IDEX (MEX:IEX) Beneish M-Score: -2.46 (As of Jul. 08, 2026)


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What is IDEX Beneish M-Score?

IDEX MEX:IEX 94 Beneish M-Score is -2.46 as of Jul. 08, 2026. GuruFocus rates MEX:IEX with a GF Score™ of 94/100 and a GF Value™ of MXN3,132.95. The stock has 8 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,916 Industrial Products companies, IDEX ranks better than 50.17% 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 -2.46 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

MEX:IEX' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.84   Med: -2.53   Max: -2.23
Current: -2.46

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of IDEX was -2.23. The lowest was -2.84. And the median was -2.53.


IDEX Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for IDEX'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.

IDEX Beneish M-Score Chart

IDEX 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 -2.38 -2.23 -2.61 -2.58 -2.49

IDEX 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 -2.53 -2.52 -2.53 -2.49 -2.46

MEX:IEX vs NDSN, GNRC, ITT: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, IDEX'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.


IDEX Beneish M-Score vs Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, IDEX's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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IDEX 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 IDEX 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 * 1.0188+0.528 * 0.998+0.404 * 0.9886+0.892 * 0.9913+0.115 * 0.8906
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9946+4.679 * -0.023444-0.327 * 0.9639
=-2.59

* 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 MXN9,972 Mil.
Revenue was 15993.202 + 16188.925 + 16119.049 + 16294.79 = MXN64,596 Mil.
Gross Profit was 7178.818 + 6970.006 + 7165.245 + 7384.812 = MXN28,699 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MXN30,957 Mil.
Total Assets was MXN124,761 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MXN8,337 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MXN3,848 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MXN15,146 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MXN9,125 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN33,754 Mil.
Net Income was 2163.924 + 2310.131 + 2344.389 + 2477.923 = MXN9,296 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -122.622 + -37.812 + 20.179 + -58.371 = MXN-199 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1869.991 + 3772.194 + 3733.045 + 3044.682 = MXN12,420 Mil.
Total Receivables was MXN9,873 Mil.
Revenue was 16659.112 + 17996.384 + 15716.797 + 14787.987 = MXN65,160 Mil.
Gross Profit was 7547.03 + 7656.127 + 6968.397 + 6719.814 = MXN28,891 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MXN33,279 Mil.
Total Assets was MXN139,016 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MXN9,403 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MXN3,679 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MXN15,362 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MXN11,939 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN37,625 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)
=(9972.083 / 64595.966) / (9873.127 / 65160.28)
=0.154376 / 0.151521
=1.0188

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)
=(28891.368 / 65160.28) / (28698.881 / 64595.966)
=0.443389 / 0.444283
=0.998

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 - (30956.736 + 8336.517) / 124761.038) / (1 - (33279.354 + 9402.589) / 139015.515)
=0.685052 / 0.69297
=0.9886

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
=64595.966 / 65160.28
=0.9913

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))
=(3679.12 / (3679.12 + 9402.589)) / (3847.683 / (3847.683 + 8336.517))
=0.281242 / 0.315793
=0.8906

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)
=(15146.167 / 64595.966) / (15361.561 / 65160.28)
=0.234475 / 0.23575
=0.9946

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)
=((33753.608 + 9124.546) / 124761.038) / ((37624.676 + 11939.406) / 139015.515)
=0.343682 / 0.356536
=0.9639

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
=(9296.367 - -198.626 - 12419.912) / 124761.038
=-0.023444

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.

IDEX has a M-score of -2.59 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 -2.46 mean?
IDEX (MEX:IEX) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.46 as of Jul. 08, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on IDEX and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, IDEX ranks #1453 out of 2916 companies in the Industrial Products industry, placing it in the top 49.8%.
Is IDEX's Beneish M-Score too high?
IDEX's current Beneish M-Score is -2.46. Based on the distribution chart, IDEX ranks #1453 out of 2916 companies in the Industrial Products industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, IDEX has a GF Score™ of 94/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does IDEX's Beneish M-Score compare to NDSN and GNRC?
According to the Industrial Products industry distribution chart, IDEX ranks #1453 out of 2916 companies for Beneish M-Score. This puts IDEX 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 an Industrial Products company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Industrial Products 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 IDEX and its competitors. IDEX's current Beneish M-Score is -2.46. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is IDEX stock overvalued right now?
IDEX (MEX:IEX) has a current Beneish M-Score of -2.46. The stock's GF Value™ is MXN3,132.95, compared to a current price of MXN3,105.00 — trading 0.9% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.46. IDEX's overall GF Score™ is 94/100 with 8 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 IDEX (MEX:IEX), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.46 as of Jul. 08, 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 IDEX (MEX:IEX) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, IDEX stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of MXN3,105.00 is trading 0.9% below its estimated GF Value™ of MXN3,132.95.

Key valuation signals for MEX:IEX:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.46
  • GF Value™: MXN3,132.95 vs. price of MXN3,105.00 (0.9% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 94/100 with 8 warning signs

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


IDEX Business Description

Address 3100 Sanders Road, Suite 301, Northbrook, IL, USA, 60062
Idex manufactures pumps, flow meters, valves, and fluidic systems for customers in a variety of end markets, including industrial, fire and safety, life science, and water. The firm's business is organized into three segments: fluid and metering technologies, health and science technologies, and fire and safety and diversified products. The company generated $3.5 billion in revenue in 2025.
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