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SRH Total Return Fund, (SRH Total Return Fund,) Beneish M-Score : -1.63 (As of May. 01, 2024)


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What is SRH Total Return 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.63 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

The historical rank and industry rank for SRH Total Return Fund,'s Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

STEW' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.22   Med: -1.63   Max: 0.34
Current: -1.63

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of SRH Total Return Fund, was 0.34. The lowest was -2.22. And the median was -1.63.


SRH Total Return 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 SRH Total Return Fund, 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 * 0.456+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 1.0001+0.892 * 2.15+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.4757+4.679 * 0.047389-0.327 * 0.9534
=-1.63

* 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 (Nov23) TTM:Last Year (Nov22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $2.6 Mil.
Revenue was $143.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was $143.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2.6 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,860.0 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 $2.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $223.4 Mil.
Net Income was $140.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $52.2 Mil.
Total Receivables was $2.6 Mil.
Revenue was $66.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was $66.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2.6 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,770.8 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 $2.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $223.2 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)
=(2.557 / 142.968) / (2.608 / 66.497)
=0.017885 / 0.03922
=0.456

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)
=(66.497 / 66.497) / (142.968 / 142.968)
=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 - (2.557 + 0) / 1859.973) / (1 - (2.608 + 0) / 1770.787)
=0.998625 / 0.998527
=1.0001

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
=142.968 / 66.497
=2.15

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)
=(2.613 / 142.968) / (2.555 / 66.497)
=0.018277 / 0.038423
=0.4757

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)
=((223.359 + 2.075) / 1859.973) / ((223.169 + 1.953) / 1770.787)
=0.121203 / 0.127131
=0.9534

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
=(140.312 - 0 - 52.169) / 1859.973
=0.047389

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.

SRH Total Return Fund, has a M-score of -1.63 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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SRH Total Return Fund, (SRH Total Return Fund,) Business Description

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Address
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SRH Total Return Fund, Inc. is a non-diversified closed-end management investment company. The company's investment objective is to seek total return. Its fund utilizes a bottom-up, value-driven investment process to identify securities of good quality businesses trading below estimated intrinsic value.
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