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Janus Capital Group (Janus Capital Group) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is Janus Capital 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.

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

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Janus Capital Group was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Janus Capital Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Janus Capital 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 Capital Group Beneish M-Score Chart

Janus Capital Group Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.63 -2.60 -2.36 -2.42 -3.67

Janus Capital Group Quarterly Data
Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17
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 -2.60 -2.72 -3.67 -3.67 -3.66

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

For the Asset Management subindustry, Janus Capital 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 Capital Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

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

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



Janus Capital 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 Capital 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 * 1.0888+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 0.9854+0.892 * 0.9603+0.115 * 0.9364
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0601+4.679 * -0.040511-0.327 * 1.0698
=-2.67

* 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 (Mar17) TTM:Last Year (Mar16) TTM:
Total Receivables was $142 Mil.
Revenue was 257.6 + 251.4 + 258.9 + 251.9 = $1,020 Mil.
Gross Profit was 257.6 + 251.4 + 258.9 + 251.9 = $1,020 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $840 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,834 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $33 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $34 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $731 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $258 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $296 Mil.
Net Income was 30.9 + 30.9 + 41.1 + 39 = $142 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 3.4 + -6.7 + 2.2 + 1.7 = $1 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -50.1 + 94.5 + 110.1 + 101.6 = $256 Mil.
Total Receivables was $136 Mil.
Revenue was 248.5 + 267.8 + 273.8 + 271.9 = $1,062 Mil.
Gross Profit was 248.5 + 267.8 + 273.8 + 271.9 = $1,062 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $796 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,801 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $38 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $35 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $718 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $108 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $403 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)
=(142.4 / 1019.8) / (136.2 / 1062)
=0.139635 / 0.128249
=1.0888

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)
=(1062 / 1062) / (1019.8 / 1019.8)
=1 / 1
=1

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 - (840.1 + 32.8) / 2833.8) / (1 - (796.3 + 37.9) / 2801.1)
=0.691968 / 0.702188
=0.9854

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
=1019.8 / 1062
=0.9603

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))
=(34.7 / (34.7 + 37.9)) / (34.2 / (34.2 + 32.8))
=0.477961 / 0.510448
=0.9364

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)
=(731.3 / 1019.8) / (718.4 / 1062)
=0.717101 / 0.67646
=1.0601

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)
=((295.5 + 258.2) / 2833.8) / ((403.3 + 108.3) / 2801.1)
=0.195391 / 0.182643
=1.0698

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
=(141.9 - 0.6 - 256.1) / 2833.8
=-0.040511

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 Capital Group has a M-score of -2.67 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Janus Capital Group (Janus Capital Group) Business Description

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Janus Capital Group provides investment management services to individual and institutional investors. Assets are managed through three main subsidiaries: Janus, which focuses on growth-driven equity and fixed-income strategies; Intech, which offers mathematically driven equity strategies; and Perkins, which focuses on value-driven equity strategies. At the end of 2016, Janus had $196.8 billion in total AUM invested in equity (74%), fixed-income (24%), exchange-traded (1%) and money market funds.
Executives
Arnold A Pinkston director 151 DETROIT STREET, DENVER CO 80206
J Richard Fredericks director 151 DETROIT STREET DENVER CO 80206
Richard M Weil director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 151 DETROIT STREET, DENVER CO 80206
Glenn S Schafer director 151 DETROIT STREET, DENVER CO 80206
Bruce L Koepfgen officer: President 151 DETROIT STREET, DENVER CO 80206
Billie Ida Williamson director 151 DETROIT STREET, DENVER CO 80206
Timothy K Armour director C/O JANUS CAPITAL GROUP INC., 151 DETROIT STREET, DENVER CO 80206
George S Batejan officer: EVP, Head of IT and Operations 151 DETROIT STREET, DENVER CO 80206
Robin C Beery officer: EVP, Head of U.S. Distribution JANUS CAPITAL GROUP INC., 151 DETROIT STREET, DENVER CO 80206
Jock Patton director 7337 E DOUBLETREE RANCH ROAD, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85258
Robert T Parry director 4500 PARK GRANADA, CALABASAS CA 91302
Steven Scheid director C/O NMI HOLDINGS, INC., 2100 POWELL STREET, EMERYVILLE CA 94608
Landon H Rowland director 151 DETROIT ST DENVER CO 80206
Gary D Black director, officer: CEO 2020 CALAMOS COURT, NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Scott S Grace officer: SVP and Treasurer C/O NUVEEN INVESTMENTS, SUITE 2900, 333 W. WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60606

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