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Franklin Resources (Franklin Resources) Beneish M-Score : -2.42 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Franklin Resources 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 -2.42 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BEN' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.36   Med: -2.56   Max: -1.98
Current: -2.42

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Franklin Resources was -1.98. The lowest was -3.36. And the median was -2.56.


Franklin Resources Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Franklin Resources'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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Franklin Resources Beneish M-Score Chart

Franklin Resources Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.12 -2.41 -2.35 -2.91 -2.47

Franklin Resources 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 -2.61 -2.58 -2.60 -2.47 -2.42

Competitive Comparison of Franklin Resources's Beneish M-Score

For the Asset Management subindustry, Franklin Resources'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.


Franklin Resources's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Franklin Resources's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Franklin Resources 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 Franklin Resources 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 * 1.1586+0.528 * 1.0649+0.404 * 1.0091+0.892 * 0.9819+0.115 * 1.1285
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0385+4.679 * -0.018332-0.327 * 1.1002
=-2.42

* 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 $1,470 Mil.
Revenue was 1991.1 + 1986.1 + 1969 + 1927.2 = $7,873 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1219.4 + 748.7 + 721 + 673.3 = $3,362 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $5,349 Mil.
Total Assets was $29,866 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,601 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $449 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,248 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,621 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $11,752 Mil.
Net Income was 251.3 + 295.5 + 227.5 + 194.2 = $969 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 1.8 + 109.6 + 52.1 + 209.4 = $373 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -251.9 + 773.4 + 655 + -33.4 = $1,143 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1,292 Mil.
Revenue was 1967.1 + 1939 + 2031.3 + 2081 = $8,018 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1217.9 + 758.2 + 824.3 + 846.1 = $3,647 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $5,794 Mil.
Total Assets was $29,335 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,236 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $405 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,224 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,865 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $10,074 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)
=(1469.6 / 7873.4) / (1291.8 / 8018.4)
=0.186654 / 0.161104
=1.1586

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)
=(3646.5 / 8018.4) / (3362.4 / 7873.4)
=0.454767 / 0.427058
=1.0649

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 - (5349.2 + 1600.7) / 29865.8) / (1 - (5794 + 1235.6) / 29335.1)
=0.767296 / 0.760369
=1.0091

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
=7873.4 / 8018.4
=0.9819

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))
=(405.4 / (405.4 + 1235.6)) / (448.6 / (448.6 + 1600.7))
=0.247044 / 0.218904
=1.1285

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)
=(1247.6 / 7873.4) / (1223.5 / 8018.4)
=0.158458 / 0.152587
=1.0385

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)
=((11751.9 + 1621.1) / 29865.8) / ((10074 + 1864.8) / 29335.1)
=0.44777 / 0.40698
=1.1002

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
=(968.5 - 372.9 - 1143.1) / 29865.8
=-0.018332

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.

Franklin Resources has a M-score of -2.42 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Franklin Resources (Franklin Resources) Business Description

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Address
One Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, CA, USA, 94403
Franklin Resources provides investment services for individual and institutional investors. At the end of October 2023, Franklin had $1.335 trillion in managed assets, composed primarily of equity (31%), fixed-income (35%), multi-asset/balanced (11%) funds, alternatives (19%) and money market funds (4%). Distribution tends to be weighted equally between retail investors (50% of AUM) and institutional accounts (48%), with high-net-worth clients accounting for the remainder. Franklin is one of the more global of the U.S.-based asset managers we cover, with more than a third of its assets under management invested in global/international strategies and 29% of managed assets sourced from clients domiciled outside the United States.
Executives
Alok Sethi officer: Reg. S-K Executive Officer ONE FRANKLING PARKWAY, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Mariann H Byerwalter director C/O FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC., ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY 920/2, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Terrence Murphy officer: Section 16 Officer CITIGROUP ASSET MANAGEMENT, 300 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, 4TH FLOOR, STAMFORD CT 06902
Jennifer M Johnson officer: Senior Vice President C/O FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC., ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SAN MATEO CA 94403-1906
Jed A. Plafker officer: Reg. S-K Executive Officer ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Thomas C Merchant officer: EVP, General Counsel LEGG MASON, INC., 100 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Gwen L Shaneyfelt officer: Chief Accounting Officer ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Karen Matsushima King director C/O FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC., ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SAN MATEO CA 94403
John Y Kim director 51 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10010
John W Thiel director C/O FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC., ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Alexander S Friedman director C/O FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC., ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Adam Benjamin Spector officer: EVP, Global Advisory Services 620 EIGHTH AVENUE, 49TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
Craig Steven Tyle officer: Exec VP and General Counsel ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SAN MATEO CA 94403-1906
Anthony Noto director C/O SOFI TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 234 1ST STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Johnson Rupert H Jr director, 10 percent owner, officer: Vice Chairman C/O FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC, ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SAN MATEO CA 94403