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Redfin (BSP:R2DF34) Beneish M-Score : -3.73 (As of Jun. 25, 2025)


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What is Redfin 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 -3.73 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BSP:R2DF34' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.89   Med: -2.76   Max: 6.68
Current: -3.73

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Redfin was 6.68. The lowest was -4.89. And the median was -2.76.


Redfin Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Redfin'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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Redfin Beneish M-Score Chart

Redfin Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.77 2.93 -3.30 -3.41 -3.18

Redfin Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 -3.09 -3.20 -2.46 -3.18 -3.73

Competitive Comparison of Redfin's Beneish M-Score

For the Real Estate Services subindustry, Redfin'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.


Redfin's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

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

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


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Redfin 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 Redfin 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 * 0.6905+0.528 * 0.9907+0.404 * 0.8977+0.892 * 1.2132+0.115 * 1.1778
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9889+4.679 * -0.210937-0.327 * 1.0687
=-3.61

* 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 (Mar25) TTM:Last Year (Mar24) TTM:
Total Receivables was R$229 Mil.
Revenue was 1272.696 + 1490.364 + 1539.591 + 1589.993 = R$5,893 Mil.
Gross Profit was 406.718 + 499.916 + 564.097 + 590.241 = R$2,061 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$2,641 Mil.
Total Assets was R$6,197 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$350 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$209 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$2,003 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$2,277 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$4,380 Mil.
Net Income was -532.734 + -221.863 + -187.078 + -150.164 = R$-1,092 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -121.006 + -6.327 + -14.692 + 26.381 = R$-116 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 218.105 + 388.872 + -233.241 + -42.809 = R$331 Mil.
Total Receivables was R$273 Mil.
Revenue was 1122.84 + 1068.534 + 1328.293 + 1337.466 = R$4,857 Mil.
Gross Profit was 352.63 + 358.425 + 485.672 + 486.292 = R$1,683 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$1,884 Mil.
Total Assets was R$5,334 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$376 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$296 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$1,670 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$1,417 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$3,944 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)
=(228.775 / 5892.644) / (273.087 / 4857.133)
=0.038824 / 0.056224
=0.6905

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)
=(1683.019 / 4857.133) / (2060.972 / 5892.644)
=0.346505 / 0.349753
=0.9907

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 - (2641.379 + 349.839) / 6196.746) / (1 - (1883.814 + 376.443) / 5333.899)
=0.517292 / 0.576247
=0.8977

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
=5892.644 / 4857.133
=1.2132

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))
=(296.062 / (296.062 + 376.443)) / (208.826 / (208.826 + 349.839))
=0.440238 / 0.373795
=1.1778

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)
=(2003.454 / 5892.644) / (1669.927 / 4857.133)
=0.339992 / 0.343809
=0.9889

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)
=((4380.02 + 2276.712) / 6196.746) / ((3944.31 + 1416.942) / 5333.899)
=1.07423 / 1.005128
=1.0687

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
=(-1091.839 - -115.644 - 330.927) / 6196.746
=-0.210937

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.

Redfin has a M-score of -3.61 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Redfin Business Description

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Address
1099 Stewart Street, Suite 600, Seattle, WA, USA, 98101
Redfin Corp is a residential real estate broker. It pairs its agents with the technology to create a service that is faster and costs less. The company meets customers through a listings-search website and mobile application. The company uses the same combination of technology and local service to originate mortgage loans and offer title and settlement services. It has five operating segments real estate services, rentals, mortgage, title, and monetization. The company generates the majority of its revenue from Real estate services.

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