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Affiliated Managers Group (Affiliated Managers Group) Beneish M-Score

: -2.65 (As of Today)
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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 -2.65 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

AMG' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.31   Med: -2.97   Max: -2.65
Current: -2.65

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Affiliated Managers Group was -2.65. The lowest was -3.31. And the median was -2.97.


Affiliated Managers Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Affiliated Managers Group'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.

* Premium members only.

Affiliated Managers Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.77 -2.98 -2.86 -3.28 -2.65

Affiliated Managers Group 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.28 -3.17 -2.70 -2.82 -2.65

Competitive Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, Affiliated Managers Group'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.


Affiliated Managers Group Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



Affiliated Managers Group 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 Affiliated Managers Group 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 * 1.2159+0.528 * 0.9538+0.404 * 0.9801+0.892 * 0.9588+0.115 * 1.0404
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9297+4.679 * -0.071637-0.327 * 0.9366
=-2.65

* 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 $368 Mil.
Revenue was 502.6 + 525.2 + 512.5 + 607.3 = $2,148 Mil.
Gross Profit was 258.1 + 313.4 + 283.6 + 352.3 = $1,207 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,643 Mil.
Total Assets was $9,060 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $67 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $61 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $351 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $629 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,538 Mil.
Net Income was 196.1 + 217 + 125.3 + 146 = $684 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 146 + 188 + 68.5 + 56.6 = $459 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 254.9 + 293.9 + 90.7 + 234.8 = $874 Mil.
Total Receivables was $316 Mil.
Revenue was 539.7 + 578.6 + 604.1 + 517.4 = $2,240 Mil.
Gross Profit was 265.2 + 304.8 + 335.9 + 295.1 = $1,201 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,462 Mil.
Total Assets was $8,881 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $69 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $67 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $393 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $778 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,535 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)
=(368.4 / 2147.6) / (316 / 2239.8)
=0.17154 / 0.141084
=1.2159

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)
=(1201 / 2239.8) / (1207.4 / 2147.6)
=0.536209 / 0.562209
=0.9538

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 - (1643 + 67.3) / 9059.6) / (1 - (1462.1 + 68.5) / 8881)
=0.811217 / 0.827655
=0.9801

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
=2147.6 / 2239.8
=0.9588

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))
=(67.4 / (67.4 + 68.5)) / (61.3 / (61.3 + 67.3))
=0.495953 / 0.476672
=1.0404

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)
=(350.5 / 2147.6) / (393.2 / 2239.8)
=0.163205 / 0.175551
=0.9297

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)
=((2537.5 + 628.5) / 9059.6) / ((2535.3 + 778.3) / 8881)
=0.349464 / 0.373111
=0.9366

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
=(684.4 - 459.1 - 874.3) / 9059.6
=-0.071637

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.

Affiliated Managers Group has a M-score of -2.65 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Affiliated Managers Group (Affiliated Managers Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
777 South Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach, FL, USA, 33401
Affiliated Managers Group offers investment strategies to investors through its network of affiliates. The firm typically buys a majority interest in small to midsize boutique asset managers, receiving a fixed percentage of revenue from these firms in return. Affiliates operate independently, with AMG providing strategic, operational, and technology support, as well as global distribution. At the end of September 2023, AMG's affiliate network—which includes firms like AQR Capital Management, and Pantheon in alternative assets and other products (which accounted for 36% of AUM), Artemis, Genesis, Harding Loevner, and Tweedy Browne in global and emerging-market equities (27%) and Frontier, River Road, Parnassus, and Yacktman in U.S. equities (21%)—had $635.8 billion in managed assets.
Executives
Loren M Starr director
Reuben Iii Jeffery director C/O AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP, INC., 777 SOUTH FLAGLER DR., STE. 1401 E TOWER, WEST PALM BEACH FL 33401
Tracy P. Palandjian director SOCIAL FINANCE, INC., 200 STATE STREET, 14TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02109
John R Erickson officer: Head of Affiliate Engagement C/O AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP, INC., 777 SOUTH FLAGLER DRIVE, WEST PALM BEACH FL 33401
Rizwan M Jamal officer: Head of Affiliate Investments C/O AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP, INC., 777 SOUTH FLAGLER DRIVE, WEST PALM BEACH FL 33401
Jay C. Horgen director, officer: President and CEO AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP, INC., 777 S. FLAGLER DR., SUITE 1201 E. TOWER, WEST PALM BEACH FL 33401
Dwight D. Churchill director 44 GAGE ROAD, BEDFORD NH 03110
David Christopher Ryan director C/O AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP, INC., 777 SOUTH FLAGLER DRIVE, WEST PALM BEACH FL 33401
Matos Rodriguez Felix V. director C/O AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP, INC., 777 SOUTH FLAGLER DRIVE, WEST PALM BEACH FL 33401
Tracy A Atkinson director MFS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, 500 BOYLSTON ST., BOSTON MA 02116
Hugh Cutler officer: EVP, Global Distribution C/O AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP, INC., 777 SOUTH FLAGLER DRIVE, WEST PALM BEACH FL 33401
Thomas M Wojcik officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP, INC., 777 SOUTH FLAGLER DRIVE, WEST PALM BEACH FL 33401
Samuel T Byrne director CROSSHARBOR CAPITAL PARTNERS, ONE BOSTON PLACE, SUITE 2300, BOSTON MA 02108
Sean M Healey director, officer: Executive Chairman C/O AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP INC, 777 S. FLAGLER DR., SUITE 1201 E. TOWER, WEST PALM BEACH FL 33401
David M. Billings officer: General Counsel and Secretary C/O AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP, INC., 600 HALE ST., PO BOX 1000, PRIDES CROSSING MA 01965

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