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AvalonBay Communities (AvalonBay Communities) Beneish M-Score

: -2.60 (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 -2.6 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

AVB' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.7   Med: -2.6   Max: -2.46
Current: -2.6

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of AvalonBay Communities was -2.46. The lowest was -2.70. And the median was -2.60.


AvalonBay Communities Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for AvalonBay Communities'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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AvalonBay Communities 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 -2.61 -2.66 -2.70 -2.57 -2.60

AvalonBay Communities 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 -2.57 -2.58 -2.58 -2.62 -2.60

Competitive Comparison

For the REIT - Residential subindustry, AvalonBay Communities'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.


AvalonBay Communities Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



AvalonBay Communities 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 AvalonBay Communities 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 * 1.004+0.404 * 1.0112+0.892 * 1.0673+0.115 * 0.9906
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9682+4.679 * -0.043017-0.327 * 0.956
=-2.60

* 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 $0 Mil.
Revenue was 704.705 + 697.635 + 690.86 + 674.708 = $2,768 Mil.
Gross Profit was 454.326 + 444.045 + 446.025 + 435.381 = $1,780 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $531 Mil.
Total Assets was $20,678 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $135 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $817 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $77 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $695 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $8,135 Mil.
Net Income was 241.969 + 172.031 + 367.923 + 146.902 = $929 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 68.335 + 1.68 + 191.372 + -3.082 = $258 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 346.187 + 471.263 + 346.461 + 396.118 = $1,560 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0 Mil.
Revenue was 669.671 + 665.288 + 644.559 + 613.927 = $2,593 Mil.
Gross Profit was 440.533 + 424.617 + 417.305 + 391.877 = $1,674 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $734 Mil.
Total Assets was $20,458 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $143 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $815 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $74 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $659 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $8,479 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 / 2767.908) / (0 / 2593.445)
=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)
=(1674.332 / 2593.445) / (1779.777 / 2767.908)
=0.645602 / 0.643004
=1.004

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 - (530.96 + 134.674) / 20678.214) / (1 - (734.245 + 143.331) / 20457.764)
=0.96781 / 0.957103
=1.0112

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
=2767.908 / 2593.445
=1.0673

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))
=(814.978 / (814.978 + 143.331)) / (816.965 / (816.965 + 134.674))
=0.850433 / 0.858482
=0.9906

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)
=(76.534 / 2767.908) / (74.064 / 2593.445)
=0.02765 / 0.028558
=0.9682

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)
=((8135.054 + 694.554) / 20678.214) / ((8478.716 + 659.11) / 20457.764)
=0.427001 / 0.446668
=0.956

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
=(928.825 - 258.305 - 1560.029) / 20678.214
=-0.043017

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.

AvalonBay Communities has a M-score of -2.60 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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AvalonBay Communities (AvalonBay Communities) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
4040 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1000, Arlington, VA, USA, 22203
AvalonBay Communities owns a portfolio of 276 apartment communities with over 82,000 units and is developing 18 additional properties with over 5,700 units. The company focuses on owning large, high-quality properties in major metropolitan areas of New England, New York/New Jersey, Washington D.C., California, and the Pacific Northwest.
Executives
Joanne M Lockeridge officer: Executive Vice President 4040 WILSON BOULEVARD, SUITE 1000, ARLINGTON VA 22203
Matthew H. Birenbaum officer: EVP, Strategy & Portfolio Mgmt 671 NORTH GLEBE ROAD, SUITE 800, ARLINGTON VA 22203
Mueller Charles E Jr director C/O AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC., 4040 WILSON BLVD., SUITE 1000, ARLINGTON VA 22027
Edward M Schulman officer: Vice President-General Counsel
William M Mclaughlin officer: Executive Vice President AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC., 2900 EISENHOWER AVENUE, SUITE 300, ALEXANDRIA VA 22314
Timothy J Naughton officer: Chief Operating Officer 2900 ELSENHOWER AVE 3RD FL, ALEXANDRIA VA 22314
Sean J. Breslin officer: Senior Vice President 2900 EISENHOWER AVE., SUITE 300, ALEXANDRIA VA 22314
Keri A Shea officer: VP-Finance and Treasurer 2900 EISEHOWER AVE., SUITE 300, ALEXANDRIA VA 22314
Kevin P. O'shea officer: Executive Vice President 671 N. GLEBE ROAD, SUITE 800, ARLINGTON VA 22203
Nnenna Lynch director 4040 WILSON BOULEVARD, SUITE1000, ARLINGTON VA 22203
Christopher B. Howard director 4040 WILSON BOULEVARD, SUITE 1000, ARLINGTON VA 22203
Benjamin Schall director, officer: President 261 BROADWAY, NO.11B, NEW YORK NY 10007
W Edward Walter director
Horey Leo S Iii officer: Senior Vice President 2900 ELSENHOWER AVE 3RD FL, ALEXANDRIA VA 22314
Stephen W Wilson officer: Executive Vice President C/O PS BUSINESS PARKS, INC., 701 WESTERN AVENUE, GLENDALE CA 91201

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