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Capital Properties (Capital Properties) Beneish M-Score : 1.87 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Capital Properties 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 1.87 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

CPTP' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.91   Med: -2.27   Max: 1.87
Current: 1.87

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Capital Properties was 1.87. The lowest was -2.91. And the median was -2.27.


Capital Properties Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Capital Properties 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 -2.02 -2.91 -2.04 -2.78 1.87

Capital Properties 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 -2.78 2.42 2.09 -2.44 1.87

Competitive Comparison of Capital Properties's Beneish M-Score

For the Real Estate Services subindustry, Capital Properties'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.


Capital Properties's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

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

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



Capital Properties 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 Capital Properties 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+0.528 * 0.9738+0.404 * 11.5685+0.892 * 1.0887+0.115 * 0.9871
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9577+4.679 * 0.003577-0.327 * 1.0373
=1.87

* 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 $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 1.469 + 1.313 + 1.492 + 1.251 = $5.53 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.246 + 1.086 + 1.285 + 1.026 = $4.64 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1.10 Mil.
Total Assets was $8.95 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $6.50 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.09 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1.39 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.64 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was 0.621 + 0.534 + 0.687 + 0.485 = $2.33 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0.236 + 0.543 + 0.762 + 0.754 = $2.30 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 1.254 + 1.206 + 1.452 + 1.163 = $5.08 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.153 + 0.924 + 1.166 + 0.91 = $4.15 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1.72 Mil.
Total Assets was $8.42 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $6.58 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.09 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1.34 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.58 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 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 / 5.525) / (0 / 5.075)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(4.153 / 5.075) / (4.643 / 5.525)
=0.818325 / 0.840362
=0.9738

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 - (1.096 + 6.498) / 8.947) / (1 - (1.721 + 6.584) / 8.415)
=0.151224 / 0.013072
=11.5685

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
=5.525 / 5.075
=1.0887

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))
=(0.086 / (0.086 + 6.584)) / (0.086 / (0.086 + 6.498))
=0.012894 / 0.013062
=0.9871

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)
=(1.394 / 5.525) / (1.337 / 5.075)
=0.252308 / 0.263448
=0.9577

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)
=((0 + 0.643) / 8.947) / ((0 + 0.583) / 8.415)
=0.071868 / 0.069281
=1.0373

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
=(2.327 - 0 - 2.295) / 8.947
=0.003577

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.

Capital Properties has a M-score of 1.87 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Capital Properties (Capital Properties) Business Description

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Address
5 Steeple Street, Unit 303, Providence, RI, USA, 02903
Capital Properties Inc is a real estate company. The company's business activities include the long-term leasing of certain real estate interests in downtown Providence, Rhode Island, the leasing of a portion of its building under short-term leasing arrangements, and the leasing of locations along interstate and primary highways in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. The properties of the company include historic buildings in and adjacent to the Capital Center District in Providence, Rhode Island, as well as owns several locations on which billboard faces are constructed. Its only operating segment is Leasing.
Executives
Daniel T Noreck director 75 HAMMOND STREET, WORCESTER MA 01610
Linda Eder other: See Remarks 100 DEXTER ROAD, EAST PROVIDENCE RI 02914
Eder 2022 Community Property Trust 10 percent owner 220 SUNRISE AVENUE, SUITE 205, PALM BEACH FL 33480
Robert H Eder director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO & President 5 STEEPLE STREET, #303, PROVIDENCE RI 02903
Susan R. Johnson officer: Treasurer 5 STEEPLE STREET, UNIT 303, PROVIDENCE RI 02903
Steven G Triedman director 25 POWER STREET, PROVIDENCE RI 02903
P Scott Conti officer: President 75 HAMMOND STREET, WORCESTER MA 01610
Craig M Scott director 75 HAMMOND STREET, WORCESTER MA 01610
Matthew C Baum director 152 IRVING AVENUE, PROVIDENCE RI 02906
Todd D Turcotte officer: Vice President 100 DEXTER ROAD, EAST PROVIDENCE RI 02914
Roy J Nirschel director 45 FERRY ROAD, BRISTOL RI 02809
Alfred J Corso director 6 LEWIS STREET, BARRINGTON RI 02806
Stephen J Carlotti 10 percent owner 1500 FLEET CENTER, PROVIDENCE RI 02903
Barbara J Dreyer officer: Treasurer
Harris N Rosen director

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