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Waypoint REIT (ASX:WPR) Beneish M-Score

: -2.52 (As of Today)
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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 -2.52 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ASX:WPR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.54   Med: -2.49   Max: -2.38
Current: -2.52

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Waypoint REIT was -2.38. The lowest was -2.54. And the median was -2.49.


Waypoint REIT Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Waypoint REIT'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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Waypoint REIT Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -2.39 -2.38 -2.49 -2.54 -2.52

Waypoint REIT Semi-Annual Data
Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 -2.49 - -2.54 - -2.52

Competitive Comparison

For the REIT - Specialty subindustry, Waypoint REIT'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.


Waypoint REIT Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



Waypoint REIT 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 Waypoint REIT 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 * 1+0.404 * 0.9977+0.892 * 0.9715+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9717+4.679 * 0.001966-0.327 * 1.0766
=-2.52

* 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 A$0.0 Mil.
Revenue was A$163.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$163.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was A$24.0 Mil.
Total Assets was A$2,797.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was A$0.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was A$0.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was A$10.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was A$40.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$892.7 Mil.
Net Income was A$-79.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$-193.8 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was A$109.2 Mil.
Total Receivables was A$0.0 Mil.
Revenue was A$168.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$168.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was A$18.7 Mil.
Total Assets was A$2,988.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was A$0.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was A$0.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was A$10.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was A$41.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$884.5 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)
=(0 / 163.4) / (0 / 168.2)
=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)
=(168.2 / 168.2) / (163.4 / 163.4)
=1 / 1
=1

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 - (24 + 0) / 2797.9) / (1 - (18.7 + 0) / 2988.1)
=0.991422 / 0.993742
=0.9977

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
=163.4 / 168.2
=0.9715

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 / (0 + 0)) / (0 / (0 + 0))
= /
=1

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)
=(10.1 / 163.4) / (10.7 / 168.2)
=0.061812 / 0.063615
=0.9717

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)
=((892.7 + 40.4) / 2797.9) / ((884.5 + 41.1) / 2988.1)
=0.3335 / 0.309762
=1.0766

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
=(-79.1 - -193.8 - 109.2) / 2797.9
=0.001966

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.

Waypoint REIT has a M-score of -2.52 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Waypoint REIT (ASX:WPR) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
720 Bourke Street, Level 15, Docklands, VIC, AUS, 3008
Waypoint REIT owns a AUD 3 billion portfolio of service station properties across Australia. About 80% of the portfolio by value is in capital cities and other major urban areas, with about 10% on highways and a similar proportion in small towns. About 95% of rental income comes from ASX-listed Viva Energy and 90% of the leases are triple net, where the tenant pays all property outgoings. Management is internal.

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