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Interactive Brokers Group (Interactive Brokers Group) Beneish M-Score

: -2.21 (As of Today)
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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 -2.21 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

IBKR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.97   Med: -2.45   Max: -2.17
Current: -2.21

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Interactive Brokers Group was -2.17. The lowest was -2.97. And the median was -2.45.


Interactive Brokers Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Interactive Brokers Group'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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Interactive Brokers Group 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 -2.44 -2.97 -2.23 -2.57 -2.21

Interactive Brokers Group 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 -2.57 -2.23 -2.02 -1.97 -2.21

Competitive Comparison

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Interactive Brokers Group'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.


Interactive Brokers Group Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Interactive Brokers Group's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Interactive Brokers Group's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Interactive Brokers Group 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 Interactive Brokers Group 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 * 0.5879+0.528 * 0.9226+0.404 * 1.0291+0.892 * 1.8576+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.6852+4.679 * -0.030477-0.327 * 1.0019
=-2.21

* 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 $46,490 Mil.
Revenue was 2098 + 2028 + 1914 + 1747 = $7,787 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1862 + 1803 + 1685 + 1524 = $6,874 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $114,535 Mil.
Total Assets was $128,423 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $94 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $252 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $114,163 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $11,347 Mil.
Net Income was 160 + 167 + 125 + 148 = $600 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 1 + 27 + -62 + 4 = $-30 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 2369 + 979 + 2119 + -923 = $4,544 Mil.
Total Receivables was $42,570 Mil.
Revenue was 1485 + 1148 + 825 + 734 = $4,192 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1276 + 950 + 636 + 552 = $3,414 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $103,043 Mil.
Total Assets was $115,143 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $84 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $198 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $103,382 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $8,940 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)
=(46490 / 7787) / (42570 / 4192)
=5.970207 / 10.155057
=0.5879

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)
=(3414 / 4192) / (6874 / 7787)
=0.814408 / 0.882753
=0.9226

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 - (114535 + 0) / 128423) / (1 - (103043 + 0) / 115143)
=0.108143 / 0.105087
=1.0291

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
=7787 / 4192
=1.8576

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))
=(84 / (84 + 0)) / (94 / (94 + 0))
=1 / 1
=1

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)
=(252 / 7787) / (198 / 4192)
=0.032362 / 0.047233
=0.6852

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)
=((11347 + 114163) / 128423) / ((8940 + 103382) / 115143)
=0.977317 / 0.9755
=1.0019

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
=(600 - -30 - 4544) / 128423
=-0.030477

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.

Interactive Brokers Group has a M-score of -2.21 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Interactive Brokers Group (Interactive Brokers Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
One Pickwick Plaza, Greenwich, CT, USA, 06830
Interactive Brokers is an online brokerage that generates trading commissions (around 43% of net revenue) from facilitating trading in a wide range of products, including equity, options, futures, foreign exchange, bonds, mutual funds, and ETFs. Interactive Brokers also generates net interest income (about 54% of net revenue) from idle client cash and earns fees (about 6% of net revenue) from ancillary services. Principal trading and other miscellaneous activities are small (about negative 3% of net revenue). The firm derives about 70% of its net revenue from the U.S. and 30% from international markets.
Executives
Thomas Aj Frank officer: Exec V.P & Chief Info Officer ONE PICKWICK PLAZA, GREENWICH CT 06830
Paul Jonathan Brody director, CFO, Treasurer & Secretary ONE PICKWICK PLAZA, GREENWICH CT 06830
Philip Uhde director, other: See Remarks 63 CROSBY STREET, 4TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10012
Thomas Peterffy director, officer: Chairman, CEO & President ONE PICKWICK PLAZA, GREENWICH CT 06830
Jill Bright director 1334 YORK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10021
Denis Mendonca officer: Chief Accounting Officer ONE PICKWICK PLAZA, GREENWICH CT 06830
Earl H Nemser director, Vice Chairman ONE PICKWICK PLAZA, GREENWICH CT 06830
Nicole Yuen director ONE PICKWICK PLAZA, GREENWICH CT 06830
William Peterffy director ONE PICKWICK PLAZA, GREENWICH CT 06830
Echinus Advisors, Llc director, other: See Remarks 63 CROSBY STREET, 4TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10012
John M. Damgard director ONE PICKWICK PLAZA, GREENWICH CT 06830
Milan Galik director, officer: Sr. V.P. Software Development ONE PICKWICK PLAZA, GREENWICH CT 06830
Kenneth James Winston director 870 S SAN RAFAEL AVE, PASADENA CA 91105
Gary Katz director ONE PICKWICK PLAZA, GREENWICH CT 06830
Wayne Hilbert Wagner director 4337 CITY DRIVE, PENTHOUSE 43, MARINA DEL REY CA 90292