FBRT (Franklin BSP Realty Trust) Beneish M-Score: -2.60 (As of Jul. 12, 2026)


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Price $8.08
GF Value $9.63
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What is Franklin BSP Realty Trust Beneish M-Score?

Franklin BSP Realty Trust FBRT +2.02% 65 Beneish M-Score is -2.60 as of Jul. 12, 2026. GuruFocus rates FBRT with a GF Score™ of 65/100 and a GF Value™ of $9.63 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 10 warning signs investors should review. Among 760 REITs companies, Franklin BSP Realty Trust ranks better than 62.63% on this metric.

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 Franklin BSP Realty Trust's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

FBRT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.89   Med: -2.17   Max: 1.55
Current: -2.6

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Franklin BSP Realty Trust was 1.55. The lowest was -2.89. And the median was -2.17.


Franklin BSP Realty Trust Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Franklin BSP 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.

Franklin BSP Realty Trust Beneish M-Score Chart

Franklin BSP Realty Trust Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.49 -0.53 -2.14 -2.23 -2.73

Franklin BSP Realty Trust Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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 -2.40 -2.70 -2.37 -2.73 -2.60

FBRT vs TRTX, RWT, BRSP: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the REIT - Mortgage subindustry, Franklin BSP 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.


Franklin BSP Realty Trust Beneish M-Score vs REITs Industry

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

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


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Franklin BSP 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 Franklin BSP 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 * 1.1295+0.528 * 0.893+0.404 * 1.6069+0.892 * 0.9338+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 2.7289+4.679 * -0.012623-0.327 * 1.0284
=-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 (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Total Receivables was $5,101.0 Mil.
Revenue was 118.277 + 124.503 + 136.618 + 119.507 = $498.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was 53.047 + 53.474 + 60.126 + 49.294 = $215.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $5,237.4 Mil.
Total Assets was $6,301.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $11.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $154.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $283.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,368.1 Mil.
Net Income was 11.98 + 17.698 + 17.314 + 23.201 = $70.2 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 17.885 + 5.881 + 12.996 + -8.719 = $28.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -54.012 + 312.009 + -148.126 + 11.819 = $121.7 Mil.
Total Receivables was $4,836.0 Mil.
Revenue was 120.587 + 137.736 + 138.303 + 137.625 = $534.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was 49.994 + 57.207 + 48.419 + 50.885 = $206.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $5,060.1 Mil.
Total Assets was $5,654.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $5.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $60.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $284.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,774.3 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)
=(5100.962 / 498.905) / (4835.999 / 534.251)
=10.224315 / 9.051923
=1.1295

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)
=(206.505 / 534.251) / (215.941 / 498.905)
=0.386532 / 0.43283
=0.893

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 - (5237.407 + 0) / 6301.001) / (1 - (5060.103 + 0) / 5654.051)
=0.168798 / 0.105048
=1.6069

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
=498.905 / 534.251
=0.9338

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))
=(5.593 / (5.593 + 0)) / (11.633 / (11.633 + 0))
=1 / 1
=1

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)
=(154.081 / 498.905) / (60.463 / 534.251)
=0.308838 / 0.113173
=2.7289

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)
=((4368.107 + 283.591) / 6301.001) / ((3774.307 + 284.597) / 5654.051)
=0.738247 / 0.717875
=1.0284

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
=(70.193 - 28.043 - 121.69) / 6301.001
=-0.012623

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.

Franklin BSP Realty Trust has a M-score of -2.60 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.60 mean?
Franklin BSP Realty Trust (FBRT) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.60 as of Jul. 12, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Franklin BSP Realty Trust and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Franklin BSP Realty Trust ranks #284 out of 760 companies in the REITs industry, placing it in the top 37.4%.
Is Franklin BSP Realty Trust's Beneish M-Score too high?
Franklin BSP Realty Trust's current Beneish M-Score is -2.60. Based on the distribution chart, Franklin BSP Realty Trust ranks #284 out of 760 companies in the REITs industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Franklin BSP Realty Trust has a GF Score™ of 65/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Franklin BSP Realty Trust's Beneish M-Score compare to TRTX and RWT?
According to the REITs industry distribution chart, Franklin BSP Realty Trust ranks #284 out of 760 companies for Beneish M-Score. This puts Franklin BSP Realty Trust in the upper half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for a REITs company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the REITs industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Franklin BSP Realty Trust and its competitors. Franklin BSP Realty Trust's current Beneish M-Score is -2.60. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Franklin BSP Realty Trust stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Franklin BSP Realty Trust (FBRT) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $9.63, compared to a current price of $8.08 — trading 16.1% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.60. Franklin BSP Realty Trust's overall GF Score™ is 65/100 with 10 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Franklin BSP Realty Trust (FBRT), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.60 as of Jul. 12, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Franklin BSP Realty Trust (FBRT) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Franklin BSP Realty Trust stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $8.08 is trading 16.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of $9.63. GuruFocus considers Franklin BSP Realty Trust to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for FBRT:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.60
  • GF Value™: $9.63 vs. price of $8.08 (16.1% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 65/100 with 10 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the FBRT stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Franklin BSP Realty Trust Business Description

Industry Real EstateREITs
Other Exchanges 6VH:Germany
Address 1 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, USA, 10010
Franklin BSP Realty Trust Inc is a private real estate investment trust that originates, acquires, and manages a diversified portfolio of commercial real estate debt, and first mortgage loans. secured by properties located in the United States. The Company's operations are organized into two business units: (i) Commercial Real Estate Financing, and (ii) Agency Business. Its four reporting segments are as follows: The real estate debt business, The Agency Business, The commercial real estate conduit business, and The real estate owned business.
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