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Community Healthcare Trust (Community Healthcare Trust) Beneish M-Score : -2.80 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is Community Healthcare Trust 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 -2.8 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

CHCT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.8   Med: -2.57   Max: -1.71
Current: -2.8

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Community Healthcare Trust was -1.71. The lowest was -2.80. And the median was -2.57.


Community Healthcare Trust Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Community Healthcare Trust'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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Community Healthcare Trust Beneish M-Score Chart

Community Healthcare Trust 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 -2.60 -2.69 -2.34 -2.54 -2.80

Community Healthcare Trust 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 -2.54 -2.73 -2.75 -2.77 -2.80

Competitive Comparison of Community Healthcare Trust's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Healthcare Facilities subindustry, Community Healthcare Trust'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.


Community Healthcare Trust's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

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

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



Community Healthcare Trust 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 Community Healthcare Trust 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 * 0.9151+0.528 * 1.0162+0.404 * 1.0026+0.892 * 1.1553+0.115 * 0.9818
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.5949+4.679 * -0.056768-0.327 * 1.0576
=-2.80

* 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 $56.9 Mil.
Revenue was 29.124 + 28.735 + 27.81 + 27.176 = $112.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was 23.526 + 23.279 + 23.024 + 22.303 = $92.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $70.2 Mil.
Total Assets was $945.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $40.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $27.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $67.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $357.3 Mil.
Net Income was 4.567 + 3.492 + 6.577 + -6.922 = $7.7 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 14.292 + 17.717 + 16.676 + 12.698 = $61.4 Mil.
Total Receivables was $53.8 Mil.
Revenue was 25.342 + 24.807 + 24.049 + 23.481 = $97.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 21.186 + 20.48 + 19.987 + 19.39 = $81.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $66.9 Mil.
Total Assets was $876.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $33.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $14.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $15.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $357.1 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)
=(56.929 / 112.845) / (53.848 / 97.679)
=0.504488 / 0.551275
=0.9151

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)
=(81.043 / 97.679) / (92.132 / 112.845)
=0.829687 / 0.816447
=1.0162

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 - (70.231 + 3.215) / 945.412) / (1 - (66.896 + 3.304) / 876.425)
=0.922313 / 0.919902
=1.0026

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
=112.845 / 97.679
=1.1553

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))
=(33.192 / (33.192 + 3.304)) / (40.439 / (40.439 + 3.215))
=0.90947 / 0.926353
=0.9818

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)
=(27.338 / 112.845) / (14.837 / 97.679)
=0.242262 / 0.151895
=1.5949

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)
=((357.308 + 67.41) / 945.412) / ((357.062 + 15.23) / 876.425)
=0.449241 / 0.424785
=1.0576

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
=(7.714 - 0 - 61.383) / 945.412
=-0.056768

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.

Community Healthcare Trust has a M-score of -2.80 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Community Healthcare Trust (Community Healthcare Trust) Business Description

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Address
3326 Aspen Grove Drive, Suite 150, Franklin, TN, USA, 37067
Community Healthcare Trust Inc is an integrated healthcare real estate company in the United States. The company owns and acquires, or finances, real estate properties that are leased to hospitals, doctors, healthcare systems or other healthcare service providers in non-urban markets. The company derives majority of its revenues from its real estate property and mortgage notes portfolio. The company's rental and mortgage interest income is recognized based on contractual arrangements with its tenants and borrowers.
Executives
Monroe William G. Iv officer: Chief Financial Officer 3326 ASPEN GROVE DRIVE, SUITE 150, FRANKLIN TN 37067
Timothy L. Meyer officer: EVP - Asset Management 3326 ASPEN GROVE DRIVE, SUITE 150, FRANKLIN TN 37067
Cathrine Cotman director 3326 ASPEN GROVE DRIVE, SUITE 150, FRANKLIN TN 37067
Robert Z Hensley director C/O 1621 GALLERY BLVD., BRENTWOOD TN 37027
Claire M Gulmi director
W. Page Barnes officer: Executive VP & CFO 354 COOL SPRINGS BLVD., SUITE 106, FRANKLIN TN 37067
Van Horn R. Lawrence director 354 COOL SPRINGS BLVD., SUITE 106, FRANKLIN TN 37067
David H. Dupuy officer: Executive Vice President & CFO 3326 ASPEN GROVE DRIVE, SUITE 150, FRANKLIN TN 37067
Leigh Ann Stach officer: VP Financial Reporting & CAO 354 COOL SPRINGS BLVD., SUITE 106, FRANKLIN TN 37067
Timothy G Wallace director, officer: Chairman, CEO and President
Alfred Lumsdaine director 3841 GREEN HILLS VILLAGE DR, NASHVILLE TN 37215
Alan Gardner director 354 COOL SPRINGS BLVD., SUITE 106, FRANKLIN TN 37067
Athena Funding Partners, Llc 10 percent owner 354 COOL SPRINGS BLVD., SUITE 106, FRANKLIN TN 37067