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RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ Lodging Trust) Beneish M-Score

: -2.95 (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 -2.95 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

RLJ' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -7.68   Med: -2.61   Max: -1.53
Current: -2.95

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of RLJ Lodging Trust was -1.53. The lowest was -7.68. And the median was -2.61.


RLJ Lodging Trust Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for RLJ Lodging 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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RLJ Lodging 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 -2.90 -7.68 -2.27 -2.46 -2.95

RLJ Lodging 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 -2.46 -2.59 -2.63 -2.55 -2.95

Competitive Comparison

For the REIT - Hotel & Motel subindustry, RLJ Lodging 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.


RLJ Lodging Trust Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where RLJ Lodging Trust's Beneish M-Score falls into.



RLJ Lodging 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 RLJ Lodging 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 * 0.6115+0.528 * 1.0297+0.404 * 1.0014+0.892 * 1.1105+0.115 * 1.0069
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9431+4.679 * -0.049416-0.327 * 1.0162
=-2.95

* 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 $26 Mil.
Revenue was 319.708 + 334.406 + 356.96 + 314.503 = $1,326 Mil.
Gross Profit was 87.467 + 93.931 + 120.422 + 88.861 = $391 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $640 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,919 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $136 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $184 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $59 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $193 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,343 Mil.
Net Income was 7.935 + 16.43 + 41.395 + 10.645 = $76 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.759 + 1.749 + 0.739 + 1.11 = $4 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 88.954 + 89.073 + 95.097 + 42.018 = $315 Mil.
Total Receivables was $39 Mil.
Revenue was 302.191 + 318.071 + 330.501 + 242.899 = $1,194 Mil.
Gross Profit was 85.731 + 98.147 + 117.034 + 61.347 = $362 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $654 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,978 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $137 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $188 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $56 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $191 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,335 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)
=(26.163 / 1325.577) / (38.528 / 1193.662)
=0.019737 / 0.032277
=0.6115

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)
=(362.259 / 1193.662) / (390.681 / 1325.577)
=0.303485 / 0.294725
=1.0297

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 - (639.541 + 136.14) / 4919.295) / (1 - (654.003 + 136.915) / 4978.225)
=0.842319 / 0.841124
=1.0014

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
=1325.577 / 1193.662
=1.1105

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))
=(188.14 / (188.14 + 136.915)) / (184.063 / (184.063 + 136.14))
=0.578794 / 0.574832
=1.0069

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)
=(58.998 / 1325.577) / (56.33 / 1193.662)
=0.044507 / 0.047191
=0.9431

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)
=((2343.366 + 192.858) / 4919.295) / ((2334.565 + 191.245) / 4978.225)
=0.515567 / 0.507372
=1.0162

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
=(76.405 - 4.357 - 315.142) / 4919.295
=-0.049416

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.

RLJ Lodging Trust has a M-score of -2.95 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ Lodging Trust) Business Description

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Address
3 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 1000, Bethesda, MD, USA, 20814
RLJ Lodging Trust is a real estate investment trust that acquires focused-service and compact full-service hotels. Its portfolio consists of hotels in various states across the United States and the District of Columbia. Its hotels are under the Marriott, Hilton, and Hyatt brand names. These hotels are concentrated in urban areas, dense suburban markets, and business districts within metropolitan areas where utmost of their customers are business, leisure, and other travelers. Its revenue streams include hotel operations revenue, which is composed of the sale of rooms, food, and beverages, and other property revenue. The company derives the substantial majority of its revenue from the operation of hotels.
Executives
Arthur Reginald Collins director 3911 LORCOM LANE, ARLINGTON VA 22207
Nathaniel A Davis director 1500 ECKINGTON PLACE NE, WASHINGTON DC 20002
Chad Perry officer: EVP and General Counsel C/O TANGER FACTORY OUTLET CENTERS, INC., 3200 NORTHLINE AVENUE, SUITE 360, GREENSBORO NC 27408
Patricia L Gibson director 545 E JOHN CARPENTER FREEWAY, SUITE 1300, IRVING TX 75062
Thomas Bardenett officer: EVP and COO C/O EXTENDED STAY AMERICA, INC., 11525 N. COMMUNITY HOUSE ROAD, SUITE 100, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
La Forgia Robert M director C/O HILTON HOTELS CORP, 9336 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
Robert Mccarthy director C/O SANTANDER CONSUMER USA HOLDINGS INC, 1601 ELM STREET, SUITE 800, DALLAS TX 75201
Evan Bayh director 3 BETHESDA METRO CENTER, SUITE 1000, BETHESDA MD 20814
Robin Mcbride Zeigler director 44 SOUTH BAYLES AVENUE, PORT WASHINGTON NY 11050
Sean M Mahoney officer: EVP, CFO and Treasurer 3 BETHESDA METRO CTR #1000, BETHESDA MD 20814
Robert L Johnson director, officer: Executive Chairman C/O RLJ COMPANIES, 3 BETHESDA METRO CENTER, SUITE 1000, BETHESDA MD 20814
Leslie D. Hale director, officer: President and CEO 3 BETHESDA METRO CENTER, SUITE 1000, BETHESDA MD 20814
Christopher Andrew Gormsen officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O RLJ LODGING TRUST, 3 BETHESDA METRO CENTER, SUITE 1000, BETHESDA MD 20814
Joseph J Ryan director C/O RLJ LODGING TRUST, 3 BETHESDA METRO CENTER, SUITE 1000, BETHESDA MD 20817
California Public Employees Retirement System 10 percent owner 400 Q ST, SUITE 4800, SACRAMENTO CA 95811