Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)

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What is Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust 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 Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.

Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust 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 Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust 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 (Apr23) TTM:

Last Year (Apr22) TTM:

Total Receivables was $7.43 Mil.
Revenue was $11.04 Mil.
Gross Profit was $11.04 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $7.43 Mil.
Total Assets was $549.39 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 $0.44 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $11.65 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $21.41 Mil.
Net Income was $10.70 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $62.70 Mil.

Total Receivables was $20.82 Mil.
Revenue was $-56.66 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-56.66 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $21.43 Mil.
Total Assets was $639.77 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 $0.46 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $48.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $56.10 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)
	=	(7.433 / 11.038)	/	(20.816 / -56.663)
	=	0.673401	/
	=

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)
	=	(-56.663 / -56.663)	/	(11.038 / 11.038)
	=		/	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 - (7.433 + 0) / 549.39)	/	(1 - (21.425 + 0) / 639.77)
	=	0.98647	/	0.966511
	=

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
	=	11.038	/	-56.663
	=

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)
	=	(0.444 / 11.038)	/	(0.459 / -56.663)
	=	0.040225	/
	=

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)
	=	((21.413 + 11.649) / 549.39)	/	((56.101 + 48.001) / 639.77)
	=	0.060179	/	0.162718
	=

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
	=	(10.701 - 0	-	62.703)	/	549.39
	=	-0.094654

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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Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust is a non-diversified closed-end management investment company. It seeks to provide as high a level of current income free from federal income tax as Putnam Management believes is consistent with the preservation of capital. The fund invests in healthcare, utilities, transportation, tax bonds, local debt, state debt, and education.

Executives

Stephen R Denny	officer: Head HR- Diversity & Inclusion, other: Putnam Investments	PUTNAM INVESTMENTS, 100 FEDERAL STREET, BOSTON MA 02110
Aaron M Cooper	officer: Dir. Global Equity Research, other: Putnam Investments	100 FEDERAL STREET, BOSTON MA 02110
Manoj P Singh	director	PUTNAM INVESTMENTS, ONE POST OFFICE SQUARE, BOSTON MA 02109
Carlo Forcione	officer: Head of Product and Strategy, other: Putnam Investments	PUTNAM INVESTMENTS, 100 FEDERAL STREET, BOSTON MA 02110
Catherine Saunders	officer: Head,Corporate Sustainability, other: and Public Policy - Putnam Inv	PUTNAM INVESTMENTS, 100 FEDERAL STREET, BOSTON MA 02110
Mona Sutphen	director	777 HIDDEN RIDGE, IRVING TX 75038
Marie Pillai	director	C/O PUTNAM INVESTMENTS, 100 FEDERAL STREET, BOSTON MA 02110
Jacquelyn S Vanderbrug	officer: Headof Sustainability Strategy, other: Putnam Investments	PUTNAM INVESTMENTS, 100 FEDERAL STREET, BOSTON MA 02110
Jennifer Murphy	director	LEGG MASON, INC., 100 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Brendan T Murray	officer: Head of Global Inv. Strategies, other: Putnam Investments	PUTNAM INVESTMENTS, 100 FEDERAL STREET, BOSTON MA 02110
Alan Mccormack	officer: Vice President and, other: Derivatives Risk Manager	PUTNAM INVESTMENTS, 16 ST. JAMES'S STREET, LONDON X0 SW1A 1ER
Martin Lemaire	officer: Vice President and, other: Derivatives Risk Manager	PUTNAM INVESTMENTS, 100 FEDERAL STREET, BOSTON MA 02110
Steven P Mckay	officer: Head of Global DCIO, other: Putnam Investments	PUTNAM INVESTMENTS, 100 FEDERAL STREET, BOSTON MA 02110
Kaitlin May	officer: Head of Global Institutional, other: Management /Putnam Investments	PUTNAM INVESTMENTS, 100 FEDERAL STREET, BOSTON MA 02110
Stephen J Tate	officer: General Counsel, other: Chief Legal Officer/Putnam Inv	PUTNAM INVESTMENTS, 100 FEDERAL STREET, BOSTON MA 02110