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Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust (Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust) Beneish M-Score : -2.71 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Wheeler Real Estate Investment 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 -2.71 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

WHLR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.89   Med: -2.53   Max: 1.86
Current: -2.71

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust was 1.86. The lowest was -2.89. And the median was -2.53.


Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Wheeler Real Estate Investment 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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Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Beneish M-Score Chart

Wheeler Real Estate Investment 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 -2.89 -2.30 -2.81 -2.34 -2.71

Wheeler Real Estate Investment 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 -2.34 -2.47 -2.47 -2.57 -2.71

Competitive Comparison of Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Retail subindustry, Wheeler Real Estate Investment 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.


Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Wheeler Real Estate Investment 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 Wheeler Real Estate Investment 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 * 0.7259+0.528 * 1.0077+0.404 * 1.0349+0.892 * 1.3351+0.115 * 0.7433
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0209+4.679 * -0.054433-0.327 * 1.0326
=-2.71

* 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 $13.1 Mil.
Revenue was 26.215 + 25.204 + 24.84 + 26.066 = $102.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was 17.413 + 16.433 + 16.498 + 17.111 = $67.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $52.9 Mil.
Total Assets was $668.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $10.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $23.7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $11.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $17.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $487.9 Mil.
Net Income was 16.445 + -14.061 + -3.97 + -3.101 = $-4.7 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 20.028 + -11.143 + 2.426 + -0.553 = $10.8 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 5.902 + 3.525 + 7.82 + 3.687 = $20.9 Mil.
Total Receivables was $13.5 Mil.
Revenue was 26.951 + 18.718 + 15.479 + 15.497 = $76.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was 17.857 + 12.063 + 10.747 + 10.247 = $50.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $69.4 Mil.
Total Assets was $684.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $16.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $17.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $8.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $18.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $482.5 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)
=(13.126 / 102.325) / (13.544 / 76.645)
=0.128278 / 0.176711
=0.7259

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)
=(50.914 / 76.645) / (67.455 / 102.325)
=0.664283 / 0.659223
=1.0077

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 - (52.933 + 10.569) / 668.332) / (1 - (69.409 + 16.526) / 684.536)
=0.904984 / 0.874462
=1.0349

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
=102.325 / 76.645
=1.3351

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))
=(17.461 / (17.461 + 16.526)) / (23.653 / (23.653 + 10.569))
=0.513755 / 0.691164
=0.7433

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)
=(11.75 / 102.325) / (8.621 / 76.645)
=0.11483 / 0.11248
=1.0209

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)
=((487.903 + 17.065) / 668.332) / ((482.507 + 18.398) / 684.536)
=0.755565 / 0.731744
=1.0326

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
=(-4.687 - 10.758 - 20.934) / 668.332
=-0.054433

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.

Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust has a M-score of -2.71 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust (Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust) Business Description

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Address
2529 Virginia Beach Boulevard, Virginia Beach, VA, USA, 23452
Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Inc is a self-managed commercial real estate investment company. It owns, leases and operates income-producing retail properties with a primary focus on grocery-anchored centers. The company's properties include Alex City Marketplace in Alexander City, Alabama; Bryan Station in Lexington, Kentucky; Cardinal Plaza in Henderson, North Carolina; Clover Plaza in Clover, South Carolina; Winslow Plaza in Sicklerville, New Jersey and many more.
Executives
Joseph Stilwell director, 10 percent owner 111 BROADWAY, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10006
Steamboat Capital Partners, Llc 10 percent owner 24 MAPLE AVENUE, RYE NY 10580
Corbin Capital Partners, L.p. 10 percent owner 590 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Ceof Holdings Lp 10 percent owner 590 MADISON AVENUE, 31ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Corbin Capital Partners Gp, Llc 10 percent owner 590 MADISON AVENUE, 31ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Stilwell Associates L P 10 percent owner 111 BROADWAY, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10006
Dennis Pollack director 3 PENNS TRAIL, NEWTOWN PA 18940
Kerry G. Campbell director 2529 VIRGINIA BEACH BLVD., VIRGINIA BEACH VA 23452
Megan Parisi director 200 CALLE DEL SANTO CRISTO, SEGUNDO PISO, SAN JUAN PR 00901
David J. Snyderman 10 percent owner C/O MAGNETAR FINANCIAL LLC, 1603 ORRINGTON AVENUE, 13TH FLOOR, EVANSTON IL 60201
Parsa Kiai 10 percent owner 420 LEXINGTON AVENUE, SUITE 2300, NY NY 10170
Michael Andrew Franklin officer: Interim CEO RIVERSEDGE NORTH, 2529 VIRGINIA BEACH BLVD, SUITE 200, VIRGINIA BEACH VA 23452
Supernova Management Llc 10 percent owner 1603 ORRINGTON AVENUE, 13TH FLOOR, EVANSTON IL 60201
Alec N Litowitz 10 percent owner C/O MAGNETAR FINANCIAL LLC, 1603 ORRINGTON AVENUE, 13TH FLOOR, EVANSTON IL 60201
Magnetar Capital Partners Lp 10 percent owner 1603 ORRINGTON AVE., 13TH FLOOR, EVANSTON IL 60201