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Louisiana-Pacific (Louisiana-Pacific) Beneish M-Score : -1.87 (As of May. 07, 2024)


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What is Louisiana-Pacific 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 -1.87 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

LPX' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.23   Med: -2.62   Max: -1.48
Current: -1.87

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Louisiana-Pacific was -1.48. The lowest was -3.23. And the median was -2.62.


Louisiana-Pacific Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Louisiana-Pacific'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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Louisiana-Pacific Beneish M-Score Chart

Louisiana-Pacific 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 -1.85 -3.05 -2.54 -2.70 -1.87

Louisiana-Pacific Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.70 -2.53 -1.74 -1.68 -1.87

Competitive Comparison of Louisiana-Pacific's Beneish M-Score

For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, Louisiana-Pacific'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.


Louisiana-Pacific's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Louisiana-Pacific's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Louisiana-Pacific 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 Louisiana-Pacific 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 * 1.8082+0.528 * 1.6917+0.404 * 0.7194+0.892 * 0.6697+0.115 * 1.2437
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.421+4.679 * -0.020107-0.327 * 0.8533
=-1.87

* 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 $155 Mil.
Revenue was 658 + 728 + 611 + 584 = $2,581 Mil.
Gross Profit was 159 + 214 + 119 + 101 = $593 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $778 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,437 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,565 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $119 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $256 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $274 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $372 Mil.
Net Income was 59 + 118 + -20 + 21 = $178 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -40 + 7 + -51 + -5 = $-89 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 159 + 187 + 89 + -119 = $316 Mil.
Total Receivables was $128 Mil.
Revenue was 705 + 852 + 1130 + 1167 = $3,854 Mil.
Gross Profit was 128 + 232 + 518 + 620 = $1,498 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $854 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,350 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,370 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $132 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $269 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $343 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $387 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)
=(155 / 2581) / (128 / 3854)
=0.060054 / 0.033212
=1.8082

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)
=(1498 / 3854) / (593 / 2581)
=0.388687 / 0.229756
=1.6917

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 - (778 + 1565) / 2437) / (1 - (854 + 1370) / 2350)
=0.038572 / 0.053617
=0.7194

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
=2581 / 3854
=0.6697

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))
=(132 / (132 + 1370)) / (119 / (119 + 1565))
=0.087883 / 0.070665
=1.2437

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)
=(256 / 2581) / (269 / 3854)
=0.099186 / 0.069798
=1.421

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)
=((372 + 274) / 2437) / ((387 + 343) / 2350)
=0.26508 / 0.310638
=0.8533

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
=(178 - -89 - 316) / 2437
=-0.020107

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.

Louisiana-Pacific has a M-score of -1.87 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Louisiana-Pacific (Louisiana-Pacific) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1610 West End Ave, Suite 200, Nashville, TN, USA, 37203
Louisiana-Pacific is primarily an oriented strand board producer, while offering engineered wood siding used in home construction and repair and remodel projects. The company is largely exposed to the North American housing market but has also established capacity in Brazil and Chile.
Executives
Michael W Blosser officer: SVP, Manufacturing Services 414 UNION STREET, SUITE 2000, NASHVILLE TN 37219
Lizanne C Gottung director 1610 WEST END AVENUE, SUITE 200, NASHVILLE TN 37203
Derek Nelson Doyle officer: Principal Accounting Officer 1610 WEST END AVENUE, NASHVILLE TN 37203
Alan Haughie officer: EVP, CFO 860 RIDGE LAKE BLVD., MEMPHIS TN 38120
Jimmy Earl Mason officer: EVP & General Manager of OSB 414 UNION STREET, SUITE 2000, NASHVILLE TN 37219-1711
Jose A Bayardo director 11700 OLD KATY ROAD SUITE 300, HOUSTON TX 77079
Robin H Everhart officer: SVP, CHRO 414 UNION STREET, SUITE 2000, NASHVILLE TN 37219
Nicole C Daniel officer: SVP, General Counsel 414 UNION STREET, NASHVILLE TN 37219
William Bradley Southern officer: Senior Vice President 1610 WEST END AVENUE, NASHVILLE TN 37203
Stephen E. Macadam director C/O ENPRO INDUSTRIES, INC., 5605 CARNEGIE BLVD., STE. 500, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Michael Sims officer: SVP Sales and Marketing 414 UNION STREET, NASHVILLE TN 37219
Neil Sherman officer: SVP EWP 414 UNION STREET, NASHVILLE TN 37129
Jason Paul Ringbloom officer: EVP OSB 414 UNION STREET, NASHVILLE TN 37219
Kurt M Landgraf director ONE RIVERFRONT PLAZA, CORNING NY 14831
Gary Cook director C/O TRIMERIS, INC., 3500 PARAMOUNT PARKWAY, MORRISVILLE NC 27560