ECC (Eagle Point Credit Co) Beneish M-Score : -0.62 (As of Mar. 17, 2025)

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What is Eagle Point Credit Co 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -0.62 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

The historical rank and industry rank for Eagle Point Credit Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

ECC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -0.62 Med: -0.52 Max: -0.42
Current: -0.62

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Eagle Point Credit Co was -0.42. The lowest was -0.62. And the median was -0.52.

Eagle Point Credit Co 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 Eagle Point Credit Co 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 * 1.9167

0.528 * 1

0.404 * 1

0.892 * 0.7956

0.115 * 1

0.172 * SGAI

4.679 * TATA

0.327 * LVGI

0.172 * 3.1305

4.679 * 0.341754

0.327 * 1.0933

-0.62

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:

Last Year (Dec23) TTM:

Total Receivables was $54.81 Mil.
Revenue was $97.61 Mil.
Gross Profit was $97.61 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.00 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,505.44 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 $11.33 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $271.96 Mil.
Net Income was $85.49 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $-429.00 Mil.

Total Receivables was $35.94 Mil.
Revenue was $122.69 Mil.
Gross Profit was $122.69 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.00 Mil.
Total Assets was $954.49 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 $4.55 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $157.71 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)
	=	(54.812 / 97.61)	/	(35.944 / 122.688)
	=	0.561541	/	0.292971
	=	1.9167

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)
	=	(122.688 / 122.688)	/	(97.61 / 97.61)
	=	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 - (0 + 0) / 1505.444)	/	(1 - (0 + 0) / 954.494)
	=	1	/	1
	=	1

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
	=	97.61	/	122.688
	=	0.7956

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)
	=	(11.33 / 97.61)	/	(4.549 / 122.688)
	=	0.116074	/	0.037078
	=	3.1305

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)
	=	((271.963 + 0) / 1505.444)	/	((157.714 + 0) / 954.494)
	=	0.180653	/	0.165233
	=	1.0933

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
	=	(85.491 - 0	-	-429.001)	/	1505.444
	=	0.341754

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.

Eagle Point Credit Co has a M-score of -0.62 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

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Eagle Point Credit Co Business Description

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Address

600 Steamboat Road, Suite 202, Greenwich, CT, USA, 06830

Website

http://www.eaglepointcreditcompany.com

Eagle Point Credit Co Inc is an externally managed, non-diversified closed-end management investment company.

Executives

Kenneth P. Onorio	officer: CFO / CCO / Secretary	600 STEAMBOAT RD, SUITE 202, GREENWICH CT 06830
Trident Ecc Aggregator Lp	10 percent owner	C/O STONE POINT CAPITAL LLC, 20 HORSENECK LANE, GREENWICH CT 06830
Trident Capital Ix, L.p.	10 percent owner	STONE POINT CAPITAL LLC, 20 HORSENECK LANE, GREENWICH CT 06830
Thomas P. Majewski	director, officer: Chief Executive Officer, other: Portfolio Manager	600 STEAMBOAT RD, SUITE 202, GREENWICH CT 06830
Oa Eagle Group Investors, Llc	other: See Remarks below	126 OTTAWA AVENUE NW, STE 500, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49503
Oa Eagle Group Investors Ii, Llc	other: See Remarks below	126 OTTAWA AVENUE NW, STE 500, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49503
Ottawa Avenue Private Capital, Llc	other: See Remarks below	126 OTTAWA AVENUE, NW, SUITE 500, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49503
Scott Johnathan Bronner	other: Affiliate of Adviser	C/O STONE POINT CAPITAL, 20 HORSENECK LANE, GREENWICH CT 06830
Kevin F. Mcdonald	director	600 STEAMBOAT RD, SUITE 202, GREENWICH CT 06830
Scott W. Appleby	director	600 STEAMBOAT RD, SUITE 202, GREENWICH CT 06830
Nauman S. Malik	other: General Counsel of Inv. Adv.	600 STEAMBOAT RD, SUITE 202, GREENWICH CT 06830
Paul E. Tramontano	director	600 STEAMBOAT RD, SUITE 202, GREENWICH CT 06830
Daniel M. Spinner	other: Portfolio Manager	600 STEAMBOAT RD, SUITE 202, GREENWICH CT 06830
Jerry L Tubergen	other: See Remarks below
Eagle Point Credit Management Llc	other: Investment Adviser	600 STEAMBOAT RD, SUITE 202, GREENWICH CT 06830