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Robinhood Markets (MEX:HOOD) Beneish M-Score : -0.94 (As of Mar. 28, 2025)


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What is Robinhood Markets 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 -0.94 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

MEX:HOOD' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.05   Med: -1.87   Max: -0.94
Current: -0.94

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Robinhood Markets was -0.94. The lowest was -3.05. And the median was -1.87.


Robinhood Markets Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Robinhood Markets'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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Robinhood Markets Beneish M-Score Chart

Robinhood Markets Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -1.24 -3.05 -2.50 -0.94

Robinhood Markets 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 -2.50 -2.33 -2.04 -2.35 -0.94

Competitive Comparison of Robinhood Markets's Beneish M-Score

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Robinhood Markets'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.


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

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

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


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Robinhood Markets 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 Robinhood Markets 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 * 1.7146+0.528 * 0.9075+0.404 * 1.5071+0.892 * 1.7415+0.115 * 1.1258
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.267+4.679 * 0.056518-0.327 * 1.1243
=-0.64

* 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 MXN181,653 Mil.
Revenue was 21147.68 + 12542.721 + 12494.31 + 10256.486 = MXN56,441 Mil.
Gross Profit was 18144.459 + 10160.195 + 10240.938 + 8331.32 = MXN46,877 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MXN523,541 Mil.
Total Assets was MXN546,148 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MXN2,899 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MXN1,465 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MXN8,621 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MXN377,572 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN0 Mil.
Net Income was 19103.821 + 2953.545 + 3444.179 + 2605.612 = MXN28,107 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 39.381 + 36.64 + 33.193 = MXN109 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -29197.98 + 35678.824 + 989.286 + -10339.467 = MXN-2,869 Mil.
Total Receivables was MXN60,836 Mil.
Revenue was 7994.871 + 8134.625 + 8331.935 + 7949.025 = MXN32,410 Mil.
Gross Profit was 6127.704 + 6166.29 + 6240.38 + 5894.175 = MXN24,429 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MXN289,954 Mil.
Total Assets was MXN299,154 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MXN2,037 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MXN1,237 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MXN18,542 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MXN183,950 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN0 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)
=(181653.147 / 56441.197) / (60835.705 / 32410.456)
=3.21845 / 1.877039
=1.7146

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)
=(24428.549 / 32410.456) / (46876.912 / 56441.197)
=0.753724 / 0.830544
=0.9075

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 - (523540.637 + 2898.942) / 546148.216) / (1 - (289954.104 + 2036.91) / 299154.147)
=0.036087 / 0.023945
=1.5071

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
=56441.197 / 32410.456
=1.7415

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))
=(1237.18 / (1237.18 + 2036.91)) / (1464.529 / (1464.529 + 2898.942))
=0.37787 / 0.335634
=1.1258

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)
=(8621.315 / 56441.197) / (18541.547 / 32410.456)
=0.152749 / 0.572085
=0.267

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)
=((0 + 377571.593) / 546148.216) / ((0 + 183949.925) / 299154.147)
=0.691335 / 0.6149
=1.1243

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
=(28107.157 - 109.214 - -2869.337) / 546148.216
=0.056518

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.

Robinhood Markets has a M-score of -0.64 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Robinhood Markets Business Description

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Address
85 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, USA, 94025
Robinhood Markets Inc is creating a modern financial services platform. It designs its own products and services and delivers them through a single, app-based cloud platform supported by proprietary technology. Its vertically integrated platform has enabled the introduction of new products and services such as cryptocurrency trading, dividend reinvestment, fraud detection, derivatives, fractional shares, recurring investments, and others.