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Janus Henderson Group (Janus Henderson Group) Beneish M-Score : -2.36 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Janus Henderson Group 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 -2.36 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

JHG' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.74   Med: -2.52   Max: -1.08
Current: -2.36

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Janus Henderson Group was -1.08. The lowest was -2.74. And the median was -2.52.


Janus Henderson Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Janus Henderson 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.

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Janus Henderson Group Beneish M-Score Chart

Janus Henderson Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.52 -2.50 -2.67 -2.62 -2.36

Janus Henderson 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 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 -2.62 -2.60 -2.69 -2.66 -2.36

Competitive Comparison of Janus Henderson Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Asset Management subindustry, Janus Henderson 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.


Janus Henderson Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

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

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



Janus Henderson 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 Janus Henderson 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 * 1.2445+0.528 * 1.0067+0.404 * 0.9664+0.892 * 0.9538+0.115 * 1.1124
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0244+4.679 * -0.016255-0.327 * 0.9653
=-2.36

* 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 $415 Mil.
Revenue was 568.5 + 521 + 516.5 + 495.8 = $2,102 Mil.
Gross Profit was 412.4 + 371.8 + 368.8 + 355.5 = $1,509 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,456 Mil.
Total Assets was $6,497 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $44 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $23 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $835 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $631 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $359 Mil.
Net Income was 121.3 + 93.5 + 89.8 + 87.4 = $392 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 36.7 + -19.3 + 13.9 + 24.7 = $56 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 161.5 + 216.9 + 171.4 + -108.2 = $442 Mil.
Total Receivables was $350 Mil.
Revenue was 515.2 + 512.9 + 555.5 + 620 = $2,204 Mil.
Gross Profit was 355.8 + 370.4 + 410.5 + 455.4 = $1,592 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,215 Mil.
Total Assets was $6,238 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $52 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $32 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $854 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $611 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $375 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)
=(415.1 / 2101.8) / (349.7 / 2203.6)
=0.197497 / 0.158695
=1.2445

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)
=(1592.1 / 2203.6) / (1508.5 / 2101.8)
=0.7225 / 0.717718
=1.0067

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 - (2455.6 + 44.2) / 6496.6) / (1 - (2214.8 + 51.8) / 6237.8)
=0.615214 / 0.636635
=0.9664

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
=2101.8 / 2203.6
=0.9538

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))
=(31.7 / (31.7 + 51.8)) / (22.9 / (22.9 + 44.2))
=0.379641 / 0.341282
=1.1124

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)
=(834.5 / 2101.8) / (854.1 / 2203.6)
=0.397041 / 0.387593
=1.0244

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)
=((359.4 + 631) / 6496.6) / ((374.6 + 610.5) / 6237.8)
=0.152449 / 0.157924
=0.9653

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
=(392 - 56 - 441.6) / 6496.6
=-0.016255

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.

Janus Henderson Group has a M-score of -2.36 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Janus Henderson Group (Janus Henderson Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
201 Bishopsgate, London, GBR, EC2M 3AE
Janus Henderson Group provides investment management services to retail intermediary (54% of managed assets), self-directed (23%) and institutional (23%) clients. At the end of September, active equities (61%), fixed-income (21%), multi-asset (15%) and alternative (3%) investment platforms constituted the company's USD 308.3 billion in assets under management. Janus Henderson sources 59% of its managed assets from clients in North America, with customers from Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America (31%) and the Asia-Pacific region (10%) accounting for the remainder. Headquartered in London, JHG is dual-listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the Australian Securities Exchange.
Executives
Georgina Fogo officer: Chief Risk Officer 201 BISHOPSGATE, LONDON X0 EC2M3AE
Joshua D. Frank director 280 PARK AVE, 41ST FL, NEW YORK NY 10017
Leslie Seidman director 7 WORLD TRADE CENTER, 250 GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10007
Brennan A. Hughes officer: Chief Accounting Officer 151 DETROIT STREET, DENVER CO 80206
Anne Sheehan director THREE LIMITED PARKWAY, COLUMBUS OH 43230
Brian M Baldwin director 280 PARK AVENUE, 41ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
John M Cassaday director 1390 ENCLAVE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77077
Alison A. Quirk director C/O JANUS HENDERSON GROUP, 151 DETROIT STREET, DENVER CO 80206
Ali Dibadj director, officer: CEO C/O JANUS HENDERSON GROUP, 151 DETROIT STREET, DENVER CO 80206
Trian Fund Management, L.p. 10 percent owner 280 PARK AVENUE, 41ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Suzanne Cain officer: Global Head of Distribution 201 BISHOPSGATE, LONDON X0 EC2M3AE
Glenn S Schafer director 151 DETROIT STREET, DENVER CO 80206
Richard M Weil director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 151 DETROIT STREET, DENVER CO 80206
Edward P Garden director 223 SUNSET AVENUE, PALM BEACH FL 33480
Nelson Peltz director 223 SUNSET AVENUE, PALM BEACH FL 33480