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Americold Realty Trust (Americold Realty Trust) Beneish M-Score : -2.77 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Americold Realty 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 -2.77 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

COLD' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.77   Med: -2.41   Max: 1.87
Current: -2.77

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Americold Realty Trust was 1.87. The lowest was -2.77. And the median was -2.41.


Americold Realty Trust Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Americold Realty 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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Americold Realty Trust Beneish M-Score Chart

Americold Realty 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 -2.47 -2.11 -2.35 -2.57 -2.77

Americold Realty 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 -2.57 -2.77 -2.62 -2.78 -2.77

Competitive Comparison of Americold Realty Trust's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Industrial subindustry, Americold Realty 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.


Americold Realty Trust's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

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

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



Americold Realty 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 Americold Realty 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 * 1.0934+0.528 * 0.8284+0.404 * 0.9972+0.892 * 0.9172+0.115 * 0.9268
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0701+4.679 * -0.040914-0.327 * 1.0091
=-2.77

* 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 $443 Mil.
Revenue was 679.291 + 667.939 + 649.61 + 676.489 = $2,673 Mil.
Gross Profit was 209.835 + 189.12 + 184.051 + 187.566 = $771 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $575 Mil.
Total Assets was $7,869 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $247 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $354 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $227 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $956 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,100 Mil.
Net Income was -226.841 + -2.088 + -104.724 + -2.562 = $-336 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -251.693 + -14.228 + -105.006 + -9.479 = $-380 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 172.942 + 110.445 + 41.287 + 41.481 = $366 Mil.
Total Receivables was $442 Mil.
Revenue was 721.504 + 757.78 + 729.756 + 705.695 = $2,915 Mil.
Gross Profit was 188.226 + 181.158 + 168.291 + 158.288 = $696 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $551 Mil.
Total Assets was $8,105 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $276 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $331 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $231 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,058 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,083 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)
=(443.387 / 2673.329) / (442.145 / 2914.735)
=0.165856 / 0.151693
=1.0934

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)
=(695.963 / 2914.735) / (770.572 / 2673.329)
=0.238774 / 0.288244
=0.8284

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 - (575.44 + 247.302) / 7869.252) / (1 - (550.995 + 276.219) / 8104.561)
=0.895449 / 0.897932
=0.9972

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
=2673.329 / 2914.735
=0.9172

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))
=(331.446 / (331.446 + 276.219)) / (353.743 / (353.743 + 247.302))
=0.545442 / 0.588547
=0.9268

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)
=(226.786 / 2673.329) / (231.067 / 2914.735)
=0.084833 / 0.079275
=1.0701

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)
=((3100.487 + 956.269) / 7869.252) / ((3082.565 + 1057.695) / 8104.561)
=0.51552 / 0.510856
=1.0091

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
=(-336.215 - -380.406 - 366.155) / 7869.252
=-0.040914

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.

Americold Realty Trust has a M-score of -2.77 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Americold Realty Trust (Americold Realty Trust) Business Description

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Address
10 Glenlake Parkway, South Tower, Suite 600, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30328
Americold Realty Trust Inc is the world's second-largest owner and operator of temperature-controlled warehouses behind privately held Lineage Logistics. The Atlanta, Georgia-based firm owns and operates approximately 240 temperature-controlled warehouses, spanning 1.4 billion cubic feet. In 2021, the firm derived about 79% of its revenue from the United States but also has sizable operations in Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Americold supplements its core business by providing supply management and transportation services to its various customers. It operates as a real estate investment trust.
Executives
Thomas C Novosel officer: See Remarks AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST, 10 GLENLAKE PARKWAY NE, SUITE 700, ATLANTA GA 30328
Robert Scott Chambers officer: EVP, Chief Commercial Officer 11465 JOHNS CREEK PARKWAY, SUITE 400, JOHNS CREEK GA 30097
Nathan H Harwell officer: EVP & Chief Legal Officer 4080 JENKINS ROAD, CHATTANOOGA TN 37421
Michael Bryan Verbarendse officer: see remarks 10 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, SUITE 600, SOUTH TOWER, ATLANTA GA 30328
Russell Scott Henderson officer: EVP & Chief Investment Officer 10 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, SOUTH TOWER, SUITE 600, ATLANTA GA 30328
Snyder James C Jr officer: See Remarks 10 GLENLAKE PKWY, SOUTH TOWER, SUITE 600, ATLANTA GA 30328
David Charles Moore officer: See remarks C/O AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST, INC., 10 GLENLAKE PKWY, STE 600, SOUTH TOWER, ATLANTA GA 30328
Richard Charles Winnall officer: See remarks C/O AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST, INC., 10 GLENLAKE PKWY, STE 600, SOUTH TOWER, ATLANTA GA 30328
Samantha L Charleston officer: EVP & Chief Human Resources Of 10 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, SOUTH TOWER, SUITE 600, ATLANTA GA 30328
Kelly Hefner Barrett director 4630 WYNMEADE PARK, MARIETTA GA 30067
Robert L Bass director 7601 PENN AVENUE SOUTH, RICHFIELD MN 55423
Pamela K Kohn director 3001 COLORADO BLVD, DENTON TX 76210
Chappelle George F. Jr. director, officer: Interim CEO C/O ADVANCEPIERRE FOODS HOLDINGS, INC., 9987 CARVER ROAD, BLUE ASH OH 45242
Carlos V Rodriguez officer: EVP and COO 300 PHILLIPI ROAD, COLUMBUS OH 43228
James R Heistand director 5127 FAIRWAY OAKS DRIVE, WINDERMERE FL 34786

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