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GE (GE Aerospace) Beneish M-Score : -2.68 (As of Jun. 29, 2025)


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What is GE Aerospace 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 -2.68 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

GE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.58   Med: -2.65   Max: -2.03
Current: -2.68

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of GE Aerospace was -2.03. The lowest was -5.58. And the median was -2.65.


GE Aerospace Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for GE Aerospace'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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GE Aerospace Beneish M-Score Chart

GE Aerospace Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.55 -2.50 -2.50 -2.51 -2.62

GE Aerospace Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 -2.65 -2.67 -2.21 -2.62 -2.68

Competitive Comparison of GE Aerospace's Beneish M-Score

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, GE Aerospace'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.


GE Aerospace's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, GE Aerospace's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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GE Aerospace 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 GE Aerospace 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 * 0.6572+0.528 * 0.9197+0.404 * 1.1358+0.892 * 1.0881+0.115 * 0.5223
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8579+4.679 * 0.009628-0.327 * 0.9811
=-2.68

* 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 (Mar25) TTM:Last Year (Mar24) TTM:
Total Receivables was $11,904 Mil.
Revenue was 9934 + 10811 + 9842 + 9093 = $39,680 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3939 + 4049 + 3616 + 3518 = $15,122 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $37,577 Mil.
Total Assets was $124,123 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $7,426 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1,193 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $6,271 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $34,941 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $17,487 Mil.
Net Income was 1978 + 1899 + 1852 + 1266 = $6,995 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 279 + -287 + 717 + -134 = $575 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1509 + 1297 + 1508 + 911 = $5,225 Mil.
Total Receivables was $16,647 Mil.
Revenue was 8955 + 9456 + 9302 + 8754 = $36,467 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3209 + 3200 + 3310 + 3062 = $12,781 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $59,591 Mil.
Total Assets was $163,942 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $12,345 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $962 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $6,718 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $51,086 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $19,493 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)
=(11904 / 39680) / (16647 / 36467)
=0.3 / 0.456495
=0.6572

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)
=(12781 / 36467) / (15122 / 39680)
=0.350481 / 0.381099
=0.9197

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 - (37577 + 7426) / 124123) / (1 - (59591 + 12345) / 163942)
=0.637432 / 0.561211
=1.1358

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
=39680 / 36467
=1.0881

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))
=(962 / (962 + 12345)) / (1193 / (1193 + 7426))
=0.072293 / 0.138415
=0.5223

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)
=(6271 / 39680) / (6718 / 36467)
=0.158039 / 0.184221
=0.8579

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)
=((17487 + 34941) / 124123) / ((19493 + 51086) / 163942)
=0.422387 / 0.430512
=0.9811

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
=(6995 - 575 - 5225) / 124123
=0.009628

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.

GE Aerospace has a M-score of -2.68 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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GE Aerospace Business Description

Address
1 Neumann Way, Evendale, Cleveland, OH, USA, 45215
GE Aerospace is the global leader in designing, manufacturing, and servicing large aircraft engines, along with partner Safran in their CFM joint venture. With its massive global installed base of nearly 70,000 commercial and military engines, GE Aerospace earns most of its profits on recurring service revenue of that equipment, which operates for decades. GE Aerospace is the remaining core business of the company formed in 1892 with historical ties to American inventor Thomas Edison; that company became a storied conglomerate with peak revenue of $130 billion in 2000 until GE spun off its appliance, finance, healthcare, and wind and power businesses between 2016 and 2024.
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