Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund (Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Jun. 08, 2024)

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What is Barings Global Short Duration High Yield 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 Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.

Barings Global Short Duration High Yield 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 Barings Global Short Duration High Yield 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 $10.75 Mil.
Revenue was $49.82 Mil.
Gross Profit was $49.82 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.00 Mil.
Total Assets was $427.49 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 $1.08 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $109.50 Mil.
Net Income was $47.70 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $35.33 Mil.

Total Receivables was $10.24 Mil.
Revenue was $-45.58 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-45.58 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.00 Mil.
Total Assets was $399.28 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 $1.05 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $108.50 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)
	=	(10.75 / 49.817)	/	(10.241 / -45.575)
	=	0.21579	/
	=

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)
	=	(-45.575 / -45.575)	/	(49.817 / 49.817)
	=		/	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) / 427.492)	/	(1 - (0 + 0) / 399.276)
	=	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
	=	49.817	/	-45.575
	=

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)
	=	(1.081 / 49.817)	/	(1.046 / -45.575)
	=	0.021699	/
	=

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)
	=	((109.5 + 0) / 427.492)	/	((108.5 + 0) / 399.276)
	=	0.256145	/	0.271742
	=

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
	=	(47.698 - 0	-	35.326)	/	427.492
	=	0.028941

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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Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund (Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund) Business Description

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Address

300 South Tryon Street, Suite 2500, Charlotte, NC, USA, 28202

Website

http://www.Barings.com

Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to seek as high a level of current income as the Adviser determines is consistent with capital preservation.

Executives

Eric Partlan	other: Adviser Board Member	BARINGS LLC, 300 S. TRYON STREET, SUITE 2500, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Gregory Wayne Maccordy	other: Chief Compliance Officer	6 LAMPLIGHT LANE, WESTPORT CT 06880
Ashlee Steinnerd	officer: Chief Legal Officer	BARINGS LLC, 300 S. TRYON STREET, SUITE 2500, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Michael Freno	officer: Vice President	BARINGS LLC, 300 SOUTH TRYON STREET, SUITE 2500, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Benjamin Tecmire	officer: Chief Compliance Officer	BARINGS LLC, 300 S. TRYON STREET, SUITE 2500, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Roger W Crandall	other: Adviser Board Member	MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO, 1295 STATE STREET, SPRINGFIELD MA 01111
Christopher Hanscom	officer: Treasurer	BARINGS LLC, 1500 MAIN STREET PO BOX 15189, SPRINGFIELD MA 01115-5189
Eric J Lloyd	other: Officer of Adviser	BARINGS LLC, 300 SOUTH TRYON STREET, SUITE 2500, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Mark F Mulhern	director	410 S. WILMINGTON STREET, RALEIGH NC 27601
Jill Olmstead	other: Trustee	BARINGS LLC, 3300 SOUTH TRYON STREET SUITE 2500, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
David Mihalick	director	BARINGS LLC, 300 SOUTH TRYON ST., STE 2500, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Rodney J Dillman	other: Trustee	BARINGS LLC, 300 SOUTH TRYON STREET, SUITE 2500, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Elizabeth A. Murray	officer: Treasurer	BARINGS LLC, 300 SOUTH TRYON STREET, SUITE 2500, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Mark Senkpiel	other: Investment Personnel	BARINGS LLC, 300 SOUTH TRYON STREET, SUITE 2500, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Christopher Cary	other: Officer of Adviser	BARINGS LLC, 300 SOUTH TRYON STREET SUITE 2500, CHARLOTTE NC 28202