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Apartment Investment & Management Co (Apartment Investment & Management Co) Beneish M-Score : -2.30 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Apartment Investment & Management Co 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 -2.3 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Apartment Investment & Management Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

AIV' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.35   Med: -2.68   Max: -2.3
Current: -2.3

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Apartment Investment & Management Co was -2.30. The lowest was -3.35. And the median was -2.68.


Apartment Investment & Management Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Apartment Investment & Management Co'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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Apartment Investment & Management Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Apartment Investment & Management Co Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - -2.68 -3.35 -2.30

Apartment Investment & Management Co Quarterly Data
Dec18 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -3.35 -3.31 -3.79 -2.37 -2.30

Competitive Comparison of Apartment Investment & Management Co's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Residential subindustry, Apartment Investment & Management Co'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.


Apartment Investment & Management Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Apartment Investment & Management Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Apartment Investment & Management Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Apartment Investment & Management Co 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 Apartment Investment & Management Co 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 * 1.2809+0.528 * 1.0278+0.404 * 1.0333+0.892 * 0.9824+0.115 * 1.5681
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8434+4.679 * -0.030134-0.327 * 1.1156
=-2.30

* 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 $76.4 Mil.
Revenue was 49.352 + 47.701 + 45.674 + 44.268 = $187.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 30.288 + 29.373 + 26.891 + 26.764 = $113.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $215.7 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,089.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $119.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $68.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $32.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $90.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,266.4 Mil.
Net Income was -151.499 + -2.26 + -3.602 + -8.817 = $-166.2 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -152.102 + -2.141 + 4.935 + -4.372 = $-153.7 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 7.916 + 24.866 + 12.086 + 5.599 = $50.5 Mil.
Total Receivables was $60.7 Mil.
Revenue was 41.969 + 47.683 + 50.697 + 49.994 = $190.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was 26.561 + 30.228 + 30.989 + 30.773 = $118.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $290.5 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,181.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $118.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $159.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $39.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $106.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,162.8 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)
=(76.42 / 186.995) / (60.73 / 190.343)
=0.408674 / 0.319056
=1.2809

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)
=(118.551 / 190.343) / (113.316 / 186.995)
=0.622828 / 0.605984
=1.0278

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 - (215.687 + 119.661) / 2089.475) / (1 - (290.496 + 118.64) / 2181.223)
=0.839506 / 0.812428
=1.0333

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
=186.995 / 190.343
=0.9824

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))
=(158.967 / (158.967 + 118.64)) / (68.834 / (68.834 + 119.661))
=0.572633 / 0.365177
=1.5681

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)
=(32.869 / 186.995) / (39.672 / 190.343)
=0.175775 / 0.208424
=0.8434

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)
=((1266.438 + 90.125) / 2089.475) / ((1162.824 + 106.6) / 2181.223)
=0.649236 / 0.581978
=1.1156

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
=(-166.178 - -153.68 - 50.467) / 2089.475
=-0.030134

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.

Apartment Investment & Management Co has a M-score of -2.30 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Apartment Investment & Management Co (Apartment Investment & Management Co) Business Description

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Address
4582 South Ulster Street, Suite 1450, Denver, CO, USA, 80237
Apartment Investment & Management Co is a self-managed real estate investment trust. It is focused on property development, redevelopment and various other value-creating investment strategies, targeting the U.S multifamily market. Its operating segments are Development and Redevelopment; Operating, and Other. The company generates majority of revenue from operating segment.
Executives
Sherry L Rexroad director 2 BAYBERRY CIRCLE, AMBLER PA 19002
Kellie Dreyer officer: Senior Vice President and CAO 4582 S. ULSTER ST. SUITE 1450, DENVER CO 80237
James Patrick Sullivan director 34 SOUTH PEAK, LAGUNA NIGUEL CA 92677
Jay P Leupp director 16435 N. SCOTTSDALE ROAD, SUITE 320, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85254
Michael A Stein director 4582 S. ULSTER STREET, SUITE 1100, DENVER CO 80237
Kirk Sykes director C/O ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP., 245 PARK AVENUE, 42ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10167
Robert A. Miller director 6649 WESTWOOD BLVD, SUITE 500, ORLANDO FL 32821
R Dary Stone director 3344 PEACHTREE ROAD, SUITE 1800, ATLANTA GA 30326
Patricia L Gibson director 545 E JOHN CARPENTER FREEWAY, SUITE 1300, IRVING TX 75062
Quincy Allen director 4582 S. ULSTER STREET, SUITE 1700, DENVER CO 80237
Deborah Smith director 4582 S. ULSTER STREET, SUITE 1450, DENVER CO 80237
Terry Considine director 4582 SOUTH ULSTER STREET PARKWAY, SUITE 1100, DENVER CO 80237
Jennifer Johnson officer: EVP CAO and General Counsel 4582 S. ULSTER STREET, STE 1400, DENVER CO 80237
Wesley William Powell director, officer: President and CEO 4582 S. ULSTER STREET, SUITE 1100, DENVER CO 80237
Lynn Stanfield officer: EVP and CFO 4582 S. ULSTER STREET, SUITE 1100, DENVER CO 80237

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