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Highome Securities Fund (Highome Securities Fund) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 23, 2024)


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What is Highome Securities 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 Highome Securities Fund's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Highome Securities Fund was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Highome Securities 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 Highome Securities 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 * +0.528 * +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 (Aug23) TTM:Last Year (Aug22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $0.79 Mil.
Revenue was $6.76 Mil.
Gross Profit was $6.76 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.00 Mil.
Total Assets was $131.15 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 $0.74 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was $5.90 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $0.00 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.56 Mil.
Revenue was $-2.04 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-2.04 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.00 Mil.
Total Assets was $138.91 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 $1.04 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 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)
=(0.785 / 6.763) / (0.555 / -2.039)
=0.116073 /
=

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)
=(-2.039 / -2.039) / (6.763 / 6.763)
= / 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) / 131.152) / (1 - (0 + 0) / 138.906)
=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
=6.763 / -2.039
=

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)
=(0.741 / 6.763) / (1.037 / -2.039)
=0.109567 /
=

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)
=((0 + 0) / 131.152) / ((0 + 0) / 138.906)
=0 / 0
=

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
=(5.897 - 0 - 0) / 131.152
=0.044963

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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Highome Securities Fund (Highome Securities Fund) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
615 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee, WI, USA, 53202
High Income Securities Fund is a closed-end management investment company. Its primary objective is to provide high current income and capital appreciation is the secondary objective. The Fund pursues its objective primarily by investing in both convertible bonds and convertible preferred stocks. The Fund also invests significantly in high-yielding non-convertible securities with the potential for capital appreciation.
Executives
Moritz A Sell director C/O USBANCORP FUND SERVICES, 777 E WISCONSIN AVE., MILWAUKEE WI 53202
Phillip Goldstein director 60 HERITAGE DRIVE, PLEASANTVILLE NY 10570
Gerald Hellerman director 5431 NW 21ST AVE., BOCA RATON FL 33496
Andrew Dakos director, officer: President 250 PEHLE AVE., SUITE 708, SADDLE BROOK NJ 07663
Ben H Harris director C/O US BANCORP FUND SERVICES, 777 EAST WISCONSIN AVE., MILWAUKEE WI 53202
Stephanie Darling officer: Chief Compliance Officer 250 PEHLE AVE., SUITE 708, SADDLE BROOK NJ 07663
Thomas Antonucci officer: Treasurer 250 PEHLE AVE. SUITE 708, SADDLE BROOK NJ 07663
Richard Dayan director C/O IMPERIAL HOLDINGS, INC., 701 PARK OF COMMERCE BLVD., SUITE 301, BOCA RATON FL 33487
Rajeev P Das director 250 PEHLE AVE., SUITE 708, SADDLE BROOK NJ 07663
Investors, Llp Bulldog 10 percent owner PARK 80 WEST - PLAZA TWO, 250 PEHLE AVE. SUITE 708, SADDLE BROOK NJ 07663
Edward Whalen officer: Chief Human Resources Officer, other: Putnam Investments PUTNAM INVESTMENTS, ONE POST OFFICE SQUARE, BOSTON MA 02109
Michael Wands officer: Head of Global Inv Strategies, other: Putnam Investments PUTNAM INVESTMENTS, ONE POST OFFICE SQUARE, BOSTON MA 02109
Anthony Daigle officer: Portfolio Manager, other: Putnam Investments PUTNAM INVESTMENTS, ONE POST OFFICE SQUARE, BOSTON MA 02109
Andra S Bolotin officer: Chief Financial Officer, other: Putnam Investments PUTNAM INVESTMENTS, ONE POST OFFICE SQUARE, BOSTON MA 02109
Manoj P Singh director PUTNAM INVESTMENTS, ONE POST OFFICE SQUARE, BOSTON MA 02109