Livewire Group Stock Beneish M Score

LVWR Stock  USD 4.88  0.01  0.20%   
This module uses fundamental data of LiveWire to approximate the value of its Beneish M Score. LiveWire 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 LiveWire Piotroski F Score and LiveWire Altman Z Score analysis.
  
At this time, LiveWire's Net Debt To EBITDA is relatively stable compared to the past year. As of 12/25/2024, Long Term Debt To Capitalization is likely to grow to 0.54, while Short and Long Term Debt Total is likely to drop slightly above 1.8 M. At this time, LiveWire's Income Quality is relatively stable compared to the past year. As of 12/25/2024, Net Debt To EBITDA is likely to grow to 1.68, while Book Value Per Share is likely to drop 0.59.
At this time, it appears that LiveWire Group is an unlikely manipulator. The earnings manipulation may begin if LiveWire'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 LiveWire 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 LiveWire'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.
-5.06
Beneish M Score - Unlikely Manipulator
Elasticity of Receivables

0.82

Focus
Asset Quality

1.6

Focus
Expense Coverage

0.75

Focus
Gross Margin Strengs

1.05

Focus
Accruals Factor

0.75

Focus
Depreciation Resistance

0.71

Focus
Net Sales Growth

0.99

Focus
Financial Leverage Condition

1.59

Focus

LiveWire 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 LiveWire'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 Receivables6.3 M7.7 M
Significantly Down
Pretty Stable
Total Revenue37.8 M38 M
Slightly Down
Slightly volatile
Total Assets170.9 M266.1 M
Way Down
Slightly volatile
Total Current Assets130.4 M210.7 M
Way Down
Slightly volatile
Non Current Assets Total40.5 M55.4 M
Way Down
Slightly volatile
Property Plant Equipment21.2 M36.3 M
Way Down
Slightly volatile
Depreciation And Amortization4.4 MM
Fairly Down
Slightly volatile
Selling General Administrative83.9 M112.8 M
Way Down
Slightly volatile
Total Current Liabilities35.3 M46.3 M
Way Down
Slightly volatile
Non Current Liabilities Total13.2 M14 M
Notably Down
Slightly volatile
Short Term Debt1.8 M2.3 M
Way Down
Slightly volatile
Long Term DebtM6.6 M
Way Down
Slightly volatile

LiveWire Group 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 LiveWire's different financial indicators related to revenue, expenses, operating profit, and net earnings helps investors identify and prioritize their investing strategies towards LiveWire in a much-optimized way. Analyzing correlations between earnings drivers directly associated with dollar figures is the most effective way to find LiveWire's degree of accounting gimmicks and manipulations.

About LiveWire 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

4.36 Million

At this time, LiveWire's Depreciation And Amortization is relatively stable compared to the past year.

LiveWire ESG Sustainability

Some studies have found that companies with high sustainability scores are getting higher valuations than competitors with lower social-engagement activities. While most ESG disclosures are voluntary and do not directly affect the long term financial condition, LiveWire's sustainability indicators can be used to identify proper investment strategies using environmental, social, and governance scores that are crucial to LiveWire's managers, analysts, and investors.
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About LiveWire Fundamental Analysis

The Macroaxis Fundamental Analysis modules help investors analyze LiveWire Group's financials across various querterly and yearly statements, indicators and fundamental ratios. We help investors to determine the real value of LiveWire using virtually all public information available. We use both quantitative as well as qualitative analysis to arrive at the intrinsic value of LiveWire Group 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.
Please read more on our fundamental analysis page.

Pair Trading with LiveWire

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The correlation of LiveWire is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as LiveWire moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if LiveWire Group moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak.
Correlation analysis and pair trading evaluation for LiveWire can also be used as hedging techniques within a particular sector or industry or even over random equities to generate a better risk-adjusted return on your portfolios.
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