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PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (FRA:8PM) Beneish M-Score : -1.89 (As of May. 01, 2024)


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What is PennyMac Mortgage Investment 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.89 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FRA:8PM' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.3   Med: -2.1   Max: 0.49
Current: -1.89

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust was 0.49. The lowest was -3.30. And the median was -2.10.


PennyMac Mortgage Investment 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 PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust 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 * 0.3755+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 0.9974+0.892 * 2.5307+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.4608+4.679 * -0.08608-0.327 * 1.1276
=-2.04

* 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 €60.0 Mil.
Revenue was 45.592 + 119.358 + 51.052 + 44.35 = €260.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was 45.592 + 119.358 + 51.052 + 44.35 = €260.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €1,544.6 Mil.
Total Assets was €12,025.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €0.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €0.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €6.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €556.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €4,445.4 Mil.
Net Income was 48.519 + 57.552 + 22.728 + 56.691 = €185.5 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = €0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 488.771 + 59.629 + 1864.216 + -1191.982 = €1,220.6 Mil.
Total Receivables was €63.2 Mil.
Revenue was 4.625 + 101.97 + -30.318 + 26.601 = €102.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4.625 + 101.97 + -30.318 + 26.601 = €102.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €1,658.0 Mil.
Total Assets was €13,142.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €0.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €0.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €5.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €349.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €4,498.4 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)
=(60.041 / 260.352) / (63.189 / 102.878)
=0.230615 / 0.614213
=0.3755

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)
=(102.878 / 102.878) / (260.352 / 260.352)
=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 - (1544.592 + 0) / 12025.434) / (1 - (1658.012 + 0) / 13141.956)
=0.871556 / 0.873838
=0.9974

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
=260.352 / 102.878
=2.5307

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)
=(6.589 / 260.352) / (5.65 / 102.878)
=0.025308 / 0.054919
=0.4608

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)
=((4445.427 + 556.547) / 12025.434) / ((4498.384 + 349.551) / 13141.956)
=0.41595 / 0.36889
=1.1276

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
=(185.49 - 0 - 1220.634) / 12025.434
=-0.08608

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.

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust has a M-score of -2.04 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (FRA:8PM) Business Description

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Address
3043 Townsgate Road, Westlake Village, CA, USA, 91361
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust is a specialty finance company that invests primarily in residential mortgage loans and mortgage-related assets. The company's operations include activities such as production and servicing of financial securities based on residential loans and pooling and reselling of high-credit-quality mortgages. The company operates through four segments: correspondent production, credit-sensitive strategies, interest-rate-sensitive strategies, and corporate activities. The correspondent production segment, which generates income via purchasing, pooling, and reselling of loans or mortgage-backed securities accounts for roughly half of the company's income.