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ACRES Commercial Realty (FRA:R9L) Beneish M-Score : -2.49 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is ACRES Commercial Realty 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.49 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FRA:R9L' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.32   Med: -2.31   Max: 1.74
Current: -2.49

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of ACRES Commercial Realty was 1.74. The lowest was -4.32. And the median was -2.31.


ACRES Commercial Realty 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 ACRES Commercial Realty 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 * 0.8732+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 0.9994+0.892 * 1.0818+0.115 * 1.0001
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7381+4.679 * -0.006938-0.327 * 0.9769
=-2.50

* 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 €12.12 Mil.
Revenue was 12.369 + 9.999 + 11.419 + 20.059 = €53.85 Mil.
Gross Profit was 12.369 + 9.999 + 11.419 + 20.059 = €53.85 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €0.00 Mil.
Total Assets was €1,968.66 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €18.47 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €4.98 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €5.97 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €0.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €1,536.34 Mil.
Net Income was 4.725 + 6.009 + 7.238 + 5.236 = €23.21 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = €0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 3.068 + 8.606 + 11.014 + 14.179 = €36.87 Mil.
Total Receivables was €12.83 Mil.
Revenue was 10.433 + 10.79 + 11.148 + 17.405 = €49.78 Mil.
Gross Profit was 10.433 + 10.79 + 11.148 + 17.405 = €49.78 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €0.00 Mil.
Total Assets was €2,168.34 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €19.15 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €5.16 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €7.48 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €0.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €1,732.20 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)
=(12.116 / 53.846) / (12.826 / 49.776)
=0.225012 / 0.257674
=0.8732

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)
=(49.776 / 49.776) / (53.846 / 53.846)
=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 - (0 + 18.468) / 1968.664) / (1 - (0 + 19.149) / 2168.336)
=0.990619 / 0.991169
=0.9994

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
=53.846 / 49.776
=1.0818

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))
=(5.159 / (5.159 + 19.149)) / (4.975 / (4.975 + 18.468))
=0.212235 / 0.212217
=1.0001

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)
=(5.972 / 53.846) / (7.479 / 49.776)
=0.110909 / 0.150253
=0.7381

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)
=((1536.343 + 0) / 1968.664) / ((1732.2 + 0) / 2168.336)
=0.780399 / 0.798861
=0.9769

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
=(23.208 - 0 - 36.867) / 1968.664
=-0.006938

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.

ACRES Commercial Realty has a M-score of -2.50 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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ACRES Commercial Realty (FRA:R9L) Business Description

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Address
390 RXR Plaza, Uniondale, New York, NY, USA, 11556
ACRES Commercial Realty Corp is a commercial real estate investment trust that focuses on real-estate-related assets and, to a lesser extent, commercial finance assets. The company invests in commercial real-estate-related assets, including whole loans, A notes, B notes, mezzanine loans, and mortgage-related securities, as well as commercial finance assets, which include other asset-backed securities, senior secured corporate loans, equipment leases and notes, trust preferred securities, debt tranches of collateralize debt obligations, and private equity investments mainly issued by financial institutions.