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Schroder Orientalome Fund (LSE:SOI) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Apr. 01, 2025)


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What is Schroder Orientalome 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 Schroder Orientalome Fund's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Schroder Orientalome Fund was -1.10. The lowest was -4.72. And the median was -3.24.


Schroder Orientalome 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 Schroder Orientalome Fund for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

M=-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 (Aug24) TTM:Last Year (Aug23) TTM:
Total Receivables was £0.0 Mil.
Revenue was £113.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was £113.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was £0.0 Mil.
Total Assets was £748.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was £0.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was £0.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was £1.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was £0.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £38.0 Mil.
Net Income was £110.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was £0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was £54.3 Mil.
Total Receivables was £0.0 Mil.
Revenue was £-22.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was £-22.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was £0.0 Mil.
Total Assets was £691.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was £0.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was £0.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was £1.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was £0.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £39.5 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)
=(0 / 113.468) / (0 / -22.524)
=0 /
=

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)
=(-22.524 / -22.524) / (113.468 / 113.468)
= / 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) / 748.566) / (1 - (0 + 0) / 691.594)
=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
=113.468 / -22.524
=

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)
=(1.173 / 113.468) / (1.133 / -22.524)
=0.010338 /
=

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)
=((38.045 + 0) / 748.566) / ((39.459 + 0) / 691.594)
=0.050824 / 0.057055
=

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
=(110.396 - 0 - 54.341) / 748.566
=0.074883

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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Schroder Orientalome Fund Business Description

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Address
St Julian’s Avenue, Arnold House, PO Box 208, St Peter Port, GGY, GY1 3NF
Schroder Oriental Income Fund Ltd is a closed-end investment company. The company's investment objective is to provide a total return for investors through investments in equities and equity-related investments, of companies which are based in the Asia Pacific region. Its investment portfolio includes government, quasi-government, corporate, and high-yield bonds, preferred shares, warrants, depositary receipts, participation certificates, guaranteed performance bonds, convertible bonds, other debt securities, and equity-linked notes. The geographic exposure in the company's portfolio continues to be spread between Taiwan, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Korea, and China.