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Anworth Mortgage Asset (Anworth Mortgage Asset) Beneish M-Score : -18.50 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is Anworth Mortgage Asset 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 -18.5 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ANHpA.PFD' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -18.5   Med: -2.53   Max: 347.43
Current: -18.5

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Anworth Mortgage Asset was 347.43. The lowest was -18.50. And the median was -2.53.


Anworth Mortgage Asset 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 Anworth Mortgage Asset 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 * +0.528 * +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 (Dec20) TTM:Last Year (Dec19) TTM:
Total Receivables was $6.55 Mil.
Revenue was 28.082 + 24.704 + 40.408 + -182.705 = $-89.51 Mil.
Gross Profit was 28.082 + 24.704 + 40.408 + -182.705 = $-89.51 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $40.60 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,384.49 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.72 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.48 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $11.53 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $103.23 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $296.51 Mil.
Net Income was 23.419 + 21.869 + 36.839 + -185.821 = $-103.69 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 4.005 + 6.326 + 11.925 + 39.797 = $62.05 Mil.
Total Receivables was $16.40 Mil.
Revenue was 31.254 + -13.089 + -43.981 + -16.924 = $-42.74 Mil.
Gross Profit was 31.254 + -13.089 + -43.981 + -16.924 = $-42.74 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $24.63 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,938.63 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1.26 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.48 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $11.16 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $168.62 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $487.62 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)
=(6.554 / -89.511) / (16.398 / -42.74)
= /
=

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)
=(-42.74 / -42.74) / (-89.511 / -89.511)
= /
=

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 - (40.604 + 0.718) / 2384.49) / (1 - (24.634 + 1.256) / 4938.631)
=0.982671 / 0.994758
=

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
=-89.511 / -42.74
=

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))
=(0.477 / (0.477 + 1.256)) / (0.475 / (0.475 + 0.718))
=0.275245 / 0.398156
=

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)
=(11.526 / -89.511) / (11.163 / -42.74)
= /
=

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)
=((296.512 + 103.227) / 2384.49) / ((487.623 + 168.619) / 4938.631)
=0.167641 / 0.132879
=

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
=(-103.694 - 0 - 62.053) / 2384.49
=-0.06951

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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Anworth Mortgage Asset (Anworth Mortgage Asset) Business Description

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1299 Ocean Avenue, Second Floor, Santa Monica, CA, USA, 90401
Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp is engaged in the business of investment, financing, & management of a leveraged portfolio of residential mortgage-backed securities & residential mortgage loans which includes different types of investments such as Agency mortgage-backed securities, Non-agency mortgage-backed securities, & Residential mortgage loans through consolidated securitization trusts. Agency MBS include residential mortgage pass-through certificates or CMOs in which the principal and interest payments are guaranteed by a government-sponsored enterprise. Non-Agency MBS are issued by companies that are not guaranteed by federally sponsored enterprises, and the company finances its residential mortgage loans through asset-backed securities issued by the consolidated securitization trusts.