Source Capital (Source Capital) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)

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What is Source Capital 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 Source Capital's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Source Capital was -1.33. The lowest was -1.70. And the median was -1.52.

Source Capital 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 Source Capital 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 $3.80 Mil.
Revenue was $54.58 Mil.
Gross Profit was $54.58 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4.15 Mil.
Total Assets was $362.97 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 $0.81 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2.51 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was $53.64 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $0.00 Mil.

Total Receivables was $2.84 Mil.
Revenue was $-26.04 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-26.04 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4.28 Mil.
Total Assets was $337.54 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 $0.71 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2.50 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 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)
	=	(3.798 / 54.575)	/	(2.838 / -26.041)
	=	0.069592	/
	=

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)
	=	(-26.041 / -26.041)	/	(54.575 / 54.575)
	=		/	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 - (4.15 + 0) / 362.967)	/	(1 - (4.275 + 0) / 337.54)
	=	0.988566	/	0.987335
	=

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
	=	54.575	/	-26.041
	=

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)
	=	(0.808 / 54.575)	/	(0.706 / -26.041)
	=	0.014805	/
	=

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)
	=	((0 + 2.507) / 362.967)	/	((0 + 2.5) / 337.54)
	=	0.006907	/	0.007407
	=

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
	=	(53.639 - 0	-	0)	/	362.967
	=	0.147779

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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Source Capital (Source Capital) Business Description

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Address

11601 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1200, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 90025

Website

https://www.fpa.com

Source Capital Inc is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The investment objective of the company is to seek maximum total return for Common shareholders from both capital appreciation and investment income to the extent consistent with the protection of invested capital. Its investment portfolio includes a wide range of securities with a primary emphasis on common stock.

Executives

Korey Bauer	officer: Vice President	2220 E. ROUTE 66, SUITE 226, GLENDORA CA 91740
Martin Dziura	officer: Chief Compliance Officer	309 WOODRIDGE LANE, MEDIA PA 19063
Rita Dam	officer: Treasurer	2220 EAST ROUTE 66, SUITE 226, GLENDORA CA 91740
Lyna Phan	officer: Assistant Treasurer	2220 EAST ROUTE 66, SUITE 226, GLENDORA CA 91740
Diane J Drake	officer: Secretary	2220 E. ROUTE 66, SUITE 226, GLENDORA CA 91740
Max Banhazl	officer: Vice President	2220 E. ROUTE 66, SUITE 226, GLENDORA CA 91740
Amy Centurioni	officer: Assistant Secretary	2220 E. ROUTE 66, SUITE 226, GLENDORA CA 91740
John Zader	director	11601 WISHIRE BOULEVARD, SUITE 1200, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Maureen A Quill	director	11601 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, SUITE 1200, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Brian A. Selmo	other: Officer of inv co's inv adv	11400 W. OLYMPIC BLVD., STE. 1200, LOS ANGELES CA 90064
Mark L. Lipson	director	100 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, SUITE 1200, SANTA MONICA CA 90401
Ryan A. Leggio	other: Officer of inv co's inv adv	11601 WILSHIRE BLVD, SUITE 1200, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Robert F Goldrich	director	LEON LEVY FOUNDATION, ONE ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10020
Thomas H Atteberry	other: partner of inv co's inv adv	11400 W OLYMPIC BLVD, STE 1200, LOS ANGELES CA 90064
Mark Landecker	other: Officer of inv co's inv adv	11400 W. OLYMPIC BLVD., STE. 1200, LOS ANGELES CA 90064