(BEN) Resources - Overview

Sector: Financial Services | Industry: Asset Management | Exchange: NYSE (USA) | Market Cap: 12.201m USD | Total Return: 42.5% in 12m

Investment Funds, Asset Management, Equity, Fixed Income
Total Rating 64
Safety 81
Buy Signal 0.51
Asset Management
Industry Rotation: -2.5
Market Cap: 12.2B
Avg Turnover: 115M USD
ATR: 3.39%
Peers RS (IBD): 75.0
Risk 5d forecast
Volatility29.5%
Rel. Tail Risk-4.20%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio1.58
Alpha17.17
Character TTM
Beta1.106
Beta Downside1.393
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD40.01%
CAGR/Max DD0.08
EPS (Earnings per Share) EPS (Earnings per Share) of BEN over the last years for every Quarter: "2021-03": 0.79, "2021-06": 0.96, "2021-09": 1.26, "2021-12": 1.08, "2022-03": 0.96, "2022-06": 0.82, "2022-09": 0.78, "2022-12": 0.51, "2023-03": 0.61, "2023-06": 0.63, "2023-09": 0.84, "2023-12": 0.65, "2024-03": 0.56, "2024-06": 0.6, "2024-09": 0.59, "2024-12": 0.59, "2025-03": 0.47, "2025-06": 0.49, "2025-09": 0.67, "2025-12": 0.7,
EPS CAGR: -8.08%
EPS Trend: -52.1%
Last SUE: 3.98
Qual. Beats: 2
Revenue Revenue of BEN over the last years for every Quarter: 2021-03: 2076.5, 2021-06: 2172.9, 2021-09: 2181, 2021-12: 2224, 2022-03: 2081, 2022-06: 2031.3, 2022-09: 1939, 2022-12: 1967.1, 2023-03: 1927.2, 2023-06: 1969, 2023-09: 1986.1, 2023-12: 1991.1, 2024-03: 2152.8, 2024-06: 2122.9, 2024-09: 2211.2, 2024-12: 2251.6, 2025-03: 2111.4, 2025-06: 2064, 2025-09: 2343.7, 2025-12: 2327.1,
Rev. CAGR: 3.03%
Rev. Trend: 75.4%
Last SUE: 0.51
Qual. Beats: 0

Warnings

No concerns identified

Tailwinds

Garp

Description: BEN Resources

Franklin Resources, Inc. (BEN) is an asset investment manager. The firm serves individual and institutional clients, including pension plans and trusts.

BEN offers a range of investment products, including equity, fixed income, balanced, and multi-asset mutual funds. Asset managers typically generate revenue through management fees based on assets under management.

The company invests across public equity, fixed income, and alternative markets. The asset management and custody banks sector is characterized by fee-based services and global reach.

Founded in 1947, Franklin Resources is headquartered in San Mateo, California, with numerous global offices. For more detailed operational insights, consider exploring its profile on ValueRay.

Headlines to Watch Out For
  • Global equity market performance impacts asset under management growth
  • Interest rate changes affect fixed income portfolio valuations
  • Regulatory scrutiny on fee structures could compress margins
  • Investor sentiment shifts influence fund inflows and outflows
Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict) 3.5
Net Income: 616.8m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: 0.03 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 0.06 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: 39.41% < 20% (prev 35.83%; Δ 3.58% < -1%)
CFO/TA 0.03 > 3% & CFO 956.2m > Net Income 616.8m
Net Debt (10.72b) to EBITDA (1.49b): 7.19 < 3
Current Ratio: 3.42 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (518.3m) vs 12m ago 0.02% < -2%
Gross Margin: 80.46% > 18% (prev 0.80%; Δ 7.97k% > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 27.24% > 50% (prev 26.98%; Δ 0.27% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: 11.04 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 1.49b / Interest Expense TTM 92.2m)
Altman Z'' 2.71
A: 0.11 (Total Current Assets 4.93b - Total Current Liabilities 1.44b) / Total Assets 32.55b
B: 0.35 (Retained Earnings 11.54b / Total Assets 32.55b)
C: 0.03 (EBIT TTM 1.02b / Avg Total Assets 32.47b)
D: 0.61 (Book Value of Equity 11.14b / Total Liabilities 18.16b)
Altman-Z'' Score: 2.71 = A
Beneish M -3.01
DSRI: 1.02 (Receivables 1.45b/1.39b, Revenue 8.85b/8.74b)
GMI: 1.00 (GM 80.46% / 80.10%)
AQI: 1.01 (AQ_t 0.80 / AQ_t-1 0.79)
SGI: 1.01 (Revenue 8.85b / 8.74b)
TATA: -0.01 (NI 616.8m - CFO 956.2m) / TA 32.55b)
Beneish M-Score: -3.01 (Cap -4..+1) = AA
What is the price of BEN shares? As of April 10, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 25.04 with a total of 3,343,909 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +7.01%, over one month by -1.45%, over three months by -0.99% and over the past year by +42.48%.
Is BEN a buy, sell or hold? Resources has received a consensus analysts rating of 2.45. Therefor, it is recommend to sell BEN.
  • StrongBuy: 0
  • Buy: 0
  • Hold: 7
  • Sell: 2
  • StrongSell: 2
What are the forecasts/targets for the BEN price?
Analysts Target Price 27.3 8.9%
Resources (BEN) - Fundamental Data Overview as of 08 April 2026
P/E Trailing = 21.6667
P/E Forward = 8.8968
P/S = 1.3792
P/B = 1.0042
P/EG = 0.3178
Revenue TTM = 8.85b USD
EBIT TTM = 1.02b USD
EBITDA TTM = 1.49b USD
Long Term Debt = 13.22b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 985.3m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 14.21b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 10.72b USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 22.92b USD (12.20b + Debt 14.21b - CCE 3.48b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 11.04 (Ebit TTM 1.02b / Interest Expense TTM 92.2m)
EV/FCF = 26.24x (Enterprise Value 22.92b / FCF TTM 873.5m)
FCF Yield = 3.81% (FCF TTM 873.5m / Enterprise Value 22.92b)
FCF Margin = 9.87% (FCF TTM 873.5m / Revenue TTM 8.85b)
Net Margin = 6.97% (Net Income TTM 616.8m / Revenue TTM 8.85b)
Gross Margin = 80.46% ((Revenue TTM 8.85b - Cost of Revenue TTM 1.73b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 81.59% (prev 81.81%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.70 (Enterprise Value 22.92b / Total Assets 32.55b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.14% (Interest Expense 20.4m / Debt 14.21b)
Taxrate = 23.24% (105.0m / 451.8m)
NOPAT = 781.1m (EBIT 1.02b * (1 - 23.24%))
Current Ratio = 3.42 (Total Current Assets 4.93b / Total Current Liabilities 1.44b)
Debt / Equity = 1.17 (Debt 14.21b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 12.13b)
Debt / EBITDA = 7.19 (Net Debt 10.72b / EBITDA 1.49b)
Debt / FCF = 12.27 (Net Debt 10.72b / FCF TTM 873.5m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 12.19b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 1.90% (Net Income 616.8m / Total Assets 32.55b)
RoE = 5.06% (Net Income TTM 616.8m / Total Stockholder Equity 12.19b)
RoCE = 4.00% (EBIT 1.02b / Capital Employed (Equity 12.19b + L.T.Debt 13.22b))
RoIC = 3.16% (NOPAT 781.1m / Invested Capital 24.68b)
WACC = 4.62% (E(12.20b)/V(26.41b) * Re(9.87%) + D(14.21b)/V(26.41b) * Rd(0.14%) * (1-Tc(0.23)))
Discount Rate = 9.87% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: 100.0 | Cagr: 3.07%
[DCF] Terminal Value 85.06% ; FCFF base≈863.5m ; Y1≈766.9m ; Y5≈641.6m
[DCF] Fair Price = 16.57 (EV 19.35b - Net Debt 10.72b = Equity 8.63b / Shares 520.8m; r=6.0% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow -13.79% → 3.0% )
EPS Correlation: -52.05 | EPS CAGR: -8.08% | SUE: 3.98 | # QB: 2
Revenue Correlation: 75.36 | Revenue CAGR: 3.03% | SUE: 0.51 | # QB: 0
EPS next Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=0.66 | Chg7d=-0.007 | Chg30d=-0.007 | Revisions Net=-2 | Analysts=7
EPS current Year (2026-09-30): EPS=2.61 | Chg7d=-0.016 | Chg30d=-0.025 | Revisions Net=-2 | Growth EPS=+17.7% | Growth Revenue=+2.3%
EPS next Year (2027-09-30): EPS=2.90 | Chg7d=-0.026 | Chg30d=-0.028 | Revisions Net=-2 | Growth EPS=+10.9% | Growth Revenue=+1.3%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -0.33 (2 Up / 4 Down within 30d for Next Quarter)
[Growth] Implied Growth Rate = 5.3% (Discount Rate 9.9% - Earnings Yield 4.6%)
[Growth] Growth Spread = +4.7% (Analyst 9.9% - Implied 5.3%)
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