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Diversified Healthcare Trust (Diversified Healthcare Trust) Beneish M-Score : -3.03 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Diversified Healthcare Trust 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 -3.03 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

DHC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.37   Med: -2.71   Max: -2.37
Current: -3.03

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Diversified Healthcare Trust was -2.37. The lowest was -3.37. And the median was -2.71.


Diversified Healthcare Trust Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Diversified Healthcare 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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Diversified Healthcare Trust Beneish M-Score Chart

Diversified Healthcare Trust Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.37 -2.37 -2.78 -2.37 -3.03

Diversified Healthcare 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 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 -2.37 -2.36 -2.52 -2.62 -3.03

Competitive Comparison of Diversified Healthcare Trust's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Healthcare Facilities subindustry, Diversified Healthcare 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.


Diversified Healthcare Trust's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

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

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



Diversified Healthcare 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 Diversified Healthcare 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 * 0.6351+0.528 * 0.8119+0.404 * 1.0769+0.892 * 1.0987+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8997+4.679 * -0.051722-0.327 * 1.0178
=-3.03

* 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 $6 Mil.
Revenue was 361.535 + 356.524 + 346.219 + 346.03 = $1,410 Mil.
Gross Profit was 58.124 + 58.092 + 59.991 + 59.95 = $236 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $262 Mil.
Total Assets was $5,446 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $284 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $26 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $30 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,817 Mil.
Net Income was -102.564 + -65.779 + -72.571 + -52.658 = $-294 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -2.462 + -4.832 + -17.342 + 2.266 = $-22 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -7.209 + -14.031 + 25.681 + 6.042 = $10 Mil.
Total Receivables was $9 Mil.
Revenue was 336.885 + 322.92 + 313.028 + 310.733 = $1,284 Mil.
Gross Profit was 51.719 + 33.824 + 46.962 + 41.991 = $174 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $697 Mil.
Total Assets was $6,002 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $240 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $26 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $735 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,348 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)
=(6.081 / 1410.308) / (8.716 / 1283.566)
=0.004312 / 0.00679
=0.6351

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)
=(174.496 / 1283.566) / (236.157 / 1410.308)
=0.135946 / 0.167451
=0.8119

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 - (262.489 + 0) / 5446.136) / (1 - (697.403 + 0) / 6002.093)
=0.951803 / 0.883807
=1.0769

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
=1410.308 / 1283.566
=1.0987

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))
=(239.525 / (239.525 + 0)) / (283.841 / (283.841 + 0))
=1 / 1
=1

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)
=(26.131 / 1410.308) / (26.435 / 1283.566)
=0.018529 / 0.020595
=0.8997

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)
=((2816.849 + 29.94) / 5446.136) / ((2347.877 + 734.619) / 6002.093)
=0.522717 / 0.51357
=1.0178

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
=(-293.572 - -22.37 - 10.483) / 5446.136
=-0.051722

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.

Diversified Healthcare Trust has a M-score of -3.03 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Diversified Healthcare Trust (Diversified Healthcare Trust) Business Description

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Address
255 Washington Street, Suite 300, Two Newton Place, Newton, MA, USA, 02458-1634
Diversified Healthcare Trust is a real estate investment trust that focuses on healthcare-related properties, including life science estates, medical offices, and senior living communities. It acquires and owns properties and is engaged in the development and implementation of medical services and technologies. It operates through two segments: its office portfolio and its senior housing operating portfolio. The office portfolio includes medical office properties leased to medical-related businesses and life sciences properties. The SHOP segment runs communities that offer multiple types of residential care, ranging from independent living to nursing services. DHT operates across the United States and the majority of its revenue derives from rents and medical programs.
Executives
Matthew C. Brown officer: CFO and Treasurer C/O OFFICE PROPERTIES INCOME TRUST, TWO NEWTON PLACE, 255 WASHINGTON STREET, NEWTON MA 02458
Phyllis M. Hollis director TWO NEWTON PLACE, 255 WASHINGTON STREET, SUITE 300, NEWTON MA 02458-1634
David A Pierce director BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION, 300 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC WAY, MARLBOROUGH MA 01752-1234
John L Harrington director C/O THE RMR GROUP LLC, TWO NEWTON PL., 255 WASH. ST., STE. 300, NEWTON MA 02458
Daniel F. Lepage director C/O THE RMR GROUP LLC, 255 WASHINGTON STREET, SUITE 300, NEWTON MA 02458
Jennifer F. Mintzer officer: President and COO C/O DIVERSIFIED HEALTHCARE TRUST, TWO NEWTON PL., 255 WASHINGTON STREET, NEWTON MA 02458
Jennifer B Clark director
Siedel Richard W. Jr. officer: Treasurer and C.F.O. C/O THE RMR GROUP LLC, TWO NEWTON PL., 255 WASH. ST., STE. 300, NEWTON MA 02458
Lisa Harris Jones director C/O THE RMR GROUP LLC, TWO NEWTON PL., 255 WASH. ST., STE. 300, NEWTON MA 02458
Jeffrey P. Somers director C/O THE RMR GROUP LLC, TWO NEWTON PL., 255 WASH. ST., STE. 300, NEWTON MA 02458
Doyle Richard A Jr officer: Treasurer and CFO C/O FIVE STAR QUALITY CARE, INC., 400 CENTRE STREET, NEWTON MA 02458
Adam D. Portnoy director C/O THE RMR GROUP LLC, TWO NEWTON PL., 255 WASH. ST., STE. 300, NEWTON MA 02458
John R Hoadley officer: Treasurer & CFO
David J Hegarty officer: President & COO C/O THE RMR GROUP LLC, TWO NEWTON PL., 255 WASH. ST., STE. 300, NEWTON MA 02458
Frank J Bailey director C/O REIT MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH LLC, 400 CENTRE STREET, NEWTON MA 02458

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