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Federal Realty Investment Trust (Federal Realty Investment Trust) Beneish M-Score

: -2.67 (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 -2.67 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FRT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.9   Med: -2.6   Max: -2.11
Current: -2.67

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Federal Realty Investment Trust was -2.11. The lowest was -2.90. And the median was -2.60.


Federal Realty Investment Trust Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Federal Realty Investment Trust'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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Federal Realty Investment Trust 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 -2.57 -2.60 -2.71 -2.49 -2.67

Federal Realty Investment Trust 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 -2.49 -2.58 -2.62 -2.64 -2.67

Competitive Comparison

For the REIT - Retail subindustry, Federal Realty Investment Trust'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.


Federal Realty Investment Trust Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Federal Realty Investment Trust's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Federal Realty Investment Trust's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Federal Realty Investment Trust 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 Federal Realty Investment Trust 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 * 0.9665+0.528 * 0.9833+0.404 * 0.986+0.892 * 1.0538+0.115 * 0.8828
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9142+4.679 * -0.039423-0.327 * 1.0171
=-2.67

* 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 $211 Mil.
Revenue was 291.812 + 286.604 + 280.679 + 273.059 = $1,132 Mil.
Gross Profit was 196.119 + 194.964 + 192.688 + 185.288 = $769 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $462 Mil.
Total Assets was $8,437 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $94 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $322 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $51 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $298 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,688 Mil.
Net Income was 64.103 + 57.048 + 60.499 + 55.335 = $237 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 8.554 + 1.313 + 1.665 + 2.218 = $14 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 112.615 + 150.939 + 149.269 + 143.007 = $556 Mil.
Total Receivables was $207 Mil.
Revenue was 280.057 + 273.451 + 264.099 + 256.771 = $1,074 Mil.
Gross Profit was 184.092 + 181.839 + 181.665 + 170 = $718 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $293 Mil.
Total Assets was $8,234 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $140 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $302 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $53 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $309 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,475 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)
=(210.929 / 1132.154) / (207.104 / 1074.378)
=0.186308 / 0.192766
=0.9665

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)
=(717.596 / 1074.378) / (769.059 / 1132.154)
=0.667918 / 0.679288
=0.9833

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 - (461.754 + 93.843) / 8436.512) / (1 - (292.662 + 140.036) / 8233.991)
=0.934144 / 0.94745
=0.986

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
=1132.154 / 1074.378
=1.0538

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))
=(302.409 / (302.409 + 140.036)) / (321.763 / (321.763 + 93.843))
=0.683495 / 0.774202
=0.8828

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)
=(50.707 / 1132.154) / (52.636 / 1074.378)
=0.044788 / 0.048992
=0.9142

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)
=((4687.717 + 297.83) / 8436.512) / ((4474.796 + 309.111) / 8233.991)
=0.590949 / 0.580995
=1.0171

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
=(236.985 - 13.75 - 555.83) / 8436.512
=-0.039423

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.

Federal Realty Investment Trust has a M-score of -2.67 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Federal Realty Investment Trust (Federal Realty Investment Trust) Business Description

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Address
909 Rose Avenue, Suite 200, North Bethesda, MD, USA, 20852
Federal Realty Investment Trust is a shopping center-focused retail real estate investment trust that owns high-quality properties in eight of the largest metropolitan markets. Its portfolio includes an interest in 102 properties, which includes 25.8 million square feet of retail space and over 3,100 multifamily units. Federal's retail portfolio includes grocery-anchored centers, superregional centers, power centers, and mixed-use urban centers. Federal Realty has focused on owning assets in highly desirable areas with significant growth, and as a result, the average population density and average median household income are higher for its portfolio than for any other retail REIT.
Executives
Donald C Wood director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 909 ROSE AVENUE - SUITE 200, NORTH BETHESDA MD 20852
Jeffrey S Berkes officer: President and COO 1626 EAST JEFFERSON ST, ROCKVILLE MD 20852
Daniel Guglielmone officer: EVP-CFO and Treasurer 909 ROSE AVENUE - SUITE 200, NORTH BETHESDA MD 20852
Thomas Mceachin director 11621 RESEARCH CIRCLE, ALACHUA FL 32615
David W Faeder director 909 ROSE AVENUE - SUITE 200, NORTH BETHESDA MD 20852
Dawn M Becker officer: EVP-General Counsel &Secretary 909 ROSE AVENUE - SUITE 200, NORTH BETHESDA MD 20852
Gail P Steinel director 909 ROSE AVENUE - SUITE 200, NORTH BETHESDA MD 20852
Elizabeth I Holland director 909 ROSE AVENUE - SUITE 200, NORTH BETHESDA MD 20852
Jon E Bortz director 4747 BETHESDA AVENUE, SUITE 1100, BETHESDA MD 20814
Mark S Ordan director 7315 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE #250 WEST, BETHESDA MD 20814
Joseph Vassalluzzo director 909 ROSE AVENUE - SUITE 200, NORTH BETHESDA MD 20852
Nicole Lamb-hale director 909 ROSE AVENUE, SUITE 200, NORTH BETHESDA MD 20852
Nader Anthony P Iii director 6862 ELM STREET, SUITE 320, MCLEAN VA 22101
Melissa Solis officer: VP-Chief Accounting Officer 1626 EAST JEFFERSON STREET, ROCKVILLE MD 20852
Kristin Gamble director 1626 EAST JEFFERSON ST, ROCKVILLE MD 20852