Ares Capital Beneish M-Score Historical Data
The historical data trend for Ares Capital'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.
Ares Capital Beneish M-Score Chart
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Ares Capital Annual Data
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-1.64 |
-1.11 |
-0.23 |
-2.06 |
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Competitive Comparison of Ares Capital's Beneish M-Score
For the Asset Management subindustry, Ares Capital'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.
Ares Capital's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Asset Management Industry
For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Ares Capital's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Ares Capital's Beneish M-Score falls into.
Ares Capital 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 Ares Capital 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 * 1.0506 | + | 0.528 * 1 | + | 0.404 * 0.9853 | + | 0.892 * 2.2765 | + | 0.115 * 1 |
| - | 0.172 * SGAI | + | 4.679 * TATA | - | 0.327 * LVGI |
| - | 0.172 * 0.4855 | + | 4.679 * 0.085546 | - | 0.327 * 0.9467 |
| = | -0.79 |
* 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 $464.00 Mil.
Revenue was 495 + 444 + 528 + 361 = $1,828.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was 495 + 444 + 528 + 361 = $1,828.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $973.00 Mil.
Total Assets was $24,256.00 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $9.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $42.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $640.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $11,744.00 Mil.
Net Income was 449 + 413 + 500 + 331 = $1,693.00 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -21 + -359 + 46 + -48 = $-382.00 Mil.
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Total Receivables was $194.00 Mil.
Revenue was 302 + 214 + 144 + 143 = $803.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was 302 + 214 + 144 + 143 = $803.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $553.00 Mil.
Total Assets was $21,812.00 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $18.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $38.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $491.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $11,272.00 Mil.
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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) |
| = | (464 / 1828) | / | (194 / 803) |
| = | 0.253829 | / | 0.241594 |
| | = | 1.0506 |
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) |
| = | (803 / 803) | / | (1828 / 1828) |
| = | 1 | / | 1 |
| | = | 1 |
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 - (973 + 9) / 24256) | / | (1 - (553 + 18) / 21812) |
| = | 0.959515 | / | 0.973822 |
| | = | 0.9853 |
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 |
| = | 1828 | / | 803 |
| | = | 2.2765 |
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)) |
| = | (0 / (0 + 18)) | / | (0 / (0 + 9)) |
| = | 0 | / | 0 |
| | = | 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) |
| = | (42 / 1828) | / | (38 / 803) |
| = | 0.022976 | / | 0.047323 |
| | = | 0.4855 |
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) |
| = | ((11744 + 640) / 24256) | / | ((11272 + 491) / 21812) |
| = | 0.510554 | / | 0.53929 |
| | = | 0.9467 |
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 |
| = | (1693 - 0 | - | -382) | / | 24256 |
| | = | 0.085546 |
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.
Ares Capital has a M-score of -0.79 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.
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