 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MAD2,903 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MAD0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MAD445 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MAD5,010 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MAD1,909 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)
=(1920.391 / 15799.874) / (1793.403 / 13946.822)
=0.121545 / 0.128589
=0.9452

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)
=(2578.371 / 13946.822) / (2862.963 / 15799.874)
=0.184872 / 0.181202
=1.0203

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 - (6099.209 + 3274.957) / 13367.222) / (1 - (5249.571 + 2902.807) / 11796.951)
=0.29872 / 0.308942
=0.9669

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
=15799.874 / 13946.822
=1.1329

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))
=(0 / (0 + 2902.807)) / (0 / (0 + 3274.957))
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(453.696 / 15799.874) / (445.015 / 13946.822)
=0.028715 / 0.031908
=0.8999

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)
=((2804.286 + 5284.403) / 13367.222) / ((1909.286 + 5010.468) / 11796.951)
=0.605114 / 0.586571
=1.0316

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
=(507.675 - 0 - 900.42) / 13367.222
=-0.029381

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.

Label Vie has a M-score of -2.55 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Label Vie (CAS:LBV) Business Description

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Address
Route Nationale 1, Km 3,5 Municipality of Sebbah, Skhirat, Rabat, MAR
Label Vie SA is engaged in the operations of chain stores. It develops supermarkets and hypermarkets under the Label'Vie brand. It carries its operations in Morocco. The company operates in different segments namely Supermarkets, Hypermarkets, Hypercash, and ServiceLV segment.

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