BSL (Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund) Beneish M-Score : 2.54 (As of Jul. 13, 2025)

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What is Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 2.54 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

The historical rank and industry rank for Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

BSL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.93 Med: -1.02 Max: 2.54
Current: 2.54

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund was 2.54. The lowest was -3.93. And the median was -1.02.

Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term 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 Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term 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 * 6.7908

0.528 * 1

0.404 * 1

0.892 * 0.7064

0.115 * 1

0.172 * SGAI

4.679 * TATA

0.327 * LVGI

0.172 * 1.4959

4.679 * 0.005878

0.327 * 0.9538

2.54

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:

Last Year (Dec23) TTM:

Total Receivables was $21.96 Mil.
Revenue was $19.84 Mil.
Gross Profit was $19.84 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.00 Mil.
Total Assets was $313.69 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 $1.27 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $90.60 Mil.
Net Income was $18.56 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $16.71 Mil.

Total Receivables was $4.58 Mil.
Revenue was $28.08 Mil.
Gross Profit was $28.08 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.00 Mil.
Total Assets was $295.90 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 $1.20 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $89.60 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)
	=	(21.962 / 19.839)	/	(4.578 / 28.083)
	=	1.107011	/	0.163017
	=	6.7908

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)
	=	(28.083 / 28.083)	/	(19.839 / 19.839)
	=	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) / 313.692)	/	(1 - (0 + 0) / 295.898)
	=	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
	=	19.839	/	28.083
	=	0.7064

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)
	=	(1.265 / 19.839)	/	(1.197 / 28.083)
	=	0.063763	/	0.042624
	=	1.4959

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)
	=	((90.6 + 0) / 313.692)	/	((89.6 + 0) / 295.898)
	=	0.288818	/	0.302807
	=	0.9538

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
	=	(18.557 - 0	-	16.713)	/	313.692
	=	0.005878

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.

Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund has a M-score of 2.54 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

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345 Park Avenue, 31st Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10154

Website

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Blackstone Senior Floating Rate Term Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its primary investment objective is to seek high current income, with a secondary objective to seek preservation of capital, consistent with its primary goal of high current income. It also invests in second-lien loans and high yield bonds and employs financial leverage which may increase the risk to the Fund.

Executives

Thomas W Jasper	other: Trustee	C/O PRIMUS ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC., 360 MADISON AVENUE, 23RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Gordon Mckemie	other: Portfolio Manager	C/O GSO CAPITAL PARTNERS LP, 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154
William J Renahan	officer: Chief Compliance Officer	399 PARK AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Valerie Naratil	officer: Public Relations Officer	345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154
Gregory Roppa	officer: CFO & Treasurer	601 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Jane Siebels	director	345 PARK AVENUE, 31ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10154
Robert Post	other: Portfolio Manager	C/O GSO/BLACKSTONE DEBT FUNDS MGMT, LLC, 345 PARK AVE 31ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10154
Robert W Busch	officer: CFO & Treasurer	C/O HPS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC, 40 WEST 57TH STREET, 33RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Robert Zable	officer: See Remarks, other: See Remarks	1290 BROADWAY, SUITE 1100, DENVER CO 80203
Dohyun (doris) Lee-silvestri	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O HPS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC, 40 WEST 57TH STREET, 33RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Jane Lee	other: Mng Dir.of Investment Advisor	1290 BROADWAY, SUITE 1100 CO 80203
Smith Daniel Harlan Jr.	officer: CEO, President, other: Trustee, Chairman	1290 BROADWAY, SUITE 1100, DENVER CO 80203
Marisa Janel Beeney	officer: CCO, Chief Legal Officer,Sec.	1290 BROADWAY, SUITE 1100, DENVER CO 80203
Gary S Schpero	other: Trustee	1290 BROADWAY, SUITE 1100, DENVER CO 80203
Lee Michael Shaiman	officer: Exec. VP, Assistant Secretary	C/O INVESTCORP CREDIT MANAGEMENT BDC INC, 280 PARK AVENUE, 39TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017