Freedom Holding (STU:DMW2) Beneish M-Score: -1.68 (As of Jun. 26, 2026)


STU:DMW2 Freedom Holding Corp STU:DMW2
77 GF Score
Price €118.00
GF Value €139.66
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 11 Warning Signs
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What is Freedom Holding Beneish M-Score?

Freedom Holding STU:DMW2 -0.84% 77 Beneish M-Score is -1.68 as of Jun. 26, 2026. GuruFocus rates STU:DMW2 with a GF Score™ of 77/100 and a GF Value™ of €139.66 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 11 warning signs investors should review. Among 86 Diversified Financial Services companies, Freedom Holding ranks worse than 86.05% on this metric.

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 -1.68 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

STU:DMW2' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.4   Med: -1.12   Max: 18.54
Current: -1.68

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Freedom Holding was 18.54. The lowest was -2.40. And the median was -1.12.


Freedom Holding Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Freedom Holding'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.

Freedom Holding Beneish M-Score Chart

Freedom Holding Annual Data
Trend Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25 Mar26
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.11 2.32 -0.34 -2.40 -1.68

Freedom Holding Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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 -2.40 -1.18 -1.91 -2.25 -1.68

STU:DMW2 vs VOYA, HTH, TREE: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Financial Conglomerates subindustry, Freedom Holding'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.


Freedom Holding Beneish M-Score vs Diversified Financial Services Industry

For the Diversified Financial Services industry and Financial Services sector, Freedom Holding's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Freedom Holding 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 Freedom Holding 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 * 1.2167+0.528 * 0.9364+0.404 * 2.3761+0.892 * 1.0606+0.115 * 0.8892
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0208+4.679 * -0.003264-0.327 * 1.0132
=-1.74

* 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 (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Total Receivables was €5,928 Mil.
Revenue was 459.984 + 525.7 + 452.317 + 455.055 = €1,893 Mil.
Gross Profit was 288.376 + 302.755 + 237.3 + 219.093 = €1,048 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €10,534 Mil.
Total Assets was €11,379 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €351 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €30 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €378 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €7,796 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €1,217 Mil.
Net Income was 6.899 + 65.105 + 32.99 + 26.353 = €131 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -6.522 + 18.68 + 2.586 + 7.422 = €22 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -1339.604 + 612.988 + 456.059 + 416.88 = €146 Mil.
Total Receivables was €4,594 Mil.
Revenue was 343.499 + 560.831 + 467.556 + 413.035 = €1,785 Mil.
Gross Profit was 138.001 + 288.445 + 261.254 + 237.209 = €925 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €8,790 Mil.
Total Assets was €9,171 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €214 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €16 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €349 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €6,674 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €495 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)
=(5927.873 / 1893.056) / (4593.882 / 1784.921)
=3.131378 / 2.573717
=1.2167

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)
=(924.909 / 1784.921) / (1047.524 / 1893.056)
=0.518179 / 0.553351
=0.9364

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 - (10533.993 + 351.168) / 11379.282) / (1 - (8790.26 + 213.611) / 9171.483)
=0.043423 / 0.018275
=2.3761

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
=1893.056 / 1784.921
=1.0606

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))
=(15.933 / (15.933 + 213.611)) / (29.734 / (29.734 + 351.168))
=0.069412 / 0.078062
=0.8892

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)
=(377.939 / 1893.056) / (349.099 / 1784.921)
=0.199645 / 0.195582
=1.0208

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)
=((1216.825 + 7795.754) / 11379.282) / ((494.816 + 6674.171) / 9171.483)
=0.792016 / 0.781661
=1.0132

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
=(131.347 - 22.166 - 146.323) / 11379.282
=-0.003264

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.

Freedom Holding has a M-score of -1.74 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -1.68 mean?
Freedom Holding (STU:DMW2) has a Beneish M-Score of -1.68 as of Jun. 26, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Freedom Holding and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Freedom Holding ranks #74 out of 86 companies in the Diversified Financial Services industry, placing it in the top 86%.
Is Freedom Holding's Beneish M-Score too high?
Freedom Holding's current Beneish M-Score is -1.68. Based on the distribution chart, Freedom Holding ranks #74 out of 86 companies in the Diversified Financial Services industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Freedom Holding has a GF Score™ of 77/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Freedom Holding's Beneish M-Score compare to VOYA and HTH?
According to the Diversified Financial Services industry distribution chart, Freedom Holding ranks #74 out of 86 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Freedom Holding in the lower half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for a Diversified Financial Services company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Diversified Financial Services industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Freedom Holding and its competitors. Freedom Holding's current Beneish M-Score is -1.68. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Freedom Holding stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Freedom Holding (STU:DMW2) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €139.66, compared to a current price of €118.00 — trading 15.5% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -1.68. Freedom Holding's overall GF Score™ is 77/100 with 11 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Freedom Holding (STU:DMW2), the current Beneish M-Score is -1.68 as of Jun. 26, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Freedom Holding (STU:DMW2) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Freedom Holding stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €118.00 is trading 15.5% below its estimated GF Value™ of €139.66. GuruFocus considers Freedom Holding to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for STU:DMW2:

  • Beneish M-Score: -1.68
  • GF Value™: €139.66 vs. price of €118.00 (15.5% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 77/100 with 11 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the STU:DMW2 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Freedom Holding Business Description

Address 40 Wall Street, 58th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10005
Freedom Holding Corp is a holding company with its subsidiary it is engaged in securities brokerage, securities dealing for customers and account, market-making activities, investment research, investment counseling, investment banking services, retail and commercial banking, insurance products, payment services, and information processing services. It acts as a professional participant through its subsidiaries on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), Moscow Exchange (MOEX), Saint-Petersburg Exchange (SPB), the Ukrainian Exchange, the Uzbek Republican Currency Exchange (UZCE), and the Republican Stock Exchange of Tashkent (UZSE). Its segments are Brokerage, Banking, Insurance, and Others.
77GF Score

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