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Kingston Properties (XJAM:KPREIT) Beneish M-Score : -2.36 (As of Jun. 09, 2024)


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What is Kingston 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.36 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XJAM:KPREIT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.57   Med: -2.31   Max: 1.04
Current: -2.36

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Kingston Properties was 1.04. The lowest was -4.57. And the median was -2.31.


Kingston Properties Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kingston 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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Kingston Properties Beneish M-Score Chart

Kingston 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 -0.60 -2.36 -2.31 -2.08 -2.36

Kingston Properties Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 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 -2.08 - - -2.36 -

Competitive Comparison of Kingston Properties's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Diversified subindustry, Kingston 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.


Kingston Properties's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

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

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



Kingston 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 Kingston 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 * 0.982+0.528 * 0.9876+0.404 * 1.1109+0.892 * 1.1495+0.115 * 0.9837
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9217+4.679 * 0.030611-0.327 * 1.5818
=-2.36

* 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 JMD116.6 Mil.
Revenue was JMD618.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was JMD602.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was JMD632.8 Mil.
Total Assets was JMD11,103.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was JMD15.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was JMD3.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was JMD55.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was JMD343.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was JMD3,251.1 Mil.
Net Income was JMD727.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was JMD0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was JMD387.4 Mil.
Total Receivables was JMD103.3 Mil.
Revenue was JMD538.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was JMD517.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was JMD1,324.9 Mil.
Total Assets was JMD8,795.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was JMD15.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was JMD3.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was JMD52.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was JMD215.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was JMD1,584.5 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)
=(116.576 / 618.401) / (103.275 / 537.971)
=0.188512 / 0.191971
=0.982

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)
=(517.159 / 537.971) / (601.971 / 618.401)
=0.961314 / 0.973431
=0.9876

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 - (632.797 + 15.022) / 11103.047) / (1 - (1324.898 + 15.335) / 8795.31)
=0.941654 / 0.84762
=1.1109

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
=618.401 / 537.971
=1.1495

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))
=(3.912 / (3.912 + 15.335)) / (3.912 / (3.912 + 15.022))
=0.203252 / 0.206612
=0.9837

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)
=(55.706 / 618.401) / (52.577 / 537.971)
=0.090081 / 0.097732
=0.9217

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)
=((3251.142 + 343.625) / 11103.047) / ((1584.495 + 215.783) / 8795.31)
=0.323764 / 0.204686
=1.5818

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
=(727.309 - 0 - 387.439) / 11103.047
=0.030611

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.

Kingston Properties has a M-score of -2.36 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Kingston Properties (XJAM:KPREIT) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
36-38 Red Hills Road, Building B, 1st Floor, Kingston, JAM, 10
Kingston Properties Ltd operates in the real estate business. The company invests in, owns, and manages real estate properties and operates in the United States, Jamaica, and Cayman Islands.

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