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PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust) Beneish M-Score : -1.89 (As of Apr. 30, 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:

PMT' 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 * 0.3603+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 0.9974+0.892 * 2.7147+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.4406+4.679 * -0.08697-0.327 * 1.1276
=-1.89

* 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 $65.5 Mil.
Revenue was 49.719 + 127.383 + 55.311 + 47.484 = $279.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was 49.719 + 127.383 + 55.311 + 47.484 = $279.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,684.4 Mil.
Total Assets was $13,113.9 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 $7.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $606.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,847.8 Mil.
Net Income was 52.911 + 61.422 + 24.624 + 60.697 = $199.7 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 533.011 + 63.638 + 2019.736 + -1276.212 = $1,340.2 Mil.
Total Receivables was $66.9 Mil.
Revenue was 4.899 + 100.96 + -32.049 + 29.296 = $103.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4.899 + 100.96 + -32.049 + 29.296 = $103.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,756.4 Mil.
Total Assets was $13,921.6 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 $5.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $370.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,765.2 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)
=(65.476 / 279.897) / (66.938 / 103.106)
=0.233929 / 0.649215
=0.3603

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)
=(103.106 / 103.106) / (279.897 / 279.897)
=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 - (1684.397 + 0) / 13113.887) / (1 - (1756.369 + 0) / 13921.564)
=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
=279.897 / 103.106
=2.7147

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)
=(7.106 / 279.897) / (5.941 / 103.106)
=0.025388 / 0.05762
=0.4406

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)
=((4847.794 + 606.921) / 13113.887) / ((4765.237 + 370.287) / 13921.564)
=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
=(199.654 - 0 - 1340.173) / 13113.887
=-0.08697

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 -1.89 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust) 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.
Executives
Scott W. Carnahan director 3820 VISTA AZUL, SAN CLEMENTE CA 92672
Catherine A. Lynch director 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
Donna M Corley director 8200 JONES BRANCH DRIVE, MCLEAN VA 22102
Doug Jones officer: Chief Correspondent Lending Of C/O PENNYMAC, 6101 CONDOR DRIVE, UPPER LEVEL, MOORPARK CA 93021
William Herbert Chang officer: Chief Investment Officer PENNYMAC FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., 3043 TOWNSGATE ROAD, WESTLAKE VILLAGE CA 91361
Stacey D. Stewart director 5920 WALHONDING ROAD, BETHESDA MD 20816
Marianne Sullivan director C/O PENNYMAC, 3043 TOWNSGATE ROAD, WESTLAKE VILLAGE CA 91361
David Spector officer: President and COO, other: Trustee C/O PENNYMAC, 6101 CONDOR DRIVE, UPPER LEVEL, MOORPARK CA 93021
James Follette officer: Chief Mortgage Fulfillment Ofr PENNYMAC FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., 3043 TOWNSGATE ROAD, WESTLAKE VILLAGE CA 91361
Renee Schultz director C/O PENNYMAC, 3043 TOWNSGATE ROAD, WESTLAKE VILLAGE CA 91361
Derek Stark officer: Chief Legal Officer 4500 PARK GRANADA, CALABASAS CA 91302
Frank P Willey director 1701 VILLAGE CENTER CIRCLE, LAS VEGAS NV 18934
Randall D. Hadley director 23821 FAIRGREENS EAST, LAGUNA NIGUEL CA 92677
Nancy Mcallister, director 30 CAMP WOODBINE ROAD, PORT JEFFERSON NY 11777
Preston Paul Dufauchard, Jr. director 11230 ELVESSA STREET, OAKLAND CA 94605