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Latham Group (Latham Group) Beneish M-Score : -3.46 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is Latham 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 -3.46 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SWIM' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.46   Med: -2.76   Max: -2.56
Current: -3.46

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Latham Group was -2.56. The lowest was -3.46. And the median was -2.76.


Latham Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Latham 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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Latham Group Beneish M-Score Chart

Latham Group Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.56 -2.76 -3.46

Latham Group Quarterly Data
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 -2.76 -3.05 -3.05 -3.35 -3.46

Competitive Comparison of Latham Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, Latham 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.


Latham Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

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

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



Latham 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 Latham 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 * 0.7535+0.528 * 1.1524+0.404 * 0.9858+0.892 * 0.8142+0.115 * 0.9898
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9225+4.679 * -0.147884-0.327 * 0.9494
=-3.46

* 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 $31.4 Mil.
Revenue was 90.867 + 160.778 + 177.128 + 137.719 = $566.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 21.196 + 48.145 + 50.233 + 33.37 = $152.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $238.6 Mil.
Total Assets was $835.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $143.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $40.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $110.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $86.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $304.7 Mil.
Net Income was 0.112 + 6.153 + 5.715 + -14.368 = $-2.4 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 2.464 + 0.74 + 1.696 + -0.173 = $4.7 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 28.246 + 51.834 + 50.765 + -14.476 = $116.4 Mil.
Total Receivables was $51.2 Mil.
Revenue was 107.924 + 189.398 + 206.8 + 191.614 = $695.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 19.331 + 58.877 + 67.607 + 70.654 = $216.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $255.0 Mil.
Total Assets was $869.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $136.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $38.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $146.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $86.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $342.0 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)
=(31.39 / 566.492) / (51.163 / 695.736)
=0.055411 / 0.073538
=0.7535

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)
=(216.469 / 695.736) / (152.944 / 566.492)
=0.311137 / 0.269984
=1.1524

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 - (238.617 + 143.802) / 835.003) / (1 - (255.007 + 136.492) / 869.683)
=0.542015 / 0.549837
=0.9858

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
=566.492 / 695.736
=0.8142

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))
=(38.175 / (38.175 + 136.492)) / (40.751 / (40.751 + 143.802))
=0.218559 / 0.220809
=0.9898

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)
=(110.296 / 566.492) / (146.842 / 695.736)
=0.1947 / 0.21106
=0.9225

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)
=((304.738 + 86.206) / 835.003) / ((342.022 + 86.865) / 869.683)
=0.468195 / 0.493153
=0.9494

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
=(-2.388 - 4.727 - 116.369) / 835.003
=-0.147884

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.

Latham Group has a M-score of -3.46 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Latham Group (Latham Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
787 Watervliet Shaker Road, Latham, NY, USA, 12110
Latham Group Inc is a designer, manufacturer, and marketer of in-ground residential swimming pools, liners, and covers in North America, Australia, and New Zealand. It derives a majority of its revenue from the United States.
Executives
Oliver C. Gloe officer: VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE C/O LATHAM GROUP, 787 WATERVLIET SHAKER ROAD, LATHAM NY 12110
Scott Michael Rajeski director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 787 WATERVLIET SHAKER ROAD, LATHAM NY 12110
Melissa Claire Feck officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 787 WATERVLIET SHAKER ROAD, LATHAM NY 12110
Patrick M Sheller officer: General Counsel & Secretary 343 STATE STREET, ROCHESTER NY 14650
J Mark Borseth officer: Chief Financial Officer 787 WATERVLIET SHAKER ROAD, LATHAM NY 12110
James E Cline director C/O TREX COMPANY INC., 160 EXETER DRIVE, WINCHESTER VA 22603
Joshua D. Cowley officer: Chief Commercial Officer 787 WATERVLIET SHAKER ROAD, LATHAM NY 12110
Suraj Kunchala officer: Vice President & Controller 787 WATERVLIET SHAKER ROAD, LATHAM NY 12110
Brian Patrick Pratt director 112 E. 17TH ST., NEW YORK NY 10003
Delu Jackson director 650 TENNIS CLUB DRIVE, APT. L107, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33311
Sanjeev Bahl officer: COO Latham Pool Products, Inc. C/O LATHAM GROUP, INC., 787 WATERVLIET SHAKER ROAD, LATHAM NY 12110
Mark Phillip Laven director 787 WATERVLIET SHAKER ROAD, LATHAM NY 12110
Masson Robert L. Ii officer: Chief Financial Officer 787 WATERVLIET SHAKER ROAD, LATHAM NY 12110
Dane L. Derbyshire director 787 WATERVLIET SHAKER ROAD, LATHAM NY 12110
Jeff Arnold Leake officer: Chief Operating Officer 787 WATERVLIET SHAKER ROAD, LATHAM NY 12110