FTF (Franklin Limited Durationome Trust) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Dec. 13, 2024)

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What is Franklin Limited Durationome Trust 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 Franklin Limited Durationome Trust's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Franklin Limited Durationome Trust was -2.29. The lowest was -2.90. And the median was -2.60.

Franklin Limited Durationome Trust 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 Franklin Limited Durationome Trust 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 $5.02 Mil.
Revenue was $35.47 Mil.
Gross Profit was $35.47 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.00 Mil.
Total Assets was $428.48 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 $1.92 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $110.29 Mil.
Net Income was $33.55 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $30.52 Mil.

Total Receivables was $6.00 Mil.
Revenue was $-27.96 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-27.96 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.00 Mil.
Total Assets was $429.72 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 $1.23 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $117.55 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)
	=	(5.02 / 35.465)	/	(6.001 / -27.96)
	=	0.141548	/
	=

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)
	=	(-27.96 / -27.96)	/	(35.465 / 35.465)
	=		/	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) / 428.482)	/	(1 - (0 + 0) / 429.721)
	=	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
	=	35.465	/	-27.96
	=

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)
	=	(1.923 / 35.465)	/	(1.225 / -27.96)
	=	0.054222	/
	=

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)
	=	((110.286 + 0) / 428.482)	/	((117.551 + 0) / 429.721)
	=	0.257388	/	0.273552
	=

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
	=	(33.547 - 0	-	30.524)	/	428.482
	=	0.007055

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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Franklin Limited Durationome Trust Business Description

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Address

One Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, CA, USA, 94403-1906

Website

https://www.franklintempleton.com

Franklin Limited Duration Income Trust is a closed-end investment company based in the United States. It conducts its investment to provide high, current income, with a secondary objective of capital appreciation. To align with its investment objective is to invest in a diversified mix of fixed-income securities. Its portfolio is dominated by considerable investments in high-yield corporate bonds while touching upon other avenues such as senior secured floating rate corporate loans, mortgage-backed securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, common stocks, and other short-term investments.

Executives

Christine M. Debevec	officer: VP & Assistant Secretary	ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Tara E. Gormel	officer: VP & Assistant Secretary	ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Harris Goldblat	officer: VP & Assistant Secretary	ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Oliveira Marc De	officer: VP & Assistant Secretary	C/O LEGG MASON & CO. LLC, ONE FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, STAMFORD CT 06902
Ted P Becker	officer: Chief Compliance Officer	399 PARK AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
George P. Hoyt	officer: VP & Assistant Secretary	C/O FRANKLIN TEMPLETON, 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, STAMFORD CT 06902
Alexander Kymn	officer: VP & Assistant Secretary	WELLS FARGO BANK, 45 FREMONT STREET, 26TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Christopher Kings	officer: CFO, CAO and Treasurer	ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Jeffrey White	officer: Interim CFO, CAO and Treasurer	3355 DATA DRIVE, RANCHO CORDOVA CA 95670
Susan Kerr	officer: VP - AML Compliance	280 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Valerie Williams	other: Trustee	C/O OMNICOM GROUP INC., 280 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Robert Kubilis	officer: CFO, CAO and Treasurer	FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTMENTS, 300 S.E. 2ND STREET, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33301-1923
Sonal Desai	officer: Pres. & CEO - Invest. Mgmt.	ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SMO-920/3, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Group Ag Ubs	10 percent owner	BAHNHOFSTRASSE 45, ZURICH V8 CH-8001
Terrence J. Checki	other: Trustee	HESS CORPORATION, 1185 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036