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State Street (BSP:S1TT34) Beneish M-Score : -2.48 (As of Jul. 20, 2025)


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What is State Street Beneish M-Score?

Note: Financial institutions were excluded from the sample in Beneish paper when calculating Beneish M-Score. Thus, the prediction might not fit banks and insurance companies.

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 -2.48 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BSP:S1TT34' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.35   Med: -2.49   Max: 1.82
Current: -2.48

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of State Street was 1.82. The lowest was -3.35. And the median was -2.49.


State Street 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 State Street 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 * 0.7382+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 1.0023+0.892 * 1.2646+0.115 * 1.2985
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9513+4.679 * 0.034514-0.327 * 1.1412
=-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 (Mar25) TTM:Last Year (Mar24) TTM:
Total Receivables was R$24,645 Mil.
Revenue was 18909.6 + 20816.612 + 17599.128 + 17187.045 = R$74,512 Mil.
Gross Profit was 18909.6 + 20816.612 + 17599.128 + 17187.045 = R$74,512 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$0 Mil.
Total Assets was R$2,146,004 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$16,031 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$2,897 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$27,616 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$143,066 Mil.
Net Income was 3708.216 + 4777.083 + 4042.594 + 3829.517 = R$16,357 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = R$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 13796.408 + -45330.43 + 14996.362 + -41171.348 = R$-57,709 Mil.
Total Receivables was R$26,398 Mil.
Revenue was 15626.612 + 14910.091 + 13290.042 + 15095.007 = R$58,922 Mil.
Gross Profit was 15626.612 + 14910.091 + 13290.042 + 15095.007 = R$58,922 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$0 Mil.
Total Assets was R$1,683,187 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$16,483 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$4,089 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$22,955 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$98,331 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)
=(24644.668 / 74512.385) / (26397.92 / 58921.752)
=0.330746 / 0.448017
=0.7382

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)
=(58921.752 / 58921.752) / (74512.385 / 74512.385)
=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 - (0 + 16030.55) / 2146003.563) / (1 - (0 + 16483.138) / 1683187.339)
=0.99253 / 0.990207
=1.0023

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
=74512.385 / 58921.752
=1.2646

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))
=(4088.863 / (4088.863 + 16483.138)) / (2897.337 / (2897.337 + 16030.55))
=0.198759 / 0.153072
=1.2985

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)
=(27616.004 / 74512.385) / (22955.042 / 58921.752)
=0.370623 / 0.389585
=0.9513

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)
=((143065.753 + 0) / 2146003.563) / ((98331.131 + 0) / 1683187.339)
=0.066666 / 0.05842
=1.1412

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
=(16357.41 - 0 - -57709.008) / 2146003.563
=0.034514

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.

State Street has a M-score of -2.33 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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State Street Business Description

Address
One Congress Street, Boston, MA, USA, 02114
State Street is a leading provider of financial services, including investment servicing, investment management, and investment research and trading. With approximately $47 trillion in assets under custody and administration and $4.7 trillion assets under management as of Dec. 31, 2024, State Street operates globally in more than 100 geographic markets and employs about 53,000 worldwide.