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FCFS (FirstCash Holdings) Beneish M-Score : -2.64 (As of Jul. 01, 2025)


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What is FirstCash Holdings 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.64 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FCFS' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.01   Med: -2.62   Max: -0.44
Current: -2.64

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of FirstCash Holdings was -0.44. The lowest was -3.01. And the median was -2.62.


FirstCash Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for FirstCash Holdings'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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FirstCash Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

FirstCash Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.79 -2.04 -2.68 -2.58 -2.67

FirstCash Holdings Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 -2.59 -2.64 -2.65 -2.67 -2.64

Competitive Comparison of FirstCash Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Credit Services subindustry, FirstCash Holdings'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.


FirstCash Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, FirstCash Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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FirstCash Holdings 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 FirstCash Holdings 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 * 1.0793+0.528 * 0.9854+0.404 * 0.9763+0.892 * 1.0506+0.115 * 1.093
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9379+4.679 * -0.058652-0.327 * 1.0382
=-2.64

* 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 (Mar25) TTM:Last Year (Mar24) TTM:
Total Receivables was $716 Mil.
Revenue was 836.423 + 883.811 + 837.321 + 831.012 = $3,389 Mil.
Gross Profit was 424.203 + 433.688 + 404.607 + 395.397 = $1,658 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,326 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,426 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,053 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $506 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $179 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $302 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,936 Mil.
Net Income was 83.591 + 83.547 + 64.827 + 49.073 = $281 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 1.867 + -0.869 + -0.617 + -3.801 = $-3 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 126.64 + 198.149 + 113.09 + 106.187 = $544 Mil.
Total Receivables was $631 Mil.
Revenue was 836.37 + 852.134 + 786.301 + 750.622 = $3,225 Mil.
Gross Profit was 395.84 + 417.649 + 388.647 + 352.887 = $1,555 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,257 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,247 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $979 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $538 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $181 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $315 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,753 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)
=(715.955 / 3388.567) / (631.435 / 3225.427)
=0.211285 / 0.195768
=1.0793

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)
=(1555.023 / 3225.427) / (1657.895 / 3388.567)
=0.482114 / 0.489261
=0.9854

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 - (1326.334 + 1053.396) / 4426.277) / (1 - (1257.135 + 978.864) / 4247.452)
=0.462363 / 0.473567
=0.9763

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
=3388.567 / 3225.427
=1.0506

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))
=(538.211 / (538.211 + 978.864)) / (506.257 / (506.257 + 1053.396))
=0.354769 / 0.324596
=1.093

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)
=(178.665 / 3388.567) / (181.316 / 3225.427)
=0.052726 / 0.056215
=0.9379

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)
=((1936.094 + 301.887) / 4426.277) / ((1753.355 + 315.109) / 4247.452)
=0.505613 / 0.486989
=1.0382

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
=(281.038 - -3.42 - 544.066) / 4426.277
=-0.058652

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.

FirstCash Holdings has a M-score of -2.64 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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FirstCash Holdings Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1600 West 7th Street, Fort Worth, TX, USA, 76102
FirstCash Holdings Inc operates pawn stores in the United States and Latin America. Its primary business involves making small loans secured by personal property. The the company has three reportable segments: U.S. pawn; Latin America pawn; and Retail POS payment solutions (AFF). It derives majority revenue from U.S. Pawn segment. These pawn loans give the borrower the option of either repaying the loans with interest or forfeiting the property without further penalty. Geographically operates in USA, Mexico, Latin America, with maximum revenue from USA.
Executives
Douglas Richard Rippel director, 10 percent owner 8425 MYSTIC LAKES, MAIZE KS 67101
R Douglas Orr officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer 1600 WEST 7TH STREET, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Randel G Owen director C/O EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CORP, 6200 SOUTH SYRACUSE WAY, GREENWOOD VILLAGE CO 80111
Howard F Hambleton officer: AFF President 1660 WEST 7TH ST., FORT WORTH TX 76102
Raul Ramos officer: SVP Latin American Operations 1600 WEST 7TH STREET, FORT WORTH TX 76102
James H Graves director ERWIN GRAVES & ASSOCIATES, 2100 MCKINNEY AVE STE 900, DALLAS TX 75205
Marthea Davis director 1600 WEST 7TH ST., FORT WORTH TX 76102
Douglas R. Rippel Revocable Trust 10 percent owner 7570 W. 21ST STREET N, BUILDING 1010, SUITE C, WICHITA KS 67205
Aff Services, Inc. 10 percent owner 7570 W. 21ST STREET N, BUILDING 1010, SUITE C, WICHITA KS 67205
Paula K Garrett director 1600 WEST 7TH ST, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Mikel D Faulkner director 180 STATE STREET 200, SOUTHLAKE TX 76092
Daniel R Feehan director CASH AMERICA INTL INC, 1600 W &TH ST, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Thomas Brent Stuart officer: President and COO 1600 W. 7TH STREET, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Anna M Alvarado officer: General Counsel 1600 WEST 7TH STREET, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Daniel E Berce director 801 CHERRY STREET, SUITE 3900, C/O GM FINANCIAL COMPANY, INC., FORT WORTH TX 76102