LEO (BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals,) Beneish M-Score : 9.07 (As of Dec. 12, 2024)

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What is BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, 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 9.07 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

The historical rank and industry rank for BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals,'s Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

LEO' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.59 Med: 3.12 Max: 9.07
Current: 9.07

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, was 9.07. The lowest was 0.59. And the median was 3.12.

BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, 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 Strategic Municipals, 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 * 0.0566

0.528 * 1

0.404 * 1

0.892 * 14.242

0.115 * 1

0.172 * SGAI

4.679 * TATA

0.327 * LVGI

0.172 * 0.0601

4.679 * 0.089655

0.327 * 0.9132

9.07

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:

Last Year (Sep23) TTM:

Total Receivables was $8.78 Mil.
Revenue was $73.46 Mil.
Gross Profit was $73.46 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.00 Mil.
Total Assets was $677.01 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 $0.41 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $140.13 Mil.
Net Income was $73.51 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $12.82 Mil.

Total Receivables was $10.88 Mil.
Revenue was $5.16 Mil.
Gross Profit was $5.16 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.00 Mil.
Total Assets was $624.25 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 $0.48 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $141.49 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)
	=	(8.775 / 73.46)	/	(10.881 / 5.158)
	=	0.119453	/	2.109539
	=	0.0566

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)
	=	(5.158 / 5.158)	/	(73.46 / 73.46)
	=	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) / 677.007)	/	(1 - (0 + 0) / 624.251)
	=	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
	=	73.46	/	5.158
	=	14.242

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)
	=	(0.414 / 73.46)	/	(0.484 / 5.158)
	=	0.005636	/	0.093835
	=	0.0601

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)
	=	((140.13 + 0) / 677.007)	/	((141.488 + 0) / 624.251)
	=	0.206985	/	0.226652
	=	0.9132

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
	=	(73.514 - 0	-	12.817)	/	677.007
	=	0.089655

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.

BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, has a M-score of 9.07 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 Strategic Municipals, Inc. is a diversified closed-end management investment company. The fund's investment objective is to maximize current income exempt from federal income tax to the extent consistent with the preservation of capital. Its products are Equity and Fixed Income Mutual Funds, Retail Money Market Funds, Government/Treasury Money Market Funds, Institutional Money Market Funds, and others. BNY Mellon and its affiliates, including BNYM Investment Adviser, INA and others involved in the management, sales, investment activities, business operations or distribution of the Fund, are engaged in businesses and have interests other than that of managing the Fund.

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
Banc Of America Preferred Funding Corp	10 percent owner	214 NORTH TRYON STREET, CHARLOTTE NC 28255
Daniel Goldstein	officer: VP	240 GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10286
Joseph Martella	officer: VP	C/O BNY MELLON INVESTMENT ADVISER, INC., 240 GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10288
Insight North America Llc	other: Sub-Adviser	200 PARK AVENUE, 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10166-0005
Robert J. Pomeroy	officer: VP; Investment Adviser	C/O BNY MELLON INVESTMENT ADVISER, INC., 240 GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10286
John Squillace	other: CCO; Investment Adviser	240 GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10286
Gregory Pasquale	other: CFO; Investment Adviser	C/O BNY MELLON INVESTMENT ADVISER, INC., 240 GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10286
Kenneth J. Bradle	other: Director of Advisor	240 GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10286
Amanda Quinn	officer: VP and Asst Secretary	C/O BNY MELLON INVESTMENT ADVISER, INC., 240 GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10286
John P Shea	other: CFO; Investment Adviser	C/O BNY MELLON INVESTMENT ADVISER, INC., 240 GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10286
David Dipetrillo	officer: Vice President	C/O THE DREYFUS CORPORATION, 240 GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10286
Mark D Woods	other: CFO; Investment Adviser	C/O BNY MELLON INVESTMENT ADVISER, INC., 240 GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10286