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Blue Owl Capital (Blue Owl Capital) Beneish M-Score : -3.04 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Blue Owl Capital 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 -3.04 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

OWL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.2   Med: -3.62   Max: -3.04
Current: -3.04

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Blue Owl Capital was -3.04. The lowest was -4.20. And the median was -3.62.


Blue Owl Capital Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Blue Owl Capital'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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Blue Owl Capital Beneish M-Score Chart

Blue Owl Capital Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -4.20 -3.04

Blue Owl Capital Quarterly Data
Dec19 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 -4.20 -3.91 -2.74 -3.02 -3.04

Competitive Comparison of Blue Owl Capital's Beneish M-Score

For the Asset Management subindustry, Blue Owl Capital'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.


Blue Owl Capital's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

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

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



Blue Owl Capital 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 Blue Owl Capital 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 * 0.8191+0.528 * 0.6975+0.404 * 0.978+0.892 * 1.2642+0.115 * 1.0939
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8706+4.679 * -0.099447-0.327 * 1.0837
=-3.04

* 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 $383 Mil.
Revenue was 494.035 + 429.65 + 416.937 + 390.986 = $1,732 Mil.
Gross Profit was 243.268 + 215.674 + 208.656 + 193.368 = $861 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $494 Mil.
Total Assets was $8,818 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $417 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $311 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $243 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $344 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,796 Mil.
Net Income was 18.058 + 15.109 + 12.859 + 8.317 = $54 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -20.052 + -5.316 + 11.752 + -4.296 = $-18 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 308.349 + 281.702 + 238.085 + 121.009 = $949 Mil.
Total Receivables was $370 Mil.
Revenue was 395.513 + 370.986 + 327.246 + 275.977 = $1,370 Mil.
Gross Profit was 147.582 + 136.241 + 109.128 + 82.085 = $475 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $444 Mil.
Total Assets was $8,893 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $296 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $259 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $221 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $337 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,655 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)
=(382.989 / 1731.608) / (369.856 / 1369.722)
=0.221175 / 0.270023
=0.8191

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)
=(475.036 / 1369.722) / (860.966 / 1731.608)
=0.346812 / 0.497206
=0.6975

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 - (494.361 + 416.562) / 8817.621) / (1 - (444.034 + 295.601) / 8893.075)
=0.896693 / 0.91683
=0.978

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
=1731.608 / 1369.722
=1.2642

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))
=(259.213 / (259.213 + 295.601)) / (310.567 / (310.567 + 416.562))
=0.467207 / 0.427114
=1.0939

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)
=(242.809 / 1731.608) / (220.61 / 1369.722)
=0.140222 / 0.161062
=0.8706

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)
=((1795.773 + 343.754) / 8817.621) / ((1654.615 + 336.559) / 8893.075)
=0.242642 / 0.223902
=1.0837

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
=(54.343 - -17.912 - 949.145) / 8817.621
=-0.099447

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.

Blue Owl Capital has a M-score of -3.04 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Blue Owl Capital (Blue Owl Capital) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
399 Park Avenue, New York, NY, USA, 10022
Blue Owl Capital Inc is an alternative asset management firm. It provides investors access to asset management capital solutions through its Direct Lending and GP Capital Solutions business segments. Its investor base includes a diversified mix of institutional investors, including public and private pension funds, endowments, foundations, family offices, private banks, high net worth individuals, asset managers and insurance companies.
Executives
Blue Pool Capital Ltd 10 percent owner 25/F HYSAN PLACE, 500 HENNESSY ROAD, CAUSEWAY BAY K3 NA
Marc Zahr director, officer: Pres. of Oak Street Div. C/O BLUE OWL CAPITAL INC., 399 PARK AVENUE, 37TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Claudia A Holz director C/O BLUE OWL CAPITAL INC., 399 PARK AVENUE, 37TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Augustus, Llc director C/O BLUE OWL CAPITAL INC., 399 PARK AVENUE, 38TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Koch Industries Inc 10 percent owner 4111 EAST 37TH STREET NORTH, WICHITA KS 67220
Icq Bb Gp, Llc 10 percent owner 394 PACIFIC AVENUE, 2ND FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Kevin L Beebe other: See remarks. ONE ALLIED DRIVE, LITTLE ROCK AR 72202
Co-investment Portfolio 2021, L.p. 10 percent owner 394 PACIFIC AVENUE, SECOND FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Glide Path Solutions 2021, L.p. 10 percent owner 394 PACIFIC AVENUE, SECOND FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Bb Holdings Aa Lp 10 percent owner 50 BEALE STREET, SUITE 2300, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Andrew Robert Polland officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O BLUE OWL CAPITAL INC., 399 PARK AVENUE, 38TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Andrew Charles Laurino officer: Senior Managing Director C/O BLUE OWL CAPITAL INC., 399 PARK AVENUE, 38TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Andrew Steven Komaroff director C/O BLUE OWL CAPITAL INC., 399 PARK AVENUE, 38TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Junot Foradada officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O BLUE OWL CAPITAL INC., 399 PARK AVENUE, 38TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Dana Weeks Ugwonali director C/O BLUE OWL CAPITAL INC., 399 PARK AVENUE, 37TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022