Leons Furniture Limited Stock Beneish M Score

LNF Stock  CAD 23.90  0.17  0.72%   
This module uses fundamental data of Leons Furniture to approximate the value of its Beneish M Score. Leons Furniture M Score tells investors if the company management is likely to be manipulating earnings. The score is calculated using eight financial indicators that are adjusted by a specific multiplier. Please note, the M Score is a probabilistic model and cannot detect companies that manipulate their earnings with 100% accuracy. Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Leons Furniture Limited. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in board of governors.
  
At this time, Leons Furniture's Net Debt is very stable compared to the past year. As of the 22nd of March 2025, Net Debt To EBITDA is likely to grow to 0.74, while Short and Long Term Debt Total is likely to drop about 402.5 M. At this time, Leons Furniture's EV To Sales is very stable compared to the past year. As of the 22nd of March 2025, Free Cash Flow Per Share is likely to grow to 4.39, while Dividend Yield is likely to drop 0.02.
At this time, Leons Furniture's M Score is inapplicable. The earnings manipulation may begin if Leons Furniture's top management creates an artificial sense of financial success, forcing the stock price to be traded at a high price-earnings multiple than it should be. In general, excessive earnings management by Leons Furniture executives may lead to removing some of the operating profits from subsequent periods to inflate earnings in the following periods. This way, the manipulation of Leons Furniture's earnings can lead to misrepresentations of actual financial condition, taking the otherwise loyal stakeholders on to the path of questionable ethical practices and plain fraud.
-3.62
Beneish M Score - Inapplicable
Elasticity of Receivables

1.89

Focus
Asset Quality

0.6

Focus
Expense Coverage

1.89

Focus
Gross Margin Strengs

0.74

Focus
Accruals Factor

1.89

Focus
Depreciation Resistance

0.77

Focus
Net Sales Growth

0.56

Focus
Financial Leverage Condition

1.46

Focus

Leons Furniture Beneish M-Score Indicator Trends

The cure to earnings manipulation is the transparency of financial reporting. It will typically remove the temptation of the top executives to inflate earnings (i.e., to promote the idea of 'winning at any cost'). Because a healthy internal audit department can enhance transparency, the board should promote the auditors' access to all the record-keeping systems across the enterprise. For example, if Leons Furniture's auditors report directly to the board (not management), the managers will be reluctant to manipulate simply due to the fear of punishment. On the other hand, the auditors will be free to investigate the ledgers properly because they know that the board has their back.
Current ValueLast YearChange From Last Year 10 Year Trend
Net Receivables195.3 M186 M
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile
Total Revenue1.4 B2.5 B
Way Down
Slightly volatile
Total Assets1.2 B2.3 B
Way Down
Slightly volatile
Total Current Assets476.6 M936.2 M
Way Down
Slightly volatile
Non Current Assets Total1.5 B1.4 B
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile
Property Plant Equipment533.3 M699.7 M
Way Down
Slightly volatile
Depreciation And Amortization130.2 M124 M
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile
Selling General Administrative963.2 M917.4 M
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile
Total Current Liabilities349.6 M656.5 M
Way Down
Slightly volatile
Non Current Liabilities Total570.2 M543 M
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile
Operating Income124.2 M191.8 M
Way Down
Slightly volatile
Total Cash From Operating Activities362.2 M345 M
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile
Short Term Investments99.6 M134.2 M
Way Down
Pretty Stable
Long Term Investments14.2 M15.8 M
Moderately Down
Slightly volatile
Gross Profit Margin0.330.4439
Way Down
Very volatile

Leons Furniture Beneish M-Score Driver Matrix

One of the toughest challenges investors face today is learning how to quickly synthesize historical financial statements and information provided by the company, SEC reporting, and various external parties in order to detect the potential manipulation of earnings. Understanding the correlation between Leons Furniture's different financial indicators related to revenue, expenses, operating profit, and net earnings helps investors identify and prioritize their investing strategies towards Leons Furniture in a much-optimized way. Analyzing correlations between earnings drivers directly associated with dollar figures is the most effective way to find Leons Furniture's degree of accounting gimmicks and manipulations.

About Leons Furniture Beneish M Score

M-Score is one of many grading techniques for value stocks. It was developed by Professor M. Daniel Beneish of the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University and published in 1999 under the paper titled The Detection of Earnings Manipulation. The Beneish score is a multi-factor model that utilizes financial identifiers to compile eight variables used to classify whether a company has manipulated its reported earnings. The variables are built from the officially filed financial statements to create a final score call 'M Score.' The score helps to identify companies that are likely to manipulate their profits if they show deteriorating gross margins, operating expenses, and leverage against growing revenue.

Depreciation And Amortization

130.16 Million

At this time, Leons Furniture's Depreciation And Amortization is very stable compared to the past year.

Leons Furniture Earnings Manipulation Drivers

Although earnings manipulation is typically not the result of intentional misconduct by the c-level executives, it is still a widespread practice by the senior management of public companies such as Leons Furniture. It is usually done by a series of misrepresentations of various accounting rules and operating activities across multiple financial cycles. The best way to spot the manipulation is to examine the historical financial statement to find inconsistencies in earning reports to find trends in assets or liabilities that are not sustainable in the future.
202020212022202320242025 (projected)
Net Receivables134.8M162.3M188.7M204.9M186.0M195.3M
Total Revenue2.2B2.5B2.5B2.5B2.5B1.4B
Total Assets2.4B2.5B2.2B2.2B2.3B1.2B
Total Current Assets982.0M1.1B851.9M835.1M936.2M476.6M
Net Debt122.5M74.1M442.1M371.2M426.9M448.2M
Short Term Debt17.7M164.9M81.9M82.6M95.0M67.0M
Long Term Debt90.4M0.0226.9M92.5M72.5M68.9M
Operating Income233.0M289.1M254.7M293.3M191.8M124.2M
Investments(43.1M)22.0M(36.7M)(36.0M)(67.9M)(64.5M)

About Leons Furniture Fundamental Analysis

The Macroaxis Fundamental Analysis modules help investors analyze Leons Furniture Limited's financials across various querterly and yearly statements, indicators and fundamental ratios. We help investors to determine the real value of Leons Furniture using virtually all public information available. We use both quantitative as well as qualitative analysis to arrive at the intrinsic value of Leons Furniture Limited based on its fundamental data. In general, a quantitative approach, as applied to this company, focuses on analyzing financial statements comparatively, whereas a qaualitative method uses data that is important to a company's growth but cannot be measured and presented in a numerical way.
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