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Alexandria Real Estate Equities (Alexandria Real Estate Equities) Beneish M-Score : -2.70 (As of Apr. 24, 2024)


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What is Alexandria Real Estate Equities 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 -2.7 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ARE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.78   Med: -2.53   Max: -0.88
Current: -2.7

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Alexandria Real Estate Equities was -0.88. The lowest was -2.78. And the median was -2.53.


Alexandria Real Estate Equities Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alexandria Real Estate Equities'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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Alexandria Real Estate Equities Beneish M-Score Chart

Alexandria Real Estate Equities 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 -2.50 -2.58 -1.81 -2.76 -2.69

Alexandria Real Estate Equities 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 -2.78 -2.62 -2.65 -2.69 -2.70

Competitive Comparison of Alexandria Real Estate Equities's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Office subindustry, Alexandria Real Estate Equities'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.


Alexandria Real Estate Equities's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Alexandria Real Estate Equities's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Alexandria Real Estate Equities 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 Alexandria Real Estate Equities 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 * 0.8301+0.528 * 0.9877+0.404 * 1.0234+0.892 * 1.1082+0.115 * 0.8691
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9692+4.679 * -0.030961-0.327 * 1.0372
=-2.70

* 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 $64 Mil.
Revenue was 769.108 + 785.88 + 707.531 + 704.339 = $2,967 Mil.
Gross Profit was 550.794 + 563.154 + 489.844 + 492.505 = $2,096 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $877 Mil.
Total Assets was $37,699 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,112 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1,014 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $198 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,860 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $12,599 Mil.
Net Income was 170.545 + -88.429 + 24.269 + 89.937 = $196 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 43.805 + -229.31 + -94.822 + -22.291 = $-303 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 341.157 + 428.617 + 417.89 + 478.473 = $1,666 Mil.
Total Receivables was $70 Mil.
Revenue was 700.795 + 678.596 + 656.853 + 640.959 = $2,677 Mil.
Gross Profit was 493.862 + 474.244 + 455.664 + 444.675 = $1,868 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,432 Mil.
Total Assets was $36,912 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,315 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $931 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $185 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,081 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $11,568 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)
=(64.238 / 2966.858) / (69.83 / 2677.203)
=0.021652 / 0.026083
=0.8301

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)
=(1868.445 / 2677.203) / (2096.297 / 2966.858)
=0.697909 / 0.706571
=0.9877

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 - (877.31 + 1112.282) / 37699.046) / (1 - (1431.67 + 1315.35) / 36912.465)
=0.947224 / 0.92558
=1.0234

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
=2966.858 / 2677.203
=1.1082

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))
=(930.807 / (930.807 + 1315.35)) / (1013.69 / (1013.69 + 1112.282))
=0.4144 / 0.476812
=0.8691

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)
=(198.213 / 2966.858) / (184.543 / 2677.203)
=0.066809 / 0.068931
=0.9692

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)
=((12598.741 + 1859.681) / 37699.046) / ((11567.959 + 2081.126) / 36912.465)
=0.383522 / 0.369769
=1.0372

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
=(196.322 - -302.618 - 1666.137) / 37699.046
=-0.030961

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.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a M-score of -2.70 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Alexandria Real Estate Equities (Alexandria Real Estate Equities) Business Description

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26 North Euclid Avenue, Pasadena, CA, USA, 91101
Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc is an urban office real estate investment trust (REIT). It is engaged in the business of providing space for lease to life science, agtech, and technology tenants. The company has established a significant market presence in key locations, including Greater Boston, the San Francisco Bay Area, New York City, San Diego, Seattle, Maryland, and Research Triangle. Alexandria has a longstanding and proven track record of developing Class A properties clustered in urban life science, agtech, and technology campuses that provide tenants with highly dynamic and collaborative environments. Alexandria also provides strategic capital to transformative life science, agtech, and technology companies through venture capital platform.
Executives
James P Cain director C/O ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC, 26 NORTH EUCLID AVENUE, PASADENA CA 91101
Kristina Fukuzaki-carlson officer: EVP - Business Operations C/O ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC, 26 NORTH EUCLID AVENUE, PASADENA CA 91101
Daniel J Ryan officer: EVP - San Diego C/O ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC, 26 NORTH EUCLID AVENUE, PASADENA CA 91101
Madeleine Thorp Alsbrook officer: EVP - Talent Management C/O ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC, 26 NORTH EUCLID AVENUE, PASADENA CA 91101
Joel S Marcus director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC, 26 NORTH EUCLID AVENUE, PASADENA CA 91101
John H Cunningham officer: EVP - Regional Market Director C/O ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC, 26 NORTH EUCLID AVENUE, PASADENA CA 91101
Hunter Kass officer: EVP - Regional Market Director C/O ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC, 26 NORTH EUCLID AVE., PASADENA CA 91101
Orraparn C. Lee officer: EVP - Accounting C/O ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC, 26 NORTH EUCLID AVENUE, PASADENA CA 91101
Marc E Binda officer: EVP - Finance & Treasurer C/O ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC, 26 NORTH EUCLID AVENUE, PASADENA CA 91101
Vincent Ciruzzi officer: Chief Development Officer C/O ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC, 26 NORTH EUCLID AVENUE, PASADENA CA 91101
Dean A Shigenaga officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC, 26 NORTH EUCLID AVENUE, PASADENA CA 91101
Peter M Moglia officer: Chief Investment Officer C/O ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC, 26 NORTH EUCLID AVENUE, PASADENA CA 91101
Maria C Freire director C/O ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC, 26 NORTH EUCLID AVENUE, PASADENA CA 91101
Jackie B. Clem officer: General Counsel & Secretary C/O ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC, 26 NORTH EUCLID AVENUE, PASADENA CA 91101
Stephen Richardson officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC, 26 NORTH EUCLID AVENUE, PASADENA CA 91101