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Boston Properties (Boston Properties) Beneish M-Score

: -2.60 (As of Today)
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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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.6 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Boston Properties's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

BXP' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.63   Med: -2.57   Max: -2.34
Current: -2.6

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Boston Properties was -2.34. The lowest was -2.63. And the median was -2.57.


Boston Properties Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Boston Properties's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

* 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.

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Boston Properties Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.56 -2.63 -2.57 -2.58 -2.60

Boston Properties Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.58 -2.60 -2.62 -2.58 -2.60

Competitive Comparison

For the REIT - Office subindustry, Boston Properties's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Boston Properties Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Boston Properties's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Boston Properties's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Boston Properties 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 Boston Properties 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 * 1.0364+0.528 * 1.0099+0.404 * 0.9644+0.892 * 1.0531+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1028+4.679 * -0.033567-0.327 * 1.0511
=-2.60

* 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 $1,582 Mil.
Revenue was 828.933 + 824.283 + 817.153 + 803.2 = $3,274 Mil.
Gross Profit was 519.149 + 515.071 + 517.956 + 505.221 = $2,057 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,194 Mil.
Total Assets was $26,026 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $833 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $188 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $763 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $16,625 Mil.
Net Income was 119.925 + -111.826 + 104.299 + 77.89 = $190 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 22.98 + -248.766 + -5.281 + -6.556 = $-238 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 387.148 + 301.189 + 379.173 + 234.01 = $1,302 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1,449 Mil.
Revenue was 789.824 + 790.523 + 773.927 + 754.307 = $3,109 Mil.
Gross Profit was 499.913 + 500.273 + 493.635 + 479.212 = $1,973 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,186 Mil.
Total Assets was $24,208 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $752 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $162 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $692 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $14,694 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)
=(1581.816 / 3273.569) / (1449.356 / 3108.581)
=0.483208 / 0.466244
=1.0364

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)
=(1973.033 / 3108.581) / (2057.397 / 3273.569)
=0.634705 / 0.628487
=1.0099

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 - (3194.383 + 0) / 26026.149) / (1 - (2186.168 + 0) / 24207.669)
=0.877263 / 0.909691
=0.9644

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
=3273.569 / 3108.581
=1.0531

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))
=(752.202 / (752.202 + 0)) / (832.753 / (832.753 + 0))
=1 / 1
=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)
=(187.929 / 3273.569) / (161.828 / 3108.581)
=0.057408 / 0.052058
=1.1028

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)
=((16624.649 + 763.189) / 26026.149) / ((14694.357 + 691.962) / 24207.669)
=0.668091 / 0.635597
=1.0511

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
=(190.288 - -237.623 - 1301.52) / 26026.149
=-0.033567

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.

Boston Properties has a M-score of -2.60 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Boston Properties (Boston Properties) Business Description

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Address
800 Boylston Street, Suite 1900, Prudential Center, Boston, MA, USA, 02199-8103
Boston Properties owns over 190 properties consisting of approximately 54 million rentable square feet of space. The portfolio is dominated by office buildings and is spread across major cities such as New York, Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, and the Washington, D.C., region. The real estate investment trust also owns limited retail, hotel, and residential properties.
Executives
Eric G Kevorkian officer: SVP, CLO and Secretary 800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 1900, BOSTON MA 02199
Rodney Diehl officer: Senior Vice President FOUR EMBARCADERO CENTER, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94549
Raymond A Ritchey officer: Executive Vice President BOSTON PROPERTIES, INC., 901 NEW YORK AVENUE, NW, WASHINGTON DC 20001
Peter V Otteni officer: Senior Vice President 2200 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW, SUITE 200W, WASHINGTON DC 20037
Carol B. Einiger director POST ROCK ADVISORS, LLC, ONE ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, 28TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10020
Tony West director 1455 MARKET STREET, 4TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Matthew J Lustig director LAZARD FRERES & CO LLC, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLZA 50TH FL, NEW YORK NY 10020
Donna D Garesche officer: EVP, Chief HR Officer C/O BOSTON PROPERTIES, INC., 800 BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON MA 02199
Hilary J. Spann officer: Executive Vice President 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 16TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Mary E Kipp director 100 N STANTON, EL PASO TX 79901
Douglas T Linde officer: SVP & CFO BOSTON PROPERTIES, INC., 800 BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON MA 02199
Frank D Burt officer: Senior Vice President BOSTON PROPERTIES, INC., 800 BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON MA 02199
John J Stroman officer: Senior Vice President 2200 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW, SUITE 200W, WASHINGTON DC 20037
Bryan J Koop officer: Senior Vice President BOSTON PROPERTIES, INC., 800 BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON MA 02199
Bruce W Duncan director ONE NORTH WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 4200, CHICAGO IL 60606