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Freedom Holding (Freedom Holding) Beneish M-Score : 0.23 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is Freedom Holding 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 0.23 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

FRHC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -50.13   Med: -0.23   Max: 18.54
Current: 0.23

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Freedom Holding was 18.54. The lowest was -50.13. And the median was -0.23.


Freedom Holding Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Freedom Holding'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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Freedom Holding Beneish M-Score Chart

Freedom Holding Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.22 -2.15 -1.12 0.12 2.35

Freedom Holding Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 - 2.35 -0.84 0.37 0.23

Competitive Comparison of Freedom Holding's Beneish M-Score

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Freedom Holding'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.


Freedom Holding's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Freedom Holding's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Freedom Holding 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 Freedom Holding 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 * 0.9908+0.528 * 0.7468+0.404 * 2.0376+0.892 * 2.2214+0.115 * 0.6085
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0845+4.679 * 0.296832-0.327 * 0.9694
=0.23

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $2,320 Mil.
Revenue was 431.231 + 421.482 + 313.453 + 294.691 = $1,461 Mil.
Gross Profit was 302.341 + 315.882 + 231.625 + 236.789 = $1,087 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $7,150 Mil.
Total Assets was $7,449 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $112 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $13 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $171 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $5,311 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $301 Mil.
Net Income was 96.368 + 115.847 + 68.102 + 54.949 = $335 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 1.845 + 4.386 + 2.757 + -25.592 = $-17 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -21.666 + -437.555 + -914.134 + -485.892 = $-1,859 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1,054 Mil.
Revenue was 141.291 + 174.089 + 172.542 + 169.721 = $658 Mil.
Gross Profit was 83.948 + 120.946 + 116.122 + 44.323 = $365 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $5,234 Mil.
Total Assets was $5,368 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $68 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $71 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $4,110 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $61 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)
=(2320.125 / 1460.857) / (1054.188 / 657.643)
=1.588194 / 1.602979
=0.9908

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)
=(365.339 / 657.643) / (1086.637 / 1460.857)
=0.555528 / 0.743835
=0.7468

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 - (7149.511 + 112.279) / 7449.043) / (1 - (5233.994 + 67.916) / 5368.134)
=0.025138 / 0.012337
=2.0376

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
=1460.857 / 657.643
=2.2214

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))
=(4.485 / (4.485 + 67.916)) / (12.725 / (12.725 + 112.279))
=0.061947 / 0.101797
=0.6085

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)
=(171.326 / 1460.857) / (71.115 / 657.643)
=0.117278 / 0.108136
=1.0845

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)
=((300.924 + 5310.73) / 7449.043) / ((61.367 + 4110.26) / 5368.134)
=0.753339 / 0.777109
=0.9694

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
=(335.266 - -16.604 - -1859.247) / 7449.043
=0.296832

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.

Freedom Holding has a M-score of 0.23 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Freedom Holding (Freedom Holding) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
No. 77-7 Al Farabi Avenue, Esentai Tower BC, Floor 7, Almaty, KAZ, 050040
Freedom Holding Corp is engaged in a broad range of activities in the securities industry, including retail securities brokerage, research, investment counseling, securities trading, market making, corporate investment banking, and underwriting services in Eurasia. It acts as a professional participant through its subsidiaries on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), Moscow Exchange (MOEX), Saint-Petersburg Exchange (SPB), the Ukrainian Exchange, the Uzbek Republican Currency Exchange (UZCE), and the Republican Stock Exchange of Tashkent (UZSE). Its geographical segments are Central Asia, Europe, the United States, and the Middle East/Caucasus, of which Europe accounts for the majority of its revenue.
Executives
Sergey Lukyanov officer: *See Remarks ESENTAI TOWER BC, FLOOR 7, 77/7 AL FARABI AVE, ALMATY 1P 050040
Evgeny Ler officer: Chief Financial Officer 202 DOSTYK AVE, 4TH FLOOR, ALMATY 1P 050051
Liudmila Kiriaku officer: VP of Compliance until 8/18/23 CHIRSTAKI KRANOU 20 C TOWER 5TH FL, LIMASSOL G4 4041
Robert Wotczak officer: CEO - Prime Executions C/O TOMI ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS, INC., 5111 PEGASUS COURT, FREDERICK MD 21704
Renat Tukanov officer: CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER "ESENTIA TOWER" BC, FLOOR 7, 77/7 AL FARABI AVE, ALMATY 1P 050040
Boris Cherdabayev 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O POULTON & YORDAN, 324 SOUTH 400 WEST SUITE 250, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84101
Amber Williams director 324 SOUTH 400 WEST, SUITE 250, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84101
Askar Tashtitov officer: President KURMANGAZY ST 31, APT 38, ALMATY 1P 050051
Arkady V Rakhilkin director AL-FARABI 17, NURLY TAU 4B, OFFICE 104, ALMATY 1P 050059
Timur R Turlov director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer VLANSKIY PER. 14B, AP. 67, MOSCOW 1Z 101000
Toleush Tolmakov 10 percent owner, officer: Vice President 202 DOSTYK AVE., 4TH FLOOR, ALMATY 1P 050051
Daymon M. Smith director 352 E. 426 N., ALPINE UT 84004
Anuarbek Baimoldin officer: Chief Operating Officer 202 DOSTYK AVE. 4TH FLOOR, ALMATY 1P 050051
Jason M Kerr director 1038 SOUTH 750 EAST, KAYSVILLE UT 84037
Jsc Compass Asset Management 10 percent owner 240V FURMANOVA STREET, ALMATY 1P 050059

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