Nuveen S&P 500 Buy-Writeome Fund (Nuveen S&P 500 Buy-Writeome Fund) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)

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What is Nuveen S&P 500 Buy-Writeome 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 Nuveen S&P 500 Buy-Writeome Fund's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Nuveen S&P 500 Buy-Writeome Fund was -0.91. The lowest was -2.39. And the median was -1.65.

Nuveen S&P 500 Buy-Writeome 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 Nuveen S&P 500 Buy-Writeome 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 (Dec23) TTM:

Last Year (Dec22) TTM:

Total Receivables was $0.2 Mil.
Revenue was $242.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was $242.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.2 Mil.
Total Assets was $299.0 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 $3.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.0 Mil.
Net Income was $241.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $0.0 Mil.

Total Receivables was $7.8 Mil.
Revenue was $-183.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-183.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $7.8 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,340.9 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 $0.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6.8 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)
	=	(0.224 / 242.221)	/	(7.75 / -183.027)
	=	0.000925	/
	=

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)
	=	(-183.027 / -183.027)	/	(242.221 / 242.221)
	=		/	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 - (0.225 + 0) / 299.039)	/	(1 - (7.75 + 0) / 1340.907)
	=	0.999248	/	0.99422
	=

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
	=	242.221	/	-183.027
	=

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)
	=	(0.969 / 242.221)	/	(0.865 / -183.027)
	=	0.004	/
	=

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)
	=	((0 + 3.136) / 299.039)	/	((6.774 + 0.012) / 1340.907)
	=	0.010487	/	0.005061
	=

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
	=	(241.188 - 0	-	0)	/	299.039
	=	0.806544

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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Address

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Website

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Nuveen S&P 500 Buy-Write Income Fund is a diversified closed-ended management investment company based in the United States. Its investment objective is to seek attractive total returns with less volatility. The fund invests its managed assets in a diversified equity portfolio that seeks to substantially replicate price movements of the S&P 500 Index. It also uses an index options strategy of writing (selling) index call options in seeking to moderate the volatility of returns relative to an all-equity portfolio. Its revenue is generated mainly from interest and dividend income.

Executives

Mitchell Trotta	other: Portfolio Manager	333 WEST WACKER DRIVE, C/O NUVEEN STE 3400, CHICAGO IL 60606
Trey Iii Stenersen	officer: Vice President	333 WEST WACKER DRIVE, C/O NUVEEN STE 3400, CHICAGO IL 60606
Brett Black	officer: Chief Compliance Officer	333 WEST WACKER DRIVE, C/O NUVEEN STE 3400, CHICAGO IL 60606
John M. Mccann	officer: Vice President	333 WEST WACKER DRIVE, C/O NUVEEN STE 3400, CHICAGO IL 60606
Lancellotta Amy B.r.	other: Trustee	333 W. WACKER DRIVE, C/O NUVEEN, STE 3400, CHICAGO IL 60606
Joanne Medero	other: Trustee	333 W. WACKER DRIVE, C/O NUVEEN, STE 3400, CHICAGO IL 60606
Matthew Iii Thornton	other: Trustee	3610 HACKS CROSS ROAD, MEMPHIS TN 38125
Deann Morgan	officer: Vice President	TWO WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER, 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10281
Jon Scott Meissner	officer: Vice President	333 W WACKER DRIVE, STE 3400, CHICAGO IL 60606
Jacques M Longerstaey	officer: Vice President	333 WEST WACKER DRIVE, C/O NUVEEN STE 3400, CHICAGO IL 60606
Brian J Lockhart	officer: Vice President	333 WEST WACKER DRIVE, C/O NUVEEN STE 3400, CHICAGO IL 60606
E. Scott Wickerham	officer: Vice President	C/O NUVEEN, STE 3400, CHICAGO IL 60606
Demark L Winget	officer: Vice President	C/O NUVEEN INVESTMENTS, 333 W WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60606
William T. Meyers	officer: Vice President	C/O NUVEEN, 333 W. WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60606
Michael A Perry	officer: Vice President	101 PARK AVENUE, SUITE 1400, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73102