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Anworth Mortgage Asset (Anworth Mortgage Asset) Beneish M-Score : -18.50 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is Anworth Mortgage Asset 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -18.5 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Anworth Mortgage Asset's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

ANHpC.PFD' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -18.5   Med: -2.53   Max: 347.43
Current: -18.5

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Anworth Mortgage Asset was 347.43. The lowest was -18.50. And the median was -2.53.


Anworth Mortgage Asset 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 Anworth Mortgage Asset for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

M=-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 (Dec20) TTM:Last Year (Dec19) TTM:
Total Receivables was $6.55 Mil.
Revenue was 28.082 + 24.704 + 40.408 + -182.705 = $-89.51 Mil.
Gross Profit was 28.082 + 24.704 + 40.408 + -182.705 = $-89.51 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.00 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,384.49 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.72 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.48 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $11.53 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $296.51 Mil.
Net Income was 23.419 + 21.869 + 36.839 + -185.821 = $-103.69 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 4.005 + 6.326 + 11.925 + 39.797 = $62.05 Mil.
Total Receivables was $16.40 Mil.
Revenue was 31.254 + -13.089 + -43.981 + -16.924 = $-42.74 Mil.
Gross Profit was 31.254 + -13.089 + -43.981 + -16.924 = $-42.74 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.00 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,938.63 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1.26 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.48 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $11.16 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $487.62 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)
=(6.554 / -89.511) / (16.398 / -42.74)
= /
=

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)
=(-42.74 / -42.74) / (-89.511 / -89.511)
= /
=

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 + 0.718) / 2384.49) / (1 - (0 + 1.256) / 4938.631)
=0.999699 / 0.999746
=

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
=-89.511 / -42.74
=

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))
=(0.477 / (0.477 + 1.256)) / (0.475 / (0.475 + 0.718))
=0.275245 / 0.398156
=

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)
=(11.526 / -89.511) / (11.163 / -42.74)
= /
=

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)
=((296.512 + 0) / 2384.49) / ((487.623 + 0) / 4938.631)
=0.12435 / 0.098736
=

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
=(-103.694 - 0 - 62.053) / 2384.49
=-0.06951

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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Anworth Mortgage Asset (Anworth Mortgage Asset) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1299 Ocean Avenue, Second Floor, Santa Monica, CA, USA, 90401
Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp is engaged in the business of investment, financing, & management of a leveraged portfolio of residential mortgage-backed securities & residential mortgage loans which includes different types of investments such as Agency mortgage-backed securities, Non-agency mortgage-backed securities, & Residential mortgage loans through consolidated securitization trusts. Agency MBS include residential mortgage pass-through certificates or CMOs in which the principal and interest payments are guaranteed by a government-sponsored enterprise. Non-Agency MBS are issued by companies that are not guaranteed by federally sponsored enterprises, and the company finances its residential mortgage loans through asset-backed securities issued by the consolidated securitization trusts.
Executives
Dominique Mielle director C/O ANWORTH MORTGAGE ASSET CORPORATION, 1299 OCEAN AVENUE, SECOND FLOOR, SANTA MONICA CA 90401
Mark S Maron director C/O TRUE RELIGION APPAREL, INC., 1525 RIO VISTA AVENUE, LOS ANGELES CA 90023
Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp director 1299 OCEAN AVENUE, SECOND FLOOR, SANTA MONICA CA 90401
Joe E Davis director 3436 CARIBETH DR, ENCINO CA 91436
Robert Craig Davis director ANWORTH MORTGAGE ASSET CORPORATION, 1299 OCEAN AVE., SUITE 250, SANTA MONICA CA 90401
Charles Black director 525 ALMA REAL DRIVE, PACIFIC PALASADES CA 90272
Claus H Lund officer: Chief Executive Officer
Russell J Thompson officer: Chief Financial Officer 500 SANSOME STREET, 8TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Charles Jay Siegel officer: Senior Vice President 1299 OCEAN AVENUE, SUITE 250, SANTA MONICA CA 90401
Joseph Lloyd Mcadams director, officer: Chairman, President and CEO 1299 OCEAN AVE., SUITE 250, SANTA MONICA CA 90401
Heather U Baines officer: Executive Vice President 1299 OCEAN AVE., SUITE 250, SANTA MONICA CA 90401
Bistra Pashamova officer: Vice President
Ault Lee A Iii director
Joseph E Mcadams director, officer: Chief Investment Officer, EVP 1299 OCEAN AVE., SUITE 250, SANTA MONICA CA 90401
Evangelos Karagiannis officer: Vice President 1299 OCEAN AVE., SUITE 250, SANTA MONICA CA 90401