First Trust/aberdeen Emerging Opp Fund (First Trust/aberdeen Emerging Opp Fund) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 25, 2024)

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What is First Trust/aberdeen Emerging Opp Fund Beneish M-Score?

Note: Financial institutions were excluded from the sample in Beneish paper when calculating Beneish M-Score. Thus, the prediction might not fit banks and insurance companies.

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 First Trust/aberdeen Emerging Opp Fund's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of First Trust/aberdeen Emerging Opp Fund was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.

First Trust/aberdeen Emerging Opp Fund 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 First Trust/aberdeen Emerging Opp Fund for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

-4.84

0.92 * DSRI

0.528 * GMI

0.404 * AQI

0.892 * SGI

0.115 * DEPI

-4.84

0.92 *

0.528 *

0.404 *

0.892 *

0.115 *

0.172 * SGAI

4.679 * TATA

0.327 * LVGI

0.172 *

4.679 *

0.327 *

* 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 (Dec21) TTM:

Last Year (Dec20) TTM:

Total Receivables was $1.17 Mil.
Revenue was $-3.94 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-3.94 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.00 Mil.
Total Assets was $75.59 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0.22 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5.80 Mil.
Net Income was $-4.19 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $6.88 Mil.

Total Receivables was $0.99 Mil.
Revenue was $9.49 Mil.
Gross Profit was $9.49 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.00 Mil.
Total Assets was $87.38 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0.50 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5.80 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)
	=	(1.172 / -3.94)	/	(0.987 / 9.49)
	=		/	0.104004
	=

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)
	=	(9.49 / 9.49)	/	(-3.94 / -3.94)
	=	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 - (0 + 0) / 75.594)	/	(1 - (0 + 0) / 87.378)
	=	1	/	1
	=

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
	=	-3.94	/	9.49
	=

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))
	=	(0 / (0 + 0))	/	(0 / (0 + 0))
	=		/
	=

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)
	=	(0.216 / -3.94)	/	(0.501 / 9.49)
	=		/	0.052792
	=

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)
	=	((5.8 + 0) / 75.594)	/	((5.8 + 0) / 87.378)
	=	0.076726	/	0.066378
	=

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
	=	(-4.189 - 0	-	6.88)	/	75.594
	=	-0.146427

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.

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First Trust/aberdeen Emerging Opp Fund (First Trust/aberdeen Emerging Opp Fund) Business Description

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Address

120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400, Wheaton, IL, USA, 60187

Website

http://www.ftportfolios.com

First Trust/aberdeen Emerging Opp Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to provide a high level of total return. The fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing a majority of its managed assets in a diversified portfolio of equity and fixed-income securities of issuers in emerging market countries.

Executives

Marika Tooze	director	C/O ABRDN, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Saba Capital Management, L.p.	10 percent owner	405 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 58TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10174
Boaz Weinstein	10 percent owner	405 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 58TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10174
M Keefe Denise	director	C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Kelly Catherine Dehler	other: Officer- Investment Advisor	C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Scott Michael Friske	other: Officer - Investment Advisor	FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Mickey Janvier	other: Director of Sub-Adviser	C/O ABERDEEN STANDARD INVESTMENTS, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
James Joseph O'connor	other: Director of Sub-Adviser	C/O ABERDEEN STANDARD INVESTMENTS, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Joseph Andolina	other: Officer-Investment Sub-Advisor	1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Chris Demetriou	other: Officer-Invest. Sub-Advisor	1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Ralph Bassett	other: Officer-Investment Sub-Advisor	1735 MARKET ST., 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Sofia Rosala	other: Officer-Investment Sub-Advisor	1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Charles Tan	other: Officer-Investment Sub-Advisor	1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Shane Shannon	officer: Assistant Secretary	FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Jeffrey Cotton	other: Officer-Investment Sub-Advisor	1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103