Annotated balance sheet · halal screening

Franklin Resources, Inc.

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Annotated balance sheet · halal screening

Franklin Resources, Inc. — Q1 2026

Source: SEC Form 10-Q filed 2026-03-31 · via FMP · USD millions · Open filing

Assets

Current Assets

Cash & cash equivalents①

$3,569

Marketable securities①

Accounts receivable

$1,426

Inventories

Other current assets

Total current assets

$4,995

Non-current Assets

Property, plant & equipment, net②tangible

$1,667

Operating lease right-of-use assets②tangible

Long-term marketable securities①

$16,380

Goodwill

Intangible assets, net

$10,387

Other non-current assets

$681

Total non-current assets

$29,115

TOTAL ASSETS

$34,110

CHECK ①

Cash + Securities Ratio

under AAOIFI

119.5%

✗ FAIL

Threshold≤ 30%Shortfall89.5 percentage points over the limit

Breach risk

Breached

0%← Pass zone | Fail zone →131%

Caps how much of a company's value can be held in interest-bearing financial assets — too much suggests the business is more about earning interest than producing real goods/services.

SourceAAOIFI Shariah Standard No. 21 (Financial Papers — Shares and Bonds), §3.5.1

Liabilities

Current Liabilities

Accounts payable

Other current liabilities

Deferred revenue

Commercial paper③interest-bearing

Short-term debt③interest-bearing

$291

Total current liabilities

$291

Non-current Liabilities

Long-term debt③interest-bearing

$14,115

Other non-current liabilities

$3,763

Total non-current liabilities

$17,878

TOTAL LIABILITIES

$19,495

CHECK ③

Interest-bearing Debt Ratio

under AAOIFI

86.3%

✗ FAIL

Threshold≤ 30%Shortfall56.3 percentage points over the limit

Breach risk

Breached

0%← Pass zone | Fail zone →95%

Caps how much of a company's value comes from interest-bearing loans. Companies that rely heavily on riba (interest-based debt) fail this check even if their business itself is permissible.

SourceAAOIFI Shariah Standard No. 21 (Financial Papers — Shares and Bonds), §3.4.2

Income Statement Excerpt (trailing 12 months)

Total revenue

$9,030

Of which:

Product & services revenue

$9,030

Interest income④non-permissible

CHECK ④

Non-permissible Income Ratio

under AAOIFI

0.0%

✓ PASS

Threshold≤ 5%Buffer5.0 percentage points to spare

Breach risk

Comfortable

0%← Pass zone | Fail zone →8%

Caps what fraction of company revenue can come from non-permissible sources. If your stock passes but interest income is high, you'd 'purify' your share of that income through charity.

SourceAAOIFI Shariah Standard No. 21 (Financial Papers — Shares and Bonds), §3.6

Final verdict — under AAOIFI Standard

Not halal

Sector check passes: ✗ no

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