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Safehold (Safehold) Beneish M-Score : -2.42 (As of May. 17, 2024)


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What is Safehold 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 -2.42 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SAFE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -17.9   Med: -1.93   Max: 7.36
Current: -2.42

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Safehold was 7.36. The lowest was -17.90. And the median was -1.93.


Safehold Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Safehold'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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Safehold Beneish M-Score Chart

Safehold Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 7.36 -1.98 -2.18 -1.89 -2.35

Safehold Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -1.99 -2.14 -2.23 -2.35 -2.42

Competitive Comparison of Safehold's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Diversified subindustry, Safehold'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.


Safehold's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

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

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



Safehold 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 Safehold 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 * 0.9048+0.528 * 0.9998+0.404 * 0.9697+0.892 * 1.2747+0.115 * 0.8871
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.6955+4.679 * 0.010764-0.327 * 1.003
=-2.42

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $1,961.0 Mil.
Revenue was 93.213 + 103.027 + 85.561 + 85.661 = $367.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 92.134 + 101.593 + 84.56 + 84.648 = $362.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,012.9 Mil.
Total Assets was $6,673.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $33.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $12.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $69.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $90.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,057.3 Mil.
Net Income was 30.728 + 41.184 + -122.969 + 22.13 = $-28.9 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 6.821 + 7.826 + -140.083 + 5.533 = $-119.9 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -3.064 + 23.062 + 1.799 + -2.657 = $19.1 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1,700.3 Mil.
Revenue was 78.329 + 73.37 + 71.696 + 64.884 = $288.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was 77.123 + 72.532 + 70.83 + 64.185 = $284.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,754.5 Mil.
Total Assets was $6,290.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $38.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $11.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $32.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $76.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,821.5 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)
=(1960.992 / 367.462) / (1700.325 / 288.279)
=5.336584 / 5.898192
=0.9048

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)
=(284.67 / 288.279) / (362.935 / 367.462)
=0.987481 / 0.98768
=0.9998

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 - (2012.882 + 33.818) / 6673.539) / (1 - (1754.455 + 38.34) / 6290.562)
=0.693311 / 0.715002
=0.9697

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
=367.462 / 288.279
=1.2747

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))
=(11.913 / (11.913 + 38.34)) / (12.332 / (12.332 + 33.818))
=0.23706 / 0.267216
=0.8871

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)
=(69.13 / 367.462) / (31.987 / 288.279)
=0.188128 / 0.110958
=1.6955

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)
=((4057.315 + 90.442) / 6673.539) / ((3821.474 + 76.528) / 6290.562)
=0.621523 / 0.619659
=1.003

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
=(-28.927 - -119.903 - 19.14) / 6673.539
=0.010764

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.

Safehold has a M-score of -2.42 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Safehold (Safehold) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1114 Avenue of the Americas, 39th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10036
Safehold Inc is a REIT that operates its business by acquiring, managing and capitalizing ground leases. Ground leases are long-term contracts between the landlord (the Company) and a tenant or leaseholder. Ground leases generally represent ownership of the land underlying commercial real estate projects that is net leased by the fee owner of the land to the owners/operators of the real estate projects built thereon.
Executives
Istar Inc. 10 percent owner 1114 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 39TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Brett Asnas officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O ISTAR, 1114 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, FL. 39, NEW YORK NY 10036
Jesse Hom director 168 ROBINSON ROAD, #37-01, CAPITAL TOWER, SINGAPORE U0 068912
Dean S Adler director, 10 percent owner BELGRAVIA 8TH FL, 1811 CHESTNUT ST, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Garett Rosenblum officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O ISTAR, 1114 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, FL. 39, NEW YORK NY 10036
Jeremy Fox-geen officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O ISTAR, 1114 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, FL 39, NEW YORK NY 10036
Jay Sugarman director, officer: Chairman and CEO 24301 WALDEN CENTER DR, BONITA SPRINGS FL 34134
Marcos Alvarado officer: Chief Investment Officer 591 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE, GREENWICH CT 06830
Jay S Nydick director 1114 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 27TH FLR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Nina Matis officer: Chief Legal Officer & CIO 1114 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 12TH FL, NEW YORK NY 10036
Andrew C Richardson officer: Interim CFO 527 MADISON AVENUE, 16TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Geoffrey G Jervis officer: COO and CFO C/O CAPITAL TRUST, INC., 410 PARK AVENUE, 14TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Stefan M Selig director 2 EAST 70TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10021
Robin Josephs director
Sfty Venture Llc 10 percent owner C/O GIC REAL ESTATE, INC., 280 PARK AVENUE, 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017

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