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OFS Capital (OFS Capital) Beneish M-Score

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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 OFS Capital's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of OFS Capital was 4.06. The lowest was -4.00. And the median was -1.32.


OFS Capital 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 OFS Capital 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $2.22 Mil.
Revenue was -2.825 + 3.199 + -0.735 + 5.152 = $4.79 Mil.
Gross Profit was -2.825 + 3.199 + -0.735 + 5.152 = $4.79 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $47.57 Mil.
Total Assets was $469.82 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.41 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $5.04 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $7.27 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $299.73 Mil.
Net Income was -4.108 + 1.801 + -1.964 + 3.806 = $-0.46 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 34.563 + 38.168 + 4.878 + 3.957 = $81.57 Mil.
Total Receivables was $2.20 Mil.
Revenue was 3.805 + -8.298 + -10.639 + 10.802 = $-4.33 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3.805 + -8.298 + -10.639 + 10.802 = $-4.33 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $17.14 Mil.
Total Assets was $520.72 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.41 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $3.11 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $7.86 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $331.75 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)
=(2.217 / 4.791) / (2.202 / -4.33)
=0.462743 /
=

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)
=(-4.33 / -4.33) / (4.791 / 4.791)
= / 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 - (47.566 + 0) / 469.818) / (1 - (17.139 + 0) / 520.717)
=0.898757 / 0.967086
=

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
=4.791 / -4.33
=

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))
=(0.409 / (0.409 + 0)) / (0.408 / (0.408 + 0))
=1 / 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)
=(5.043 / 4.791) / (3.112 / -4.33)
=1.052599 /
=

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)
=((299.733 + 7.268) / 469.818) / ((331.75 + 7.856) / 520.717)
=0.653447 / 0.652189
=

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
=(-0.465 - 0 - 81.566) / 469.818
=-0.174602

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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OFS Capital (OFS Capital) Business Description

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Address
10 South Wacker Drive, Suite 2500, Chicago, IL, USA, 60606
OFS Capital Corp is an externally managed, closed-end, non-diversified management investment company. Its business objective is to generate current income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in middle-market companies in the United States. The company focuses on investments in senior secured loans, including first lien, second lien, and unitranche loans, as well as subordinated loans and, to a lesser extent, warrants, and other equity securities.
Executives
Kyle Spina officer: Chief Accounting Officer 10 S. WACKER DR, SUITE 2500, CHICAGO IL 60606
Orchard First Source Asset Management Holdings, Llc 10 percent owner 10 SOUTH WACKER, SUITE 2500, CHICAGO IL 60606
Ross Teune officer: Chief Accounting Officer 150 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 800, CHICAGO IL 60606
Ashwin Ranganathan director 4700 WILSHIRE BLVD, LOS ANGELES CA 90010
Orchard Investments, Llc 10 percent owner 4700 WILSHIRE BLVD., LOS ANGELES CA 90010
Romita Shetty director 70 E 55TH STREET, FLOOR 21, NEW YORK NY 10022
Mukya Porter officer: Chief Compliance Officer 4700 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, LOS ANGELES CA 90010
Jeffery S. Owen officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O OFS CAPITAL CORPORATION, 10 S. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 2500, CHICAGO IL 60606
Richard S Ressler 10 percent owner C/O J2 GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC., 6922 HOLLYWOOD BLVD, 5TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90028
Jeffrey A Cerny officer: CFO and Treasurer 10 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 2500, CHICAGO IL 60606
Bilal Rashid director 10 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 2500, CHICAGO IL 60606
Elaine Healy director
Oi3 2019 Trust 10 percent owner 4700 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, LOS ANGELES CA 90010
Oi3, Llc 10 percent owner 4700 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, LOS ANGELES CA 90010
Eric P. Rubenfeld officer: Chief Compliance Officer 2850 WEST GOLF ROAD, 5TH FLOOR, ROLLING MEADOWS IL 60008