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APO (Apollo Asset Management,) Beneish M-Score : -1.59 (As of Jun. 27, 2025)


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What is Apollo Asset Management, 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 -1.59 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

APO' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.64   Med: -1.94   Max: 9.06
Current: -1.59

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Apollo Asset Management, was 9.06. The lowest was -3.64. And the median was -1.94.


Apollo Asset Management, Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Apollo Asset Management,'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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Apollo Asset Management, Beneish M-Score Chart

Apollo Asset Management, 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 -1.74 -2.24 2.02 -1.39 -1.42

Apollo Asset Management, 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 -1.78 -2.16 -1.91 -1.42 -1.59

Competitive Comparison of Apollo Asset Management,'s Beneish M-Score

For the Asset Management subindustry, Apollo Asset Management,'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.


Apollo Asset Management,'s Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Apollo Asset Management,'s Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Apollo Asset Management, 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 Apollo Asset Management, 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 * 2.34+0.528 * 1.0193+0.404 * 0.9801+0.892 * 0.7161+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.4686+4.679 * 0.000544-0.327 * 1.0325
=-1.59

* 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 (Mar25) TTM:Last Year (Mar24) TTM:
Total Receivables was $9,424 Mil.
Revenue was 5548 + 5283 + 7773 + 6018 = $24,622 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5222 + 4994 + 7482 + 5727 = $23,425 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $228,068 Mil.
Total Assets was $395,045 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1,145 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2,727 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $285,173 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $10,581 Mil.
Net Income was 442 + 1486 + 811 + 853 = $3,592 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -305 + -130 + -134 + -249 = $-818 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1012 + -4 + 1854 + 1333 = $4,195 Mil.
Total Receivables was $5,624 Mil.
Revenue was 7040 + 11046 + 2595 + 13702 = $34,383 Mil.
Gross Profit was 6771 + 10785 + 2341 + 13445 = $33,342 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $189,987 Mil.
Total Assets was $334,051 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $876 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2,593 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $232,647 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $9,580 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)
=(9424 / 24622) / (5624 / 34383)
=0.382747 / 0.163569
=2.34

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)
=(33342 / 34383) / (23425 / 24622)
=0.969723 / 0.951385
=1.0193

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 - (228068 + 0) / 395045) / (1 - (189987 + 0) / 334051)
=0.422678 / 0.431263
=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
=24622 / 34383
=0.7161

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))
=(876 / (876 + 0)) / (1145 / (1145 + 0))
=1 / 1
=1

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)
=(2727 / 24622) / (2593 / 34383)
=0.110755 / 0.075415
=1.4686

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)
=((10581 + 285173) / 395045) / ((9580 + 232647) / 334051)
=0.748659 / 0.72512
=1.0325

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
=(3592 - -818 - 4195) / 395045
=0.000544

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.

Apollo Asset Management, has a M-score of -1.59 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Apollo Asset Management, Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
9 West 57th Street, 42nd Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10019
Apollo Asset Management, Inc., formerly Apollo Global Management Inc is an alternative investment manager. It serves various sectors such as chemicals, manufacturing and industrial, natural resources, consumer and retail, consumer services, business services, financial services, leisure, and media and telecom and technology. The company operates in three business segments that are Asset Management, Retirement Services, and Principal Investing. It generates maximum revenue from the Retirement Services segment.
Executives
Pauline Richards director ARIES PARTNERS AND ARMOUR REINSURANCE LT, 11 CHURCH STREET, P.O. BOX HM 66, HAMILTON HM 11 D0 00000
Martin Kelly officer: Chief Financial Officer APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, 9 WEST 57TH STREET, 48TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Leon D Black 10 percent owner, other: See remarks. APOLLO ADVISORS LP, 1301 AVENOE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10019
Louis-jacques Tanguy officer: Chief Acct. Off. & Controller C/O APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, INC., 9 WEST 57TH STREET, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
James C Zelter director, officer: Co-President (See Remarks) APOLLO INVESTMENT CORPORATION, 9 WEST 57TH STREET, 14TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Scott Kleinman director, officer: Co-President (See Remarks) C/O APOLLO MANAGEMENT L P, 1301 AVENUE OF THE AMERICANS 38TH FL., NEW YORK NY 10018
Mitra O'neill director C/O ATHENE HOLDING LTD., WASHINGTON HOUSE, 16 CHURCH STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM 11
A B Krongard director C/O UNDER ARMOUR, INC., 1020 HULL STREET, BALTIMORE MD 21230
Joshua Harris other: See Remarks 404 WASHINGTON AVE, PH 810, MIAMI FL 33139
Mjh Partners Ii Llc other: See Remarks 404 WASHINGTON AVE, PH 810, MIAMI FL 33139
Patrick Toomey director C/O APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, INC., 9 WEST 57TH STREET, 42ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
John J Suydam officer: Chief Legal Officer C/O APOLLO MANAGEMENT LP, 9 WEST 57TH STREET, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Clayton Walter Joseph Iii director C/O APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, INC., 9 WEST 57TH STREET, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Jessica M Bibliowicz director NATIONAL FINANCIAL PARTNERS CORP., 340 MADISON AVENUE, 20TH FL, NEW YORK NY 10173
James Richard Belardi director, officer: CEO of Athene Holding Ltd. C/O ATHENE HOLDING LTD., WASHINGTON HOUSE, 16 CHURCH STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM 11