Blackstone Strategic Credit Fund (Blackstone Strategic Credit Fund) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 15, 2024)

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What is Blackstone Strategic Credit 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 Blackstone Strategic Credit Fund's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Blackstone Strategic Credit Fund was 56.24. The lowest was 0.92. And the median was 5.55.

Blackstone Strategic Credit 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 Strategic Credit 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 $14.16 Mil.
Revenue was $86.43 Mil.
Gross Profit was $86.43 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.00 Mil.
Total Assets was $939.79 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 $3.46 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $282.60 Mil.
Net Income was $80.65 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $-13.19 Mil.

Total Receivables was $71.72 Mil.
Revenue was $-67.29 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-67.29 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.00 Mil.
Total Assets was $972.48 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 $2.41 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $268.90 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)
	=	(14.164 / 86.431)	/	(71.722 / -67.289)
	=	0.163876	/
	=

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)
	=	(-67.289 / -67.289)	/	(86.431 / 86.431)
	=		/	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) / 939.793)	/	(1 - (0 + 0) / 972.483)
	=	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
	=	86.431	/	-67.289
	=

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)
	=	(3.456 / 86.431)	/	(2.414 / -67.289)
	=	0.039986	/
	=

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)
	=	((282.6 + 0) / 939.793)	/	((268.9 + 0) / 972.483)
	=	0.300705	/	0.276509
	=

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
	=	(80.649 - 0	-	-13.188)	/	939.793
	=	0.099849

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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Blackstone Strategic Credit Fund (Blackstone Strategic Credit Fund) Business Description

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Address

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

Website

http://www.blackstone-credit.com

Blackstone Strategic Credit Fund is a closed-end term fund. Its primary investment objective is to seek high current income. The secondary objective of the fund is to seek the preservation of capital. It invests primarily in diversified portfolios or loans and other fixed-income instruments of predominantly US Corporate issuers, including first? and second?lien loans (Senior Secured Loans) and high-yield corporate bonds of varying maturities.

Executives

Gordon Mckemie	other: Portfolio Manager	C/O GSO CAPITAL PARTNERS LP, 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154
Valerie Naratil	officer: Public Relations Officer	345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154
Metlife Investment Management, Llc	10 percent owner	ONE METLIFE WAY, WHIPPANY NJ 07981
William J Renahan	officer: Chief Compliance Officer	399 PARK AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
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	other: Portfolio Mngr,Mbr of Inv.Comm	1290 BROADWAY, SUITE 1100, DENVER CO 80203
Voya Financial, Inc.	10 percent owner	230 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10169
Lion Connecticut Holdings Inc.	10 percent owner	ONE ORANGE WAY, WINDSOR CT 06095
Ing Usa Annuity & Life Insurance Co	10 percent owner	699 WALNUT STREET, SUITE 1350, DE MOINES IA 50309-3942
Ing Life Insurance & Annuity Co	10 percent owner	ONE ORANGE WAY, WINDSOR CT 06095-4774
Sun Life Financial Inc	10 percent owner	SUN LIFE ASSURANCE CO OF CANADA, ONE YORK STREET, TORONTO A6 M5J 0B6
Sun Life Assurance Co Of Canada	10 percent owner	ONE YORK STREET, TORONTO A6 M5J 0B6