Jack Henry & Associates (FRA:JHY) Beneish M-Score: -2.82 (As of Jun. 30, 2026)


FRA:JHY Jack Henry & Associates Inc FRA:JHY
89 GF Score
Price €118.75
GF Value €170.15
Valuation Significantly Undervalued
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What is Jack Henry & Associates Beneish M-Score?

Jack Henry & Associates FRA:JHY +6.41% 89 Beneish M-Score is -2.82 as of Jun. 30, 2026. GuruFocus rates FRA:JHY with a GF Score™ of 89/100 and a GF Value™ of €170.15 (Significantly Undervalued). Among 2,631 Software companies, Jack Henry & Associates ranks better than 68.72% 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 -2.82 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FRA:JHY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.02   Med: -2.71   Max: -2.38
Current: -2.82

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Jack Henry & Associates was -2.38. The lowest was -3.02. And the median was -2.71.


Jack Henry & Associates Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Jack Henry & Associates'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.

Jack Henry & Associates Beneish M-Score Chart

Jack Henry & Associates Annual Data
Trend Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24 Jun25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.79 -2.73 -2.49 -2.80 -2.74

Jack Henry & Associates Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 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 Premium Member Only -2.54 -2.74 -2.66 -2.65 -2.82

FRA:JHY vs CACI, IT, CIFR: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Jack Henry & Associates'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.


Jack Henry & Associates Beneish M-Score vs Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Jack Henry & Associates's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Jack Henry & Associates's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Jack Henry & Associates 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 Jack Henry & Associates 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 * 0.9429+0.528 * 0.9546+0.404 * 1.0176+0.892 * 1.0052+0.115 * 0.9719
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9483+4.679 * -0.087756-0.327 * 0.8036
=-2.89

* 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 €247 Mil.
Revenue was 550.352 + 528.911 + 549.317 + 533.528 = €2,162 Mil.
Gross Profit was 235.559 + 229.167 + 252.339 + 235.384 = €952 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €515 Mil.
Total Assets was €2,639 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €185 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €181 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €245 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €295 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €78 Mil.
Net Income was 106.303 + 106.466 + 122.676 + 110.633 = €446 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = €0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 160.918 + 130.375 + 102.743 + 283.606 = €678 Mil.
Total Receivables was €261 Mil.
Revenue was 541.205 + 548.025 + 541.485 + 520.158 = €2,151 Mil.
Gross Profit was 226.163 + 230.153 + 232.053 + 216.123 = €904 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €549 Mil.
Total Assets was €2,712 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €205 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €189 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €257 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €403 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €74 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)
=(247.386 / 2162.108) / (261 / 2150.873)
=0.114419 / 0.121346
=0.9429

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)
=(904.492 / 2150.873) / (952.449 / 2162.108)
=0.420523 / 0.440519
=0.9546

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 - (514.536 + 185.114) / 2638.732) / (1 - (548.743 + 204.924) / 2712.117)
=0.734854 / 0.722111
=1.0176

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
=2162.108 / 2150.873
=1.0052

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))
=(189.199 / (189.199 + 204.924)) / (180.658 / (180.658 + 185.114))
=0.480051 / 0.493909
=0.9719

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)
=(245.144 / 2162.108) / (257.165 / 2150.873)
=0.113382 / 0.119563
=0.9483

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)
=((77.85 + 295.079) / 2638.732) / ((74 + 402.952) / 2712.117)
=0.141329 / 0.17586
=0.8036

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
=(446.078 - 0 - 677.642) / 2638.732
=-0.087756

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.

Jack Henry & Associates has a M-score of -2.89 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.82 mean?
Jack Henry & Associates (FRA:JHY) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.82 as of Jun. 30, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Jack Henry & Associates and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Jack Henry & Associates ranks #823 out of 2631 companies in the Software industry, placing it in the top 31.3%.
Is Jack Henry & Associates' Beneish M-Score too high?
Jack Henry & Associates' current Beneish M-Score is -2.82. Based on the distribution chart, Jack Henry & Associates ranks #823 out of 2631 companies in the Software industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Jack Henry & Associates has a GF Score™ of 89/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Jack Henry & Associates' Beneish M-Score compare to CACI and IT?
According to the Software industry distribution chart, Jack Henry & Associates ranks #823 out of 2631 companies for Beneish M-Score. This puts Jack Henry & Associates in the upper 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 a Software company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Software 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 Jack Henry & Associates and its competitors. Jack Henry & Associates's current Beneish M-Score is -2.82. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Jack Henry & Associates stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Jack Henry & Associates (FRA:JHY) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €170.15, compared to a current price of €118.75 — trading 30.2% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.82. Jack Henry & Associates' overall GF Score™ is 89/100. 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 Jack Henry & Associates (FRA:JHY), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.82 as of Jun. 30, 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 Jack Henry & Associates (FRA:JHY) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Jack Henry & Associates stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €118.75 is trading 30.2% below its estimated GF Value™ of €170.15. GuruFocus considers Jack Henry & Associates to be Significantly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for FRA:JHY:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.82
  • GF Value™: €170.15 vs. price of €118.75 (30.2% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 89/100

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


Jack Henry & Associates Business Description

Address 663 Highway 60, P.O. Box 807, Monett, MO, USA, 65708
Jack Henry is a leading provider of core processing and complementary services, including electronic funds transfer, payment processing, and loan processing, for US banks and credit unions, with a focus on small and midsize banks. Jack Henry serves almost 1,000 banks and over 700 credit unions.
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