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BRSP (BrightSpire Capital) Beneish M-Score : -2.84 (As of Dec. 11, 2024)


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What is BrightSpire Capital 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 -2.84 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BRSP' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.93   Med: -2.49   Max: -1.48
Current: -2.84

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of BrightSpire Capital was -1.48. The lowest was -2.93. And the median was -2.49.


BrightSpire Capital Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for BrightSpire Capital'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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BrightSpire Capital Beneish M-Score Chart

BrightSpire Capital Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -2.42 -2.93 -1.93 -2.43 -2.65

BrightSpire Capital Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 -2.49 -2.65 -2.74 -2.87 -2.84

Competitive Comparison of BrightSpire Capital's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Mortgage subindustry, BrightSpire Capital'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.


BrightSpire Capital's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

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

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



BrightSpire Capital 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 BrightSpire Capital 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 * 0.8695+0.528 * 1.0448+0.404 * 1.1153+0.892 * 0.9249+0.115 * 0.9635
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0132+4.679 * -0.049158-0.327 * 1.0278
=-2.84

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $2,532.7 Mil.
Revenue was 85.638 + 88.496 + 92.668 + 97.996 = $364.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was 38.345 + 42.527 + 43.89 + 47.138 = $171.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,981.4 Mil.
Total Assets was $3,838.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $24.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $38.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $35.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $151.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,595.6 Mil.
Net Income was 12.729 + -67.86 + -57.103 + -16.324 = $-128.6 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 2.325 + -42.828 + 2.808 + -17.283 = $-55.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 31.274 + 22.85 + 24.577 + 36.407 = $115.1 Mil.
Total Receivables was $3,149.2 Mil.
Revenue was 99.877 + 96.066 + 98.167 + 100.305 = $394.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was 48.838 + 46.528 + 49.653 + 49.169 = $194.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,482.8 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,352.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $22.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $33.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $38.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $162.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,868.5 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)
=(2532.702 / 364.798) / (3149.217 / 394.415)
=6.942752 / 7.984526
=0.8695

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)
=(194.188 / 394.415) / (171.9 / 364.798)
=0.492344 / 0.47122
=1.0448

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 - (2981.445 + 24.066) / 3838.425) / (1 - (3482.846 + 22.947) / 4352.676)
=0.216994 / 0.194566
=1.1153

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
=364.798 / 394.415
=0.9249

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))
=(33.231 / (33.231 + 22.947)) / (38.269 / (38.269 + 24.066))
=0.59153 / 0.613925
=0.9635

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)
=(35.897 / 364.798) / (38.307 / 394.415)
=0.098402 / 0.097124
=1.0132

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)
=((2595.579 + 151.735) / 3838.425) / ((2868.505 + 162.652) / 4352.676)
=0.71574 / 0.696389
=1.0278

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
=(-128.558 - -54.978 - 115.108) / 3838.425
=-0.049158

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.

BrightSpire Capital has a M-score of -2.84 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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BrightSpire Capital Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
590 Madison Avenue, 33rd Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10022
BrightSpire Capital Inc is an internally-managed commercial real estate credit REIT focused on originating, acquiring, financing and managing a diversified portfolio of commercial real estate debt and net lease real estate investments predominantly in the United States. CRE debt investments consist of first mortgage loans with the objective of generating consistent risk-adjusted returns. The operating segments of the company are Senior and Mezzanine Loans and Preferred Equity, Net Leased and Other Real Estate, Corporate and Other. Geographically, the company generates revenue from the United States.
Executives
David A Palame officer: General Counsel and Secretary 590 MADISON AVENUE, 34TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Catherine Rice director 8377 EAST HARTFORD DRIVE, SUITE 100, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85255
Andrew Elmore Witt officer: Interim CEO and President 515 SOUTH FLOWER STREET 44TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Frank V Saracino officer: Chief Accounting Officer 399 PARK AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Michael Mazzei officer: CEO and President 345 PARK AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10154
Catherine F. Long director 8377 EAST HARTFORD DRIVE, SUITE 100, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85255
Kim S Diamond director C/O BRIGHTSPIRE CAPITAL, INC., 590 MADISON AVENUE, 33RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Clnc Manager, Llc 10 percent owner 515 SOUTH FLOWER STREET, 44TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Nrf Holdco, Llc 10 percent owner 399 PARK AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Nrf Red Reit Corp. 10 percent owner C/O?NORTHSTAR?REALTY?FINANCE?CORP., PARK?AVENUE,?18TH?FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Digitalbridge Operating Company, Llc 10 percent owner 750 PARK OF COMMERCE DRIVE, SUITE 210, BOCA RATON FL 33487
Digitalbridge Group, Inc. 10 percent owner 750 PARK OF COMMERCE DRIVE, SUITE 210, BOCA RATON FL 33487
Mark M. Hedstrom director C/O COLONY NORTHSTAR, INC., 515 S. FLOWER ST., 44TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Kevin P. Traenkle director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O COLONY NORTHSTAR, INC., 515 S. FLOWER ST., 44TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Neale Redington officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O COLONY NORTHSTAR, INC., 515 S. FLOWER ST., 44TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071