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Jernigan Capital (Jernigan Capital) Beneish M-Score : -2.35 (As of May. 13, 2024)


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What is Jernigan Capital Beneish M-Score?

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 -2.35 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

JCAPpB.PFD' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.83   Med: -1.49   Max: -0.9
Current: -2.35

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Jernigan Capital was -0.90. The lowest was -2.83. And the median was -1.49.


Jernigan Capital Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Jernigan Capital'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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Jernigan Capital Beneish M-Score Chart

Jernigan Capital Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - -1.15 -1.35 -2.83

Jernigan Capital Quarterly Data
Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 -2.42 -2.83 -2.52 -2.47 -2.35

Competitive Comparison of Jernigan Capital's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Industrial subindustry, Jernigan Capital'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.


Jernigan Capital's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

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

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



Jernigan Capital 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 Jernigan Capital 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 * 0.1732+0.528 * 1.1742+0.404 * 0.9878+0.892 * 1.1112+0.115 * 0.9621
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7717+4.679 * 0.010357-0.327 * 1.4337
=-3.11

* 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 (Sep20) TTM:Last Year (Sep19) TTM:
Total Receivables was $0.85 Mil.
Revenue was 11.878 + 11.667 + 11.697 + 12.128 = $47.37 Mil.
Gross Profit was 8.097 + 9.041 + 9.65 + 10.672 = $37.46 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $32.14 Mil.
Total Assets was $874.28 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.13 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $16.09 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $14.25 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $18.70 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $282.97 Mil.
Net Income was -4.626 + -0.341 + -52.835 + 6.465 = $-51.34 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -2.542 + 0.798 + -53.648 + 7.983 = $-47.41 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -1.455 + -0.918 + -5.785 + -4.825 = $-12.98 Mil.
Total Receivables was $4.42 Mil.
Revenue was 12.249 + 10.832 + 9.884 + 9.666 = $42.63 Mil.
Gross Profit was 11.26 + 10.046 + 9.122 + 9.158 = $39.59 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $19.19 Mil.
Total Assets was $776.23 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.22 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $4.53 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $16.61 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $21.08 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $165.74 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)
=(0.85 / 47.37) / (4.417 / 42.631)
=0.017944 / 0.10361
=0.1732

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)
=(39.586 / 42.631) / (37.46 / 47.37)
=0.928573 / 0.790796
=1.1742

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 - (32.14 + 0.127) / 874.284) / (1 - (19.191 + 0.216) / 776.233)
=0.963093 / 0.974998
=0.9878

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
=47.37 / 42.631
=1.1112

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))
=(4.533 / (4.533 + 0.216)) / (16.09 / (16.09 + 0.127))
=0.954517 / 0.992169
=0.9621

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)
=(14.246 / 47.37) / (16.614 / 42.631)
=0.300739 / 0.389716
=0.7717

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)
=((282.973 + 18.697) / 874.284) / ((165.735 + 21.081) / 776.233)
=0.345048 / 0.24067
=1.4337

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
=(-51.337 - -47.409 - -12.983) / 874.284
=0.010357

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.

Jernigan Capital has a M-score of -3.11 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Jernigan Capital (Jernigan Capital) Business Description

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Address
6410 Poplar Avenue, Suite 650, Memphis, TN, USA, 38119
Jernigan Capital Inc is a real estate finance company. It offers capital to private developers, owners, and operators of self-storage facilities. The company's objective is to deliver long-term returns to shareholders by investing in newly constructed self-storage facilities and making loans secured by currently operating self-storage facilities. To achieve this objective company focuses on investments in development property and operating property loans. The majority of the revenue is generated from the interest income from investments made.
Executives
David Corak officer: SVP, Corporate Finance 6410 POPLAR AVE, SUITE 650, MEMPHIS TN 38119
Rebecca L Owen director 1750 H STREET, SUITE 500, COLUMBIA EQUITY TRUST, INC., WASHINGTON DC 20006
Randy L Churchey director 999 SOUTH SHADY GROVE ROAD, SUITE 600, MEMPHIS TN 38120
Jonathan L Perry officer: EVP, Chief Investment Officer 5 OLD LANCASTER ROAD, MALVERN PA 19355
Kelly P Luttrell officer: SVP, CFO and Treasurer 1395 BRICKELL AVENUE, MIAMI FL 33131
James D Dondero director 300 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 700, DALLAS TX 75201
Dean Jernigan director, officer: Chairman and CEO C/O FARMLAND PARTNERS INC., 8670 WOLFF COURT, SUITE 240, WESTMINSTER CO 80031
John A Good director, officer: President and COO C/O JERNIGAN CAPITAL, INC., 1395 BRICKELL AVENUE, MIAMI FL 33131
William C. Drummond officer: SVP, CFO and Treasurer 1395 BRICKELL AVENUE, MIAMI FL 33131
Harry J. Thie director 1395 BRICKELL AVENUE, MIAMI FL 33131
Howard A Silver director 999 SOUTH SHADY GROVE ROAD, SUITE 600, MEMPHIS TN 38120
Mark O. Decker director 1395 BRICKELL AVENUE, MIAMI FL 33131
Sam J. Jenkins director 1395 BRICKELL AVENUE, MIAMI FL 33131
Gregory W. Ward officer: CFO, Secretary and Treasurer 1395 BRICKELL AVENUE, MIAMI FL 33131

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