New America Highome Fund (New America Highome Fund) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 15, 2024)

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What is New America Highome 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 New America Highome Fund's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of New America Highome Fund was -1.58. The lowest was -2.15. And the median was -1.87.

New America Highome 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 New America Highome 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 (Dec23) TTM:

Last Year (Dec22) TTM:

Total Receivables was $4.97 Mil.
Revenue was $29.90 Mil.
Gross Profit was $29.90 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.00 Mil.
Total Assets was $279.72 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 $1.78 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $84.00 Mil.
Net Income was $28.13 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $7.63 Mil.

Total Receivables was $4.61 Mil.
Revenue was $-35.88 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-35.88 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.00 Mil.
Total Assets was $262.70 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 $1.62 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $84.00 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)
	=	(4.973 / 29.901)	/	(4.606 / -35.877)
	=	0.166316	/
	=

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)
	=	(-35.877 / -35.877)	/	(29.901 / 29.901)
	=		/	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) / 279.718)	/	(1 - (0 + 0) / 262.702)
	=	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
	=	29.901	/	-35.877
	=

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)
	=	(1.775 / 29.901)	/	(1.619 / -35.877)
	=	0.059363	/
	=

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)
	=	((84 + 0) / 279.718)	/	((84 + 0) / 262.702)
	=	0.300302	/	0.319754
	=

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
	=	(28.126 - 0	-	7.625)	/	279.718
	=	0.073292

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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New America Highome Fund (New America Highome Fund) Business Description

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Address

33 Broad Street, Boston, MA, USA, 02109

Website

http://www.newamerica-hyb.com

New America High Income Fund Inc is a diversified, closed?end management investment company. Its investment objective is to provide high current income while seeking to preserve stockholder capital by investing in a diversified portfolio of high-yield fixed-income securities. The fund invests primarily in fixed-maturity corporate debt securities that are rated less than the investment grade. Its portfolio of investment consists of investments in different sectors such as energy, financial, cable operators, healthcare, and others.

Executives

Luis M Viceira	director	THE NEW AMERICA HIGH INCOME FUND, INC., 33 BROAD STREET, BOSTON MA 02109
Marguerite A Piret	director	C/O NEWBURY PIRET AND CO., 200 STATE STREET 12TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02109
Joseph I Bower	director	32 WIGGINS AVENUE, BEDFORD MA 01730
Bernard J Korman	director	OMEGA HEALTHCARE INVESTORS INC, ANN ARBOR MI 48108
Ellen E Terry	officer: Vice President and Treasurer	33 BTROAD STREET, BOSTON MA 02109
Oleg M Pohotsky	director	C/O HAMBRECHT & QUIST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, 2 LIBERTY SQUARE, 9TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02109
Stuart A Mcfarland	director	C/O FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP, 1345 AVE OF THE AMERICAS 46TH FL, NEW YORK NY 10105
Bank Of America Na	10 percent owner	100 N. TRYON STREET, CHARLOTTE NC 28255
Blue Ridge Investments, L.l.c.	10 percent owner	ONE BRYANT PARK, NEW YORK NY 10036
Bank Of America Corp /de/	10 percent owner	BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATE CENTER, 100 N TRYON ST, CHARLOTTE NC 28255
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.	10 percent owner	4 WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER, NORTH TOWER, NEW YORK NY 10080
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.	10 percent owner	4 WORLD FINANCIAL CTR, NEW YORK NY 10080
Robert F Birch	director, officer: President	C/O HYPERION BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT, THREE WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER, 200 VESEY STREET, 10TH FLOOR NY 10281-1010
Ernest E Monrad	director
Richard E Floor	director, officer: Secretary	C/O GOODWIN PROCTER LLP EXCHANGE PLACE, 26TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02109