RENN Fund (RENN Fund) Beneish M-Score

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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 RENN Fund's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of RENN Fund was -1.12. The lowest was -1.12. And the median was -1.12.

RENN Fund 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 RENN Fund 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 $0.03 Mil.
Revenue was $-0.61 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-0.61 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.05 Mil.
Total Assets was $13.95 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 $0.25 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.11 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was $-0.89 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $0.00 Mil.

Total Receivables was $0.02 Mil.
Revenue was $-3.99 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-3.99 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.11 Mil.
Total Assets was $14.92 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 $0.21 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.09 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)
	=	(0.028 / -0.609)	/	(0.02 / -3.991)
	=		/
	=

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)
	=	(-3.991 / -3.991)	/	(-0.609 / -0.609)
	=		/
	=

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 - (0.053 + 0) / 13.954)	/	(1 - (0.112 + 0) / 14.923)
	=	0.996202	/	0.992495
	=

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
	=	-0.609	/	-3.991
	=

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)
	=	(0.245 / -0.609)	/	(0.211 / -3.991)
	=		/
	=

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 + 0.111) / 13.954)	/	((0 + 0.091) / 14.923)
	=	0.007955	/	0.006098
	=

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
	=	(-0.885 - 0	-	0)	/	13.954
	=	-0.063423

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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RENN Fund (RENN Fund) Business Description

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Address

470 Park Avenue South, New York, NY, USA, 10016

Website

http://www.rencapital.com

RENN Fund Inc is active in the financial services domain. It is a closed-end management investment company formed with the objective of providing long-term capital appreciation by investing substantially in privately placed convertible and equity securities of emerging growth companies traded on the United States securities exchanges. It invests in various industries, including communication services, surgical and medical instruments and apparatus, telecommunications, crude petroleum, and natural gas and medical chemicals, and botanical products.

Executives

Murray Stahl	director, officer: President and CEO	C/O HORIZON KINETICS LLC, 470 PARK AVE S 8TH FL S, NEW YORK NY 10016
Grimaldi Russell	officer: Secretary	C/O HORIZON KINETICS LLC, 470 PARK AVE S, 8TH FL S, NEW YORK NY 10016
Jay H Kesslen	officer: President and CEO	C/O HORIZON KINETICS LLC, 470 PARK AVE S, 8TH FL S, NEW YORK NY 10016
Alun Williams	officer: Treasurer	C/O HORIZON KINETICS LLC, 470 PARK AVE S, 8TH FL S, NEW YORK NY 10016
Doug Cohen	director	HORIZON KINETICS, LLC, 470 PARK AVE S, 4TH FL S, NEW YORK NY 10016
Alice C Brennan	director	C/O RENN FUND, INC., 470 PARK AVE S 8TH FL S, NEW YORK NY 10016
Steven Bregman	other: Co-Portfolio Manager	HORIZON KINETICS LLC, 470 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, 4TH FLOOR SOUTH, NEW YORK NY 10016
Peter Doyle	other: Co-Portfolio Manager	470 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10016
Eric Sites	director	C/O RENN FUND, INC., 470 PARK AVE S 8TH FL S, NEW YORK NY 10016
Herbert M Chain	director	C/O RENN FUND, INC., 470 PARK AVE S 8TH FL S, NEW YORK NY 10016
J Philip Mccormick	director
Pierce Charles C Jr	director	C/O RENAISSANCE CAPITAL GROUP INC, 8080 N. CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY #210 LB-59, DALLAS TX 75206
Renn Capital Group, Inc.	10 percent owner	8080 N. CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 210, LB-59, DALLAS TX 75204
Barbara Butschek	officer: Secretary and Treasurer
Zed Eric Stephens	officer: Vice President	RENN CAPITAL GROUP, INC., 8080 N. CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 210, DALLAS TX 75206