Liberty Media (FRA:LM0D) Beneish M-Score: -1.26 (As of Jun. 25, 2026)


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What is Liberty Media Beneish M-Score?

Liberty Media FRA:LM0D +0.70% 79 Beneish M-Score is -1.26 as of Jun. 25, 2026. GuruFocus rates FRA:LM0D with a GF Score™ of 79/100 and a GF Value™ of €82.46. The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 989 Media - Diversified companies, Liberty Media ranks worse than 88.68% 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.26 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

FRA:LM0D' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.88   Med: -2.49   Max: 12.78
Current: -1.26

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Liberty Media was 12.78. The lowest was -3.88. And the median was -2.49.


Liberty Media Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Liberty Media'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.

Liberty Media Beneish M-Score Chart

Liberty Media Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.79 -1.84 -3.36 -2.67 -2.66

Liberty Media 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 -3.88 -3.87 -1.93 -2.66 -1.26

FRA:LM0D vs FOXA, ROKU, WMG: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Entertainment subindustry, Liberty Media'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.


Liberty Media Beneish M-Score vs Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Liberty Media's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Liberty Media 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 Liberty Media 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 * 2.2377+0.528 * 0.8028+0.404 * 1.2572+0.892 * 1.2478+0.115 * 0.8905
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9229+4.679 * -0.037256-0.327 * 1.1103
=-1.33

* 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 €369 Mil.
Revenue was 615.015 + 1374.086 + 924.42 + 1162.647 = €4,076 Mil.
Gross Profit was 257.77 + 421.876 + 358.692 + 410.958 = €1,449 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €1,693 Mil.
Total Assets was €13,747 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €745 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €368 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €459 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €1,257 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €4,297 Mil.
Net Income was 49.305 + 72.59 + 56.232 + 331.194 = €509 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 53.63 + 50.386 + -3.408 + 191.607 = €292 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 308.805 + 48.678 + 157.62 + 214.149 = €729 Mil.
Total Receivables was €132 Mil.
Revenue was 413.475 + 1114.485 + 820.811 + 917.852 = €3,267 Mil.
Gross Profit was 112.85 + 297.96 + 284.716 + 236.895 = €932 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €3,101 Mil.
Total Assets was €11,180 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €763 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €318 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €399 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €1,338 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €2,731 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)
=(369.355 / 4076.168) / (132.275 / 3266.623)
=0.090613 / 0.040493
=2.2377

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)
=(932.421 / 3266.623) / (1449.296 / 4076.168)
=0.285439 / 0.355554
=0.8028

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 - (1692.805 + 744.765) / 13746.58) / (1 - (3100.6 + 763.125) / 11179.55)
=0.822678 / 0.654394
=1.2572

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
=4076.168 / 3266.623
=1.2478

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))
=(318.189 / (318.189 + 763.125)) / (367.548 / (367.548 + 744.765))
=0.294261 / 0.330436
=0.8905

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)
=(459.413 / 4076.168) / (398.914 / 3266.623)
=0.112707 / 0.122118
=0.9229

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)
=((4297.32 + 1256.845) / 13746.58) / ((2730.6 + 1337.55) / 11179.55)
=0.40404 / 0.363892
=1.1103

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
=(509.321 - 292.215 - 729.252) / 13746.58
=-0.037256

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.

Liberty Media has a M-score of -1.33 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -1.26 mean?
Liberty Media (FRA:LM0D) has a Beneish M-Score of -1.26 as of Jun. 25, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Liberty Media and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Liberty Media ranks #877 out of 989 companies in the Media - Diversified industry, placing it in the top 88.7%.
Is Liberty Media's Beneish M-Score too high?
Liberty Media's current Beneish M-Score is -1.26. Based on the distribution chart, Liberty Media ranks #877 out of 989 companies in the Media - Diversified industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Liberty Media has a GF Score™ of 79/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Liberty Media's Beneish M-Score compare to FOXA and ROKU?
According to the Media - Diversified industry distribution chart, Liberty Media ranks #877 out of 989 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Liberty Media 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 a Media - Diversified company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Media - Diversified 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 Liberty Media and its competitors. Liberty Media's current Beneish M-Score is -1.26. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Liberty Media stock overvalued right now?
Liberty Media (FRA:LM0D) has a current Beneish M-Score of -1.26. The stock's GF Value™ is €82.46, compared to a current price of €72.00 — trading 12.7% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -1.26. Liberty Media's overall GF Score™ is 79/100 with 4 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 Liberty Media (FRA:LM0D), the current Beneish M-Score is -1.26 as of Jun. 25, 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 Liberty Media (FRA:LM0D) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Liberty Media stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €72.00 is trading 12.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of €82.46.

Key valuation signals for FRA:LM0D:

  • Beneish M-Score: -1.26
  • GF Value™: €82.46 vs. price of €72.00 (12.7% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 79/100 with 4 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:LM0D stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Liberty Media Business Description

Address 12300 Liberty Boulevard, Englewood, CO, USA, 80112
Liberty Media Corp along with its subsidiaries is engaged in the media and entertainment industries in North America and the United Kingdom. The company owns interests in a high-quality portfolio of assets across the media, entertainment and sports industries. It operates in two reportable segment Formula 1 and MotoGP. It generates majority of its revenue from the Formula 1 segment. The company derives its maximum revenue from United Kingdom.
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