John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund (John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 03, 2024)

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What is John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield 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 John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.

John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield 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 John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield 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 (Oct23) TTM:

Last Year (Oct22) TTM:

Total Receivables was $2.32 Mil.
Revenue was $2.81 Mil.
Gross Profit was $2.81 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2.32 Mil.
Total Assets was $54.56 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 $0.39 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1.19 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was $2.19 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $0.00 Mil.

Total Receivables was $0.80 Mil.
Revenue was $-5.18 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-5.18 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.80 Mil.
Total Assets was $58.34 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 $0.30 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.28 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)
	=	(2.321 / 2.809)	/	(0.803 / -5.177)
	=	0.826273	/
	=

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)
	=	(-5.177 / -5.177)	/	(2.809 / 2.809)
	=		/	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 - (2.321 + 0) / 54.564)	/	(1 - (0.803 + 0) / 58.339)
	=	0.957463	/	0.986236
	=

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
	=	2.809	/	-5.177
	=

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)
	=	(0.394 / 2.809)	/	(0.301 / -5.177)
	=	0.140263	/
	=

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 + 1.185) / 54.564)	/	((0 + 0.275) / 58.339)
	=	0.021718	/	0.004714
	=

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
	=	(2.185 - 0	-	0)	/	54.564
	=	0.040045

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

200 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA, USA, 02116

Website

https://www.jhinvestments.com

John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund is a closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to provide a total return consisting of a high level of current income and gains and long-term capital appreciation. The fund seeks to invest a majority of its total assets in a diversified portfolio of dividend-paying securities of issuers located throughout the world. Its portfolio composition comprises different sectors such as utilities, consumer staples, financials, healthcare, industrial, energy, materials, telecommunication services, and others.

Executives

Andy Mcfetridge	officer: Director of the Adviser	200 BERKELEY STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
Kristie Feinberg	officer: President & CEO of the Adviser	C/O JOHN HANCOCK, 200 BERKELEY STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
York Lo	officer: Vice President, Investments	C/O JOHN HANCOCK, 200 BERKELEY STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
Dean Garfield	director	C/O JOHN HANCOCK, 200 BERKELEY STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
Paul Lorentz	director	C/O JOHN HANCOCK, 200 BERKELEY STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
Noni L Ellison	director	TRACTOR SUPPLY, 5401 VIRGINIA WAY, BRENTWOOD TN 37027
Kathryn Hayes	other: Filer and Employee of the Fund	C/O JOHN HANCOCK, 200 BERKELEY STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
Patricia Lizarraga	director	C/O JOHN, 200 BERKELEY STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
Arthur Pigott	officer: VP of the Adviser	C/O JOHN HANCOCK, 200 BERKELEY STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
Glen J Gibbons	officer: VP of the Adviser	C/O JOHN HANCOCK, 200 BERKELEY STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
Frances G Rathke	other: Trustee of the Fund	C/O GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS, INC., 33 COFFEE LANE, WATERBURY VT 05676
Brian Macphee	officer: Vice President of the Adviser	C/O JOHN HANCOCK, 164 CORPORATE DRIVE, PORTSMOUTH NH 03801
Steven R Pruchansky	other: Trustee, the Fund	C/O JOHN HANCOCK, 601 CONGRESS STREET, BOSTON MA 02210
Christopher Pompilio	officer: Vice President of the Adviser	C/O JOHN HANCOCK, 200 BERKELEY STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
Michael Tassinari	officer: Vice President of the Adviser	C/O JOHN HANCOCK, 200 BERKELEY STREET, BOSTON MA 02116