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LG Energy Solution (XKRX:373220) Beneish M-Score : -2.57 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is LG Energy Solution 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 -2.57 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKRX:373220' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.57   Med: -2.57   Max: -2.57
Current: -2.57

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of LG Energy Solution was -2.57. The lowest was -2.57. And the median was -2.57.


LG Energy Solution Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for LG Energy Solution'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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LG Energy Solution Beneish M-Score Chart

LG Energy Solution Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -2.57

LG Energy Solution Quarterly Data
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 - -1.46 -1.82 -2.27 -2.57

Competitive Comparison of LG Energy Solution's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, LG Energy Solution'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.


LG Energy Solution's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, LG Energy Solution's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where LG Energy Solution's Beneish M-Score falls into.



LG Energy Solution 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 LG Energy Solution 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 * 0.823+0.528 * 1.1442+0.404 * 0.9259+0.892 * 1.3183+0.115 * 1.2172
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8152+4.679 * -0.070581-0.327 * 0.9424
=-2.57

* 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 ₩5,678,660 Mil.
Revenue was 8001324 + 8223542 + 8773487 + 8747117 = ₩33,745,470 Mil.
Gross Profit was 973178 + 1341569 + 1334076 + 1294210 = ₩4,943,033 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩17,208,396 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩45,437,144 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩23,654,677 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩2,286,879 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩1,867,280 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩10,937,185 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩7,720,833 Mil.
Net Income was -23599 + 327741 + 432443 + 500595 = ₩1,237,180 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₩0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 2672017 + 475732 + 515550 + 780880 = ₩4,444,179 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₩5,234,034 Mil.
Revenue was 8537543 + 7648157 + 5070561 + 4342348 = ₩25,598,609 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1298651 + 1394949 + 821827 + 775106 = ₩4,290,533 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₩18,804,269 Mil.
Total Assets was ₩38,299,445 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₩15,331,047 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₩1,842,713 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₩1,737,557 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₩11,444,923 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₩5,242,552 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)
=(5678660 / 33745470) / (5234034 / 25598609)
=0.168279 / 0.204466
=0.823

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)
=(4290533 / 25598609) / (4943033 / 33745470)
=0.167608 / 0.14648
=1.1442

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 - (17208396 + 23654677) / 45437144) / (1 - (18804269 + 15331047) / 38299445)
=0.100668 / 0.108726
=0.9259

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
=33745470 / 25598609
=1.3183

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))
=(1842713 / (1842713 + 15331047)) / (2286879 / (2286879 + 23654677))
=0.107298 / 0.088155
=1.2172

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)
=(1867280 / 33745470) / (1737557 / 25598609)
=0.055334 / 0.067877
=0.8152

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)
=((7720833 + 10937185) / 45437144) / ((5242552 + 11444923) / 38299445)
=0.410634 / 0.435711
=0.9424

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
=(1237180 - 0 - 4444179) / 45437144
=-0.070581

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.

LG Energy Solution has a M-score of -2.57 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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LG Energy Solution (XKRX:373220) Business Description

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LG Energy Solution, or LGES, is the third-largest battery maker for electric vehicles, or EVs, with about 14% global share in the first half of 2023, according to SNE Research. The EV battery segment is the largest revenue contributor, which accounted for close to 60% of total revenue in 2022. Besides EV batteries, LGES also manufactures batteries for mobility, mobile phones, laptops, electrical devices, and energy storage systems. The company was spun off from LG Chem's battery division in December 2020 and listed on the Korea Exchange in January 2022. It has global manufacturing facilities in Korea, China, Poland and the United States. Key customers include General Motors, Tesla, Volkswagen, Hyundai Motors and Stellantis.

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