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SEI Investments Co (FRA:SI3) Beneish M-Score : -2.40 (As of May. 06, 2024)


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What is SEI Investments Co 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 -2.4 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FRA:SI3' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.16   Med: -2.94   Max: -2.4
Current: -2.4

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of SEI Investments Co was -2.40. The lowest was -3.16. And the median was -2.94.


SEI Investments Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for SEI Investments Co'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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SEI Investments Co Beneish M-Score Chart

SEI Investments Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.85 -2.76 -2.82 -2.83 -2.50

SEI Investments Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -2.59 -2.54 -2.67 -2.50 -2.40

Competitive Comparison of SEI Investments Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Asset Management subindustry, SEI Investments Co'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.


SEI Investments Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where SEI Investments Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



SEI Investments Co 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 SEI Investments Co 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 * 1.1743+0.528 * 0.9579+0.404 * 1.0947+0.892 * 1.0069+0.115 * 1.0048
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8854+4.679 * -0.036443-0.327 * 0.9071
=-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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was €568 Mil.
Revenue was 470.653 + 444.615 + 446.723 + 451.4 = €1,813 Mil.
Gross Profit was 242.35 + 224.426 + 225.501 + 237.864 = €930 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €1,431 Mil.
Total Assets was €2,363 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €174 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €69 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €237 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €254 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €14 Mil.
Net Income was 120.888 + 110.71 + 108.374 + 109.699 = €450 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 31.187 + 34.036 + 27.849 + 30.668 = €124 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 103.31 + 92.661 + 153.226 + 62.847 = €412 Mil.
Total Receivables was €480 Mil.
Revenue was 438.157 + 431.021 + 476.047 + 455.66 = €1,801 Mil.
Gross Profit was 225.124 + 215.896 + 191.864 + 251.938 = €885 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €1,337 Mil.
Total Assets was €2,165 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €194 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €77 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €266 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €255 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €16 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)
=(567.641 / 1813.391) / (480.048 / 1800.885)
=0.313027 / 0.266562
=1.1743

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)
=(884.822 / 1800.885) / (930.141 / 1813.391)
=0.491326 / 0.512929
=0.9579

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 - (1430.622 + 173.78) / 2362.962) / (1 - (1336.946 + 193.524) / 2165.473)
=0.321021 / 0.29324
=1.0947

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
=1813.391 / 1800.885
=1.0069

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))
=(77.496 / (77.496 + 193.524)) / (69.127 / (69.127 + 173.78))
=0.285942 / 0.284582
=1.0048

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)
=(237.179 / 1813.391) / (266.025 / 1800.885)
=0.130793 / 0.147719
=0.8854

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)
=((14.351 + 253.903) / 2362.962) / ((16.492 + 254.52) / 2165.473)
=0.113524 / 0.125151
=0.9071

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
=(449.671 - 123.74 - 412.044) / 2362.962
=-0.036443

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.

SEI Investments Co has a M-score of -2.42 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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SEI Investments Co (FRA:SI3) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1 Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, PA, USA, 19456
SEI Investments provides investment processing, management, and operations services to financial institutions, asset managers, asset owners, and financial advisors in four material segments: private banks, investment advisors, institutional investors, and investment managers. SEI also has a minority interest in LSV Asset Management, a value equity asset manager with about $99 billion in assets under management. As of December 2022, SEI (including LSV) manages, administers, or advises on over $1.2 trillion in assets.

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