BNY Mellon Alcentra Global Creditome 2024 Target Term Fund Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 04, 2024)

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What is BNY Mellon Alcentra Global Creditome 2024 Target Term Fund 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 BNY Mellon Alcentra Global Creditome 2024 Target Term Fund's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of BNY Mellon Alcentra Global Creditome 2024 Target Term Fund was 14.13. The lowest was -4.12. And the median was 5.01.

BNY Mellon Alcentra Global Creditome 2024 Target Term 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 BNY Mellon Alcentra Global Creditome 2024 Target Term 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 (Aug23) TTM:

Last Year (Aug22) TTM:

Total Receivables was $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was $14.23 Mil.
Gross Profit was $14.23 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3.67 Mil.
Total Assets was $176.51 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 $0.50 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3.96 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $48.92 Mil.
Net Income was $13.71 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $14.26 Mil.

Total Receivables was $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was $-13.29 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-13.29 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.16 Mil.
Total Assets was $183.38 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 $0.69 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $11.13 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $53.97 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 / 14.227)	/	(0 / -13.288)
	=	0	/
	=

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)
	=	(-13.288 / -13.288)	/	(14.227 / 14.227)
	=		/	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 - (3.667 + 0) / 176.51)	/	(1 - (0.162 + 0) / 183.376)
	=	0.979225	/	0.999117
	=

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
	=	14.227	/	-13.288
	=

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)
	=	(0.498 / 14.227)	/	(0.689 / -13.288)
	=	0.035004	/
	=

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)
	=	((48.917 + 3.963) / 176.51)	/	((53.968 + 11.127) / 183.376)
	=	0.299586	/	0.354981
	=

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
	=	(13.713 - 0	-	14.264)	/	176.51
	=	-0.003122

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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Address

c/o BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc., 240 Greenwich Street, New York, NY, USA, 10286

Website

https://www.bnymellonim.com

BNY Mellon Alcentra Global Credit Income 2024 Target Term Fund Inc is a diversified closed-end management investment company. Its investment objectives are to seek high current income and to return at least the Fund's original NAV to holders of record of common shares on or about the termination date.

Executives

Bushra Mannan	other: Director of BNYMIA (1)	C/O BNY MELLON INVESTMENT ADVISER, INC., 240 GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10286
Irene Papadoulis	other: Director of BNYMIA (1)	C/O BNY MELLON INVESTMENT ADVISER, INC., 240 GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10286
Ping Jiang	other: Dir. of Invest. Oversight (1)	C/O BNY MELLON INVESTMENT ADVISER, INC., 240 GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10286
Bradley J Skapyak	officer: President	200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10166
Joseph Martella	officer: VP	C/O BNY MELLON INVESTMENT ADVISER, INC., 240 GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10288
Daniel Goldstein	officer: VP	240 GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10286
Robert J. Pomeroy	officer: VP; Investment Adviser	C/O BNY MELLON INVESTMENT ADVISER, INC., 240 GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10286
Vinay Patel	other: Head of Finance of Sub-Adviser	200 PARK AVE, NEW YORK CITY NY 10166
Alcentra Ny, Llc	other: Sub-Adviser	200 PARK AVENUE, 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10166
Brandon Chao	other: Portfolio Mgr of Sub-Adviser	200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK CITY NY 10166
Laurence Raven	other: Portfolio Mgr of Sub-Adviser	200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK CITY NY 10166
Ross Curran	other: Portfolio Mgr of Sub-Adviser	200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK CITY NY 10166
Cathy Bevan	other: Portfolio Mgr of Sub-Adviser	200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK CITY NY 10166
Daire Wheeler	other: Portfolio Mgr of Sub-Adviser	200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK CITY NY 10166
Eric Larsson	other: Portfolio Mgr of Sub-Adviser	C/O ALCENTRA NY LLC, 200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK CITY NY 10166