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Invesco (BSP:I1VZ34) Beneish M-Score : -2.38 (As of Apr. 17, 2025)


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What is Invesco 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 -2.38 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BSP:I1VZ34' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.82   Med: -2.53   Max: -2.13
Current: -2.38

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Invesco was -2.13. The lowest was -2.82. And the median was -2.53.


Invesco Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Invesco'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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Invesco Beneish M-Score Chart

Invesco 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 -2.62 -2.23 -2.65 -2.75 -2.38

Invesco Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 -2.75 -2.84 -2.67 -2.64 -2.38

Competitive Comparison of Invesco's Beneish M-Score

For the Asset Management subindustry, Invesco'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.


Invesco's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

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

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


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Invesco 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 Invesco 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 * 1.2383+0.528 * 1.0472+0.404 * 1.0069+0.892 * 1.1762+0.115 * 0.9364
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9809+4.679 * -0.020175-0.327 * 0.8713
=-2.13

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was R$6,791 Mil.
Revenue was 9718.893 + 8391.982 + 7989.202 + 7346.699 = R$33,447 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3676.463 + 2161.957 + 2884.795 + 2482.928 = R$11,206 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$15,918 Mil.
Total Assets was R$164,781 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$2,922 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$987 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$3,715 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$5,066 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$46,041 Mil.
Net Income was 1638.119 + 632.417 + 1030.9 + 999.446 = R$4,301 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -39.657 + 260.83 + 314.548 + 365.019 = R$901 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1933.407 + 2427.772 + 2634.342 + -270.901 = R$6,725 Mil.
Total Receivables was R$4,663 Mil.
Revenue was 6925.377 + 7121.605 + 7002.918 + 7386.837 = R$28,437 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2377.383 + 2544.912 + 2449.177 + 2605.863 = R$9,977 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$14,127 Mil.
Total Assets was R$141,770 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$2,937 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$910 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$3,220 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$6,147 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$44,319 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)
=(6791.023 / 33446.776) / (4662.65 / 28436.737)
=0.20304 / 0.163966
=1.2383

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)
=(9977.335 / 28436.737) / (11206.143 / 33446.776)
=0.350861 / 0.335044
=1.0472

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 - (15918.119 + 2922.379) / 164781.299) / (1 - (14127.103 + 2937.43) / 141769.833)
=0.885664 / 0.879632
=1.0069

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
=33446.776 / 28436.737
=1.1762

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))
=(909.591 / (909.591 + 2937.43)) / (987.221 / (987.221 + 2922.379))
=0.23644 / 0.252512
=0.9364

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)
=(3715.059 / 33446.776) / (3220.236 / 28436.737)
=0.111074 / 0.113242
=0.9809

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)
=((46040.586 + 5066.27) / 164781.299) / ((44318.691 + 6147.289) / 141769.833)
=0.31015 / 0.355971
=0.8713

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
=(4300.882 - 900.74 - 6724.62) / 164781.299
=-0.020175

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.

Invesco has a M-score of -2.13 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Invesco Business Description

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Address
1331 Spring Street, Suite 2500, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30309
Invesco provides investment-management services to retail (68% of managed assets) and institutional (32%) clients. At the end of October 2024, the firm had $1.792 trillion in assets under management spread among its equity (58% of AUM), balanced (3%), fixed-income (22%), alternative investment (7%), and money market (10%) operations. Passive products account for 43% of Invesco's total AUM, including 65% of the company's equity operations and 15% of its fixed-income platform. Invesco's us retail business is one of the 10 largest nonproprietary fund complexes in the country. The firm also has a meaningful presence outside of North America, with 29% of its AUM sourced from Europe, Africa, and the Middle East (14%) and Asia (15%).

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