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Portman Ridge Finance (Portman Ridge Finance) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Jun. 08, 2024)


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What is Portman Ridge Finance 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 Portman Ridge Finance's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Portman Ridge Finance was 90.52. The lowest was -3.54. And the median was -2.43.


Portman Ridge Finance 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 Portman Ridge Finance for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

M=-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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $7.72 Mil.
Revenue was 5.852 + 3.552 + 8.94 + -0.942 = $17.40 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5.852 + 3.552 + 8.94 + -0.942 = $17.40 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.00 Mil.
Total Assets was $527.38 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 $6.63 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $288.86 Mil.
Net Income was 4.486 + 6.995 + 7.445 + -3.114 = $15.81 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 9.391 + 41.897 + 18.145 + 20.935 = $90.37 Mil.
Total Receivables was $5.84 Mil.
Revenue was 1.189 + -10.478 + -1.581 + -5.98 = $-16.85 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.189 + -10.478 + -1.581 + -5.98 = $-16.85 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.00 Mil.
Total Assets was $593.63 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 $8.37 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $353.74 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)
=(7.715 / 17.402) / (5.843 / -16.85)
=0.44334 /
=

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)
=(-16.85 / -16.85) / (17.402 / 17.402)
= / 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) / 527.382) / (1 - (0 + 0) / 593.629)
=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
=17.402 / -16.85
=

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)
=(6.626 / 17.402) / (8.374 / -16.85)
=0.380761 /
=

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)
=((288.863 + 0) / 527.382) / ((353.742 + 0) / 593.629)
=0.54773 / 0.595897
=

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
=(15.812 - 0 - 90.368) / 527.382
=-0.14137

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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Portman Ridge Finance (Portman Ridge Finance) Business Description

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Address
650 Madison Avenue, 23rd Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10022
Portman Ridge Finance Corp Inc is a non-diversified closed-end investment company. The primary investment objective of the firm is to generate current income and capital appreciation by lending directly to privately-held middle-market companies. It invests in senior secured term loans and mezzanine debt primarily in privately-held middle market companies, asset management companies, and debt and subordinated securities.
Executives
Repertoire Partners Lp 10 percent owner 31 HUDSON YARDS, 11TH FLOOR SUITE #43, NEW YORK NY 10001
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Tricia Nicole Hazelwood director 154 EAST 66TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10065
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Patrick Schafer officer: Chief Investment Officer 650 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
David Held officer: Chief Compliance Officer 650 MADISON AVENUE, 23RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Jason T Roos officer: CFO, Treasurer and Secretary 23 SPRINGHURST ROAD, BEDFORD HILLS NY 10507
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Edward J. Goldthorpe director, officer: President, CEO 650 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
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Alexander Duka director 650 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
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