Alliancebernstein Glb High Fund (Alliancebernstein Glb High Fund) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)

View and export this data going back to . Start your Free Trial

What is Alliancebernstein Glb High 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 Alliancebernstein Glb High Fund's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Alliancebernstein Glb High Fund was 56.70. The lowest was 56.70. And the median was 56.70.

Alliancebernstein Glb High 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 Alliancebernstein Glb High 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 (Mar23) TTM:

Last Year (Mar22) TTM:

Total Receivables was $18.9 Mil.
Revenue was $-48.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-48.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $19.0 Mil.
Total Assets was $930.1 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 $4.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $8.3 Mil.
Net Income was $-49.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $0.0 Mil.

Total Receivables was $18.9 Mil.
Revenue was $3.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was $3.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $19.0 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,074.2 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 $1.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $11.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.0 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)
	=	(18.855 / -48.423)	/	(18.927 / 3.234)
	=		/	5.852505
	=

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)
	=	(3.234 / 3.234)	/	(-48.423 / -48.423)
	=	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 - (18.964 + 0) / 930.148)	/	(1 - (19.033 + 0) / 1074.193)
	=	0.979612	/	0.982282
	=

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
	=	-48.423	/	3.234
	=

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)
	=	(1.087 / -48.423)	/	(1.013 / 3.234)
	=		/	0.313234
	=

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)
	=	((8.262 + 4.86) / 930.148)	/	((1.045 + 11.349) / 1074.193)
	=	0.014107	/	0.011538
	=

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
	=	(-49.536 - 0	-	0)	/	930.148
	=	-0.053256

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.

Alliancebernstein Glb High Fund Beneish M-Score Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Alliancebernstein Glb High Fund's Beneish M-Score provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.

Alliancebernstein Glb High Fund (Alliancebernstein Glb High Fund) Business Description

Industry

GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Financial Services » Asset Management » Alliancebernstein Glb High Inc Fund Inc (NYSE:AWF) » Definitions » Beneish M-Score

Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

N/A

Address

1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY, USA, 10105

Website

https://www.abfunds.com

Alliancebernstein Glb High Inc Fund Inc is a United States-based diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its primary investment objective is to seek high current income, and secondarily, capital appreciation. The fund invests in the debt securities, including Sovereign Debt Obligations and corporate debt, denominated in non-U.S. currencies as well as in the U.S. Dollar. It may invest without limit in emerging and developed markets and debt securities of U.S. and non-U.S. corporate issuers.

Executives

Gershon M Distenfeld	officer: Vice President	C/O ALLIANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP., 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105
William Walsh Smith	officer: VP & Portfolio Manager	501 COMMERCE STREET, NASHVILLE TN 37203
Fahd Malik	officer: VP & Portfolio Manager	1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105
Christian Diclementi	officer: VP & Portfolio Manager	1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105
Joan M Lammtennant	other: Director of Fund's Adviser	40 WANTAGE AVE, BRANCHVILLE NJ 07890
Todd Walthall	other: Director of Fund's Adviser	C/O ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN, 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105
Seth P Bernstein	other: Pres, CEO & Dir, Fund's Advsr	C/O ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING, L.P., 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105
Onur Erzan	director, officer: President & CEO	C/O ALLIANCE BERNSTEIN L.P., 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105
Jeanette W Loeb	director	895 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10075
Ali Dibadj	other: CFO of Fund's Adviser	C/O JANUS HENDERSON GROUP, 151 DETROIT STREET, DENVER CO 80206
Karl Sprules	other: Head GTO of Fund's Adviser	C/O ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN, 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105
Jorge A. Bermudez	director	CORPORATE LAW DEPT., CITIGROUP INC., 425 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10043
Bertram L Scott	other: Director of Fund's Adviser	C/O BECTON DICKERSON & CO, 1 BECTON DR, FRANKLIN LAKES NJ 07417
Douglas J Peebles	officer: Portfolio Manager	C/O ALLIANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT COR, 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105
Nella Domenici	other: Director of Fund's Adviser	C/O ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN, 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105