Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund (Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)

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What is Apollo Senior Floating Rate 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 Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund was -0.23. The lowest was -2.21. And the median was -1.22.

Apollo Senior Floating Rate 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 Apollo Senior Floating Rate 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 (Dec23) TTM:

Last Year (Dec22) TTM:

Total Receivables was $2.26 Mil.
Revenue was $38.20 Mil.
Gross Profit was $38.20 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $34.21 Mil.
Total Assets was $370.68 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 $2.24 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $6.70 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $129.90 Mil.
Net Income was $35.96 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $27.23 Mil.

Total Receivables was $4.38 Mil.
Revenue was $-16.04 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-16.04 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $32.02 Mil.
Total Assets was $368.74 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 $1.96 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $17.90 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $129.82 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)
	=	(2.261 / 38.197)	/	(4.384 / -16.035)
	=	0.059193	/
	=

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)
	=	(-16.035 / -16.035)	/	(38.197 / 38.197)
	=		/	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 - (34.21 + 0) / 370.682)	/	(1 - (32.016 + 0) / 368.744)
	=	0.907711	/	0.913176
	=

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
	=	38.197	/	-16.035
	=

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)
	=	(2.236 / 38.197)	/	(1.956 / -16.035)
	=	0.058539	/
	=

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)
	=	((129.901 + 6.701) / 370.682)	/	((129.817 + 17.901) / 368.744)
	=	0.368515	/	0.400598
	=

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
	=	(35.963 - 0	-	27.23)	/	370.682
	=	0.023559

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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Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund (Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund) Business Description

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Address

9 West 57th Street, New York, NY, USA, 10019

Website

https://www.apollofunds.com

Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc.is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund's investment objective is to seek current income and preservation of capital by investing in senior, secured loans made to companies whose debt is rated below investment grade and investments with similar economic characteristics. Senior loans typically hold a first lien priority and pay floating rates of interest, generally quoted as a spread over a reference floating rate benchmark. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its managed assets (which includes leverage) in floating rate senior loans and investments with similar economic characteristics.

Executives

James Vanek	officer: See Remarks	9 W 57TH STREET, FLOOR 41, NEW YORK NY 10019
Ryan Delgiudice	officer: See Remarks	1520 E. GRAND AVENUE, EL SEGUNDO CA 90245
Kristin Hester	officer: See Remarks	9 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Robert L Borden	director	C/O ATHENE HOLDING LTD., WASHINGTON HOUSE, 16 CHURCH STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM 11
Seifert Kenneth Lee Jr.	officer: See Remarks	9 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
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
Joseph A. Moroney	officer: President and CIO	C/O APOLLO SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND, 9 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Apollo Total Return Master Fund L.p.	other: See Remarks	ONE MANHATTANVILLE ROAD, SUITE 201, PURCHASE NY 10057
Frank F Marra	officer: Treasurer and CFO	APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, 730 FIFTH AVE, 11TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Elliot Jr Stein	director	C/ COMMONWEALTH CAPITAL PARTNERS, 444 MADISON AVE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Barry J. Cohen	director	C/O APOLLO SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND INC, 9 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
John J Hannan	director	9 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Todd J Slotkin	director	35 EAST 62ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10021
Glenn N Marchak	director	CITIGROUP ASSET MANAGEMENT, 300 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE 4TH FL, STAMFORD CT 06902