PhenixFIN (PhenixFIN) Beneish M-Score : 73.98 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)

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What is PhenixFIN 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 73.98 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

The historical rank and industry rank for PhenixFIN's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

PFX' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.18 Med: -0.1 Max: 73.98
Current: 73.98

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of PhenixFIN was 73.98. The lowest was -2.18. And the median was -0.10.

PhenixFIN 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 PhenixFIN 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 * 0.0089

0.528 * 1

0.404 * 1.0435

0.892 * 86.6986

0.115 * 1

0.172 * SGAI

4.679 * TATA

0.327 * LVGI

0.172 * 0.0113

4.679 * 0.154544

0.327 * 0.9401

73.98

* 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 $2.06 Mil.
Revenue was 7.005 + 9.649 + 11.121 + 8.465 = $36.24 Mil.
Gross Profit was 7.005 + 9.649 + 11.121 + 8.465 = $36.24 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $14.23 Mil.
Total Assets was $237.84 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 $3.99 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2.41 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $84.34 Mil.
Net Income was 4.534 + 7.342 + 8.917 + 6.708 = $27.50 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 6.754 + -4.484 + -4.775 + -6.751 = $-9.26 Mil.

Total Receivables was $2.68 Mil.
Revenue was 5.773 + -2.634 + -6.98 + 4.259 = $0.42 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5.773 + -2.634 + -6.98 + 4.259 = $0.42 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $20.34 Mil.
Total Assets was $205.38 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 $4.07 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1.61 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $78.07 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)
	=	(2.06 / 36.24)	/	(2.684 / 0.418)
	=	0.056843	/	6.421053
	=	0.0089

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)
	=	(0.418 / 0.418)	/	(36.24 / 36.24)
	=	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 - (14.234 + 0) / 237.841)	/	(1 - (20.338 + 0) / 205.38)
	=	0.940153	/	0.900974
	=	1.0435

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
	=	36.24	/	0.418
	=	86.6986

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)
	=	(3.985 / 36.24)	/	(4.072 / 0.418)
	=	0.109961	/	9.741627
	=	0.0113

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)
	=	((84.337 + 2.409) / 237.841)	/	((78.066 + 1.614) / 205.38)
	=	0.364723	/	0.387964
	=	0.9401

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
	=	(27.501 - 0	-	-9.256)	/	237.841
	=	0.154544

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.

PhenixFIN has a M-score of 73.98 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

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PhenixFIN (PhenixFIN) Business Description

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Address

445 Park Avenue, 10th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10022

Website

http://www.phenixfc.com

PhenixFIN Corp formerly Medley Capital Corp is a non-diversified closed end management investment company operating in United States. Its investment objective is to generate current income and capital appreciation by lending directly to privately held middle market companies to expand their business, refinance and make acquisitions. It mainly invests in senior secured first lien term loans, senior secured second lien term loans, unitranche, senior secured first lien notes, subordinated notes and warrants and minority equity securities. It may also invest in securities of foreign companies. Portfolio of the company mainly consists of securities across all sectors. Revenue generated by the company comprises of interest income, dividend and other income earned through investments made.

Executives

Ellida Mcmillan	officer: CFO & Chief Accounting Officer	C/O ALCENTRA CAPITAL CORP., 200 PARK AVE, 7TH FL, NEW YORK NY 10166
David A Lorber	director	C/O FRONTFOUR CAPITAL GROUP LLC, 35 MASON STREET, 4TH FLOOR, GREENWICH CT 06830
Howard Amster	director	23811 CHAGRIN BLVD # 200, BEACHWOOD OH 44122-5525
Arthur S Ainsberg	director	C/O ANGELO, GORDON & CO., L.P., 245 PARK AVENUE, 26TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10167
Karin Hirtler-garvey	director	112 W. 34TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10120
Lowell W Robinson	director	470 WEST END AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10024
Fortress Investment Group Llc	10 percent owner	1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 46TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10105
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Fortress Operating Entity I Lp	10 percent owner	1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105
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Db Med Investor I Llc	10 percent owner	1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105
Drawbridge Special Opportunities Gp Llc	10 percent owner	1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105
Drawbridge Special Opportunites Fund Ltd	10 percent owner	1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105
Fortress Principal Investment Holdings Iv Llc	10 percent owner	1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105