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Monmouth Real Estate Investment (Monmouth Real Estate Investment) Beneish M-Score : -2.02 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Monmouth Real Estate Investment 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 -2.02 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Monmouth Real Estate Investment's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

MNRPRACL.PFD' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.92   Med: -2.41   Max: 1.42
Current: -2.02

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Monmouth Real Estate Investment was 1.42. The lowest was -3.92. And the median was -2.41.


Monmouth Real Estate Investment 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 Monmouth Real Estate Investment 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 * 1.1875+0.528 * 0.9984+0.404 * 1+0.892 * 1.1033+0.115 * 0.9925
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9904+4.679 * -0.006058-0.327 * 1.0947
=-2.27

* 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 (Dec21) TTM:Last Year (Dec20) TTM:
Total Receivables was $22.85 Mil.
Revenue was 48.474 + 46.815 + 45.994 + 46.365 = $187.65 Mil.
Gross Profit was 40.756 + 39.718 + 38.904 + 38.722 = $158.10 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.00 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,231.33 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $6.07 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $58.28 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $9.77 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,108.72 Mil.
Net Income was 19.833 + -18.766 + 28.602 + 34.329 = $64.00 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 5.963 + -28.661 + 15.676 + 21.028 = $14.01 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 8.393 + 8.04 + 22.342 + 24.734 = $63.51 Mil.
Total Receivables was $17.44 Mil.
Revenue was 43.96 + 42.635 + 41.775 + 41.708 = $170.08 Mil.
Gross Profit was 36.906 + 36.072 + 35.045 + 35.045 = $143.07 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.00 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,122.20 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $5.83 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $51.86 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $8.94 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $963.25 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)
=(22.85 / 187.648) / (17.441 / 170.078)
=0.121771 / 0.102547
=1.1875

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)
=(143.068 / 170.078) / (158.1 / 187.648)
=0.841191 / 0.842535
=0.9984

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 + 6.065) / 2231.33) / (1 - (0 + 5.831) / 2122.201)
=0.997282 / 0.997252
=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
=187.648 / 170.078
=1.1033

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))
=(51.859 / (51.859 + 5.831)) / (58.281 / (58.281 + 6.065))
=0.898925 / 0.905744
=0.9925

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)
=(9.769 / 187.648) / (8.94 / 170.078)
=0.05206 / 0.052564
=0.9904

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)
=((1108.722 + 0) / 2231.33) / ((963.247 + 0) / 2122.201)
=0.496888 / 0.453891
=1.0947

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
=(63.998 - 14.006 - 63.509) / 2231.33
=-0.006058

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.

Monmouth Real Estate Investment has a M-score of -2.27 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Monmouth Real Estate Investment (Monmouth Real Estate Investment) Business Description

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101 Crawfords Corner Road, Suite 1405, Holmdel, NJ, USA, 07733
Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp is engaged in the ownership and management of industrial buildings subject to long-term net leases, mainly to investment grade tenants. The company's primary business is the ownership of real estate. Its investment focus is to own well-located, modern, single tenant, industrial buildings, leased primarily to investment-grade tenants.