ABX (Abacus Global Management) Beneish M-Score: -2.33 (As of Aug. 02, 2026)

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ABX Abacus Global Management Inc ABX
63 GF Score
Price $10.31
GF Value $13.55
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is Abacus Global Management Beneish M-Score?

Abacus Global Management ABX -1.53% 63 Beneish M-Score is -2.33 as of Aug. 02, 2026. GuruFocus rates ABX with a GF Score™ of 63/100 and a GF Value™ of $13.55 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review. Among 397 Insurance companies, Abacus Global Management ranks worse than 67.76% on this metric.

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 -2.33 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ABX' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.33   Med: 0.12   Max: 2.29
Current: -2.33

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Abacus Global Management was 2.29. The lowest was -2.33. And the median was 0.12.


Abacus Global Management Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Abacus Global Management'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.

Abacus Global Management Beneish M-Score Chart

Abacus Global Management Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.00 0.00 -1.36 2.29 -1.52

Abacus Global Management Quarterly Data
Dec20 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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 1.20 0.55 1.51 -1.52 -2.33

ABX vs KCLI, SNFCA, CIA: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, Abacus Global Management'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.


Abacus Global Management Beneish M-Score vs Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Abacus Global Management's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Abacus Global Management's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Abacus Global Management 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 Abacus Global Management 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 * 0.8582+0.528 * 0.9943+0.404 * 0.9803+0.892 * 1.8613+0.115 * 1.0911
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.688+4.679 * -0.113839-0.327 * 1.0351
=-2.33

* 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 (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Total Receivables was $25.7 Mil.
Revenue was 59.39 + 71.899 + 62.975 + 56.225 = $250.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 53.083 + 63.859 + 55.319 + 50.17 = $222.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $68.3 Mil.
Total Assets was $829.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $12.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $17.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $118.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $35.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $338.5 Mil.
Net Income was 7.266 + 7.227 + 7.075 + 17.584 = $39.2 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 2.519 + -1.419 + -1.71 + 6.629 = $6.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 91.686 + -7.44 + -32.752 + 76.102 = $127.6 Mil.
Total Receivables was $16.1 Mil.
Revenue was 44.139 + 33.212 + 28.148 + 29.076 = $134.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was 37.031 + 29.493 + 25.961 + 26.333 = $118.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $61.5 Mil.
Total Assets was $856.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $5.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $11.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $92.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $130.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $242.4 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)
=(25.654 / 250.489) / (16.06 / 134.575)
=0.102416 / 0.119339
=0.8582

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)
=(118.818 / 134.575) / (222.431 / 250.489)
=0.882913 / 0.887987
=0.9943

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 - (68.317 + 11.961) / 829.795) / (1 - (61.461 + 5.856) / 856.509)
=0.903256 / 0.921405
=0.9803

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
=250.489 / 134.575
=1.8613

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))
=(10.986 / (10.986 + 5.856)) / (17.78 / (17.78 + 11.961))
=0.652298 / 0.597828
=1.0911

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)
=(118.319 / 250.489) / (92.395 / 134.575)
=0.472352 / 0.686569
=0.688

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)
=((338.487 + 35.802) / 829.795) / ((242.431 + 130.8) / 856.509)
=0.451062 / 0.435758
=1.0351

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
=(39.152 - 6.019 - 127.596) / 829.795
=-0.113839

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.

Abacus Global Management has a M-score of -2.33 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.33 mean?
Abacus Global Management (ABX) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.33 as of Aug. 02, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Abacus Global Management and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Abacus Global Management ranks #269 out of 397 companies in the Insurance industry, placing it in the top 67.8%.
Is Abacus Global Management's Beneish M-Score too high?
Abacus Global Management's current Beneish M-Score is -2.33. Based on the distribution chart, Abacus Global Management ranks #269 out of 397 companies in the Insurance industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Abacus Global Management has a GF Score™ of 63/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Abacus Global Management's Beneish M-Score compare to KCLI and SNFCA?
According to the Insurance industry distribution chart, Abacus Global Management ranks #269 out of 397 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Abacus Global Management in the lower half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for an Insurance company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Insurance industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Abacus Global Management and its competitors. Abacus Global Management's current Beneish M-Score is -2.33. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Abacus Global Management stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Abacus Global Management (ABX) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $13.55, compared to a current price of $10.31 — trading 23.9% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.33. Abacus Global Management's overall GF Score™ is 63/100 with 7 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Abacus Global Management (ABX), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.33 as of Aug. 02, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Abacus Global Management (ABX) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Abacus Global Management stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $10.31 is trading 23.9% below its estimated GF Value™ of $13.55. GuruFocus considers Abacus Global Management to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for ABX:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.33
  • GF Value™: $13.55 vs. price of $10.31 (23.9% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 63/100 with 7 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the ABX stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Abacus Global Management Business Description

Address 2101 Park Center Drive, Suite 200, Orlando, FL, USA, 32835
Abacus Global Management Inc is a financial services company specializing in alternative asset management, data-driven wealth solutions, technology innovations, and institutional services. The company operates through four distinct yet complementary divisions: Abacus Life Solutions, Abacus Asset Group, Abacus Intel, and Abacus Wealth Advisors. It operates through three reportable segments, Asset management, Life solutions, and Technology services. It derives the majority revenue from Life solutions segment that generates revenues by buying, selling, and trading policies, and maintaining policies until receipt of death benefits. It also generates revenue by originating life insurance policy settlements between investors or buyers, and the sellers, who is often the original policy owner.
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