ArrowMark Financial (ArrowMark Financial) Beneish M-Score : -1.09 (As of May. 16, 2024)

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What is ArrowMark Financial 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.09 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

BANX' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.4 Med: -1.74 Max: 1.62
Current: -1.09

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of ArrowMark Financial was 1.62. The lowest was -3.40. And the median was -1.74.

ArrowMark Financial 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 ArrowMark Financial 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 * 0.5786

0.528 * 1

0.404 * 1

0.892 * 2.9581

0.115 * 1

0.172 * SGAI

4.679 * TATA

0.327 * LVGI

0.172 * 0.4072

4.679 * -0.026706

0.327 * 0.8284

-1.09

* 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 $5.56 Mil.
Revenue was $23.25 Mil.
Gross Profit was $23.25 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.00 Mil.
Total Assets was $203.70 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 $1.98 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $45.00 Mil.
Net Income was $20.25 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $25.69 Mil.

Total Receivables was $3.25 Mil.
Revenue was $7.86 Mil.
Gross Profit was $7.86 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.00 Mil.
Total Assets was $208.50 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 $1.64 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $55.60 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)
	=	(5.561 / 23.248)	/	(3.249 / 7.859)
	=	0.239203	/	0.413411
	=	0.5786

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)
	=	(7.859 / 7.859)	/	(23.248 / 23.248)
	=	1	/	1
	=	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) / 203.697)	/	(1 - (0 + 0) / 208.5)
	=	1	/	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
	=	23.248	/	7.859
	=	2.9581

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))
	=		/
	=	1

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)
	=	(1.979 / 23.248)	/	(1.643 / 7.859)
	=	0.085126	/	0.20906
	=	0.4072

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)
	=	((45 + 0) / 203.697)	/	((55.6 + 0) / 208.5)
	=	0.220916	/	0.266667
	=	0.8284

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
	=	(20.248 - 0	-	25.688)	/	203.697
	=	-0.026706

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.

ArrowMark Financial has a M-score of -1.09 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

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ArrowMark Financial (ArrowMark Financial) Business Description

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Address

100 Fillmore Street, Suite 325, Denver, CO, USA, 80206

Website

https://www.stonecastle-financial.com

ArrowMark Financial Corp is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its objective is to provide stockholders with current income, and to a lesser extent capital appreciation. The company's investment in various portfolios such as debt securities, trust preferred securities, preferred shares of credit securitization, preferred securities, convertible preferred stock, exchange-traded fund, limited partnership interest, and money market fund.

Executives

John Scott Emrich	director	C/O DESTRA CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC, 444 WEST LAKE STREET, SUITE 1700, CHICAGO IL 60606-0070
Dana Staggs	officer: President	C/O ARROWMARK FINANCIAL CORP., 340 MADISON AVENUE, 22ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10173
Guy M Arnold	director	518 17TH STREET, STE 1700, DENVER CO 80202
Patrick Joseph Farrell	officer: Chief Financial Officer	152 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Sanjai Bhonsle	director, officer: CEO	C/O STONECASTLE FINANCIAL CORP., 152 WEST 57TH STREET, 35TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Richard Allen Grove	officer: Chief Compliance Officer	518 17TH STREET, 17TH FLOOR, DENVER CO 80202
Michael Stolper	director	C/O STONECASTLE FINANCIAL CORP., 152 WEST 57TH STREET, 35TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Karen Reidy	director	C/O STONECASTLE FINANCIAL CORP., 152 WEST 57TH STREET, 35TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Praag Michael Van	director	C/O STONECASTLE FINANCIAL CORP., 152 WEST 57TH STREET, 35TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
S David Lentinello	officer: Controller	152 WEST 57TH STREET, 35TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Joshua S. Siegel	director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer	152 WEST 57TH STREET, 35TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Clara Miller	director	STONECASTLE FINANCIAL CORP, 152 WEST 57TH STREET, 35TH FL., NEW YORK NY 10019
George Shilowitz	director, 10 percent owner, officer: President	152 WEST 57TH STREET, 35TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Emil Henry	director	HENRY, TIGER LLC, 717 5TH AVE, FLOOR 12-A, NEW YORK NY 10022
Rachel Schatten	officer: See Remarks	152 WEST 57TH STREET, 35TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019