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Hamilton Lane (Hamilton Lane) Beneish M-Score : -2.27 (As of Apr. 24, 2024)


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Hamilton Lane Beneish M-Score Definition

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 -2.27 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HLNE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.1   Med: -2.93   Max: -2.27
Current: -2.27

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Hamilton Lane was -2.27. The lowest was -4.10. And the median was -2.93.


Hamilton Lane Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hamilton Lane'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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Hamilton Lane Beneish M-Score Chart

Hamilton Lane 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 -3.60 -2.93 -2.73 -2.49 -2.93

Hamilton Lane 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 -2.92 -2.93 -2.58 -2.58 -2.27

Competitive Comparison of Hamilton Lane's Beneish M-Score

For the Asset Management subindustry, Hamilton Lane'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.


Hamilton Lane's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Hamilton Lane's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Hamilton Lane 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 Hamilton Lane 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 * 1.3697+0.528 * 1.0375+0.404 * 0.9789+0.892 * 0.948+0.115 * 1.0196
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0055+4.679 * -0.026166-0.327 * 0.9266
=-2.27

* 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 $77.7 Mil.
Revenue was 125.264 + 126.876 + 125.037 + 112.788 = $490.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 81.728 + 88.487 + 88.687 + 80.019 = $338.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $256.6 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,208.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $96.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $7.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $127.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $215.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $277.1 Mil.
Net Income was 19.506 + 41.994 + 30.998 + 31.086 = $123.6 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.186 + 9.565 + 13.024 + 20.081 = $42.9 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -36.429 + 77.596 + 57.973 + 13.218 = $112.4 Mil.
Total Receivables was $59.9 Mil.
Revenue was 127.074 + 153.382 + 135.509 + 100.9 = $516.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was 91.601 + 110.214 + 97.602 + 71.519 = $370.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $220.0 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,124.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $91.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $7.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $133.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $215.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $278.7 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)
=(77.72 / 489.965) / (59.858 / 516.865)
=0.158624 / 0.11581
=1.3697

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)
=(370.936 / 516.865) / (338.921 / 489.965)
=0.717665 / 0.691725
=1.0375

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 - (256.573 + 96.821) / 1208.824) / (1 - (220.031 + 91.5) / 1124.361)
=0.707655 / 0.722926
=0.9789

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
=489.965 / 516.865
=0.948

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))
=(7.351 / (7.351 + 91.5)) / (7.617 / (7.617 + 96.821))
=0.074364 / 0.072933
=1.0196

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)
=(127.674 / 489.965) / (133.946 / 516.865)
=0.260578 / 0.259151
=1.0055

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)
=((277.125 + 215.14) / 1208.824) / ((278.675 + 215.447) / 1124.361)
=0.407226 / 0.439469
=0.9266

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
=(123.584 - 42.856 - 112.358) / 1208.824
=-0.026166

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.

Hamilton Lane has a M-score of -2.27 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Hamilton Lane (Hamilton Lane) Business Description

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Address
110 Washington Street, Suite 1300, Conshohocken, PA, USA, 19428
Hamilton Lane Inc is a private market investment solutions provider in the United States. It works with its clients to conceive, structure, build out, manage and monitor portfolios of private markets funds and direct investments, and it helps them access a set of such investment opportunities around the world. The company offers a range of investment solutions across a range of private markets, including private equity, private credit, real estate, infrastructure, natural resources, growth equity and venture capital.
Executives
Drew Thomas Carl officer: Principal Accounting Officer 110 WASHINGTON STREET, SUITE 1300, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428-2053
Atul Varma officer: Chief Financial Officer 110 WASHINGTON STREET, SUITE 1300, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428
Jeffrey Brian Armbrister officer: Chief Financial Officer 110 WASHINGTON STREET, SUITE 1300, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428-2053
Oakville Number 2 Trust 10 percent owner 110 WASHINGTON STREET, SUITE 1300, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428
Reynoldo Vann Graves director 110 WASHINGTON STREET, SUITE 1300, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428
Juan Delgado-moreira 10 percent owner, officer: Managing Director 110 WASHINGTON STREET, SUITE 1300, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428
Hartley R. Rogers director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman 110 WASHINGTON STREET, SUITE 1300, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428
Leslie F Varon director 110 WASHINGTON STREET, SUITE 1300, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428
Tara Blackburn 10 percent owner ONE PRESIDENTIAL BOULEVARD, 4TH FLOOR, BALA CNYWYD PA 19004
Michael John Kelly 10 percent owner ONE PRESIDENTIAL BOULEVARD, 4TH FLOOR, BALA CYNWYD PA 19004
Edward B. Whittemore 10 percent owner 110 WASHINGTON STREET, SUITE 1300, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428
Laurence Whittemore 10 percent owner ONE PRESIDENTIAL BOULEVARD, 4TH FLOOR, BALA CYNWYD PA 19004
Initial Trust Under The Frederick B. Whittemore 2008 Children's Trust Agreement Dated 11/25/2008 10 percent owner ONE PRESIDENTIAL BOULEVARD, 4TH FLOOR, BALA CYNWYD PA 19004
2008 Sexton Des. Trust Fbo Laura Sexton 10 percent owner 110 WASHINGTON STREET, SUITE 1300, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428
2008 Sexton Des. Trust Fbo Matthew Sexton 10 percent owner 110 WASHINGTON STREET, SUITE 1300, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428