FCPT (Four Corners Property Trust) Beneish M-Score: -2.40 (As of Jun. 26, 2026)


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What is Four Corners Property Trust Beneish M-Score?

Four Corners Property Trust FCPT -0.52% 81 Beneish M-Score is -2.40 as of Jun. 26, 2026. GuruFocus rates FCPT with a GF Score™ of 81/100 and a GF Value™ of $25.50 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review. Among 765 REITs companies, Four Corners Property Trust ranks worse than 57.52% 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 -2.4 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FCPT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.16   Med: -2.1   Max: 86.22
Current: -2.4

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Four Corners Property Trust was 86.22. The lowest was -3.16. And the median was -2.10.


Four Corners Property Trust Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Four Corners Property 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.

Four Corners Property Trust Beneish M-Score Chart

Four Corners Property 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 -2.33 -1.74 -2.51 -2.40 -2.04

Four Corners Property 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 -2.28 -1.96 -1.63 -2.04 -2.40

FCPT vs UE, IVT, AKR: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the REIT - Retail subindustry, Four Corners Property 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.


Four Corners Property Trust Beneish M-Score vs REITs Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Four Corners Property Trust's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Four Corners Property 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 Four Corners Property 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 * 1.0787+0.528 * 0.9942+0.404 * 0.9977+0.892 * 1.1016+0.115 * 1.0164
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9608+4.679 * -0.024423-0.327 * 0.9264
=-2.40

* 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 $5.1 Mil.
Revenue was 78.166 + 75.665 + 74.149 + 72.842 = $300.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was 66.914 + 65.139 + 63.241 + 62.095 = $257.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $39.2 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,951.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $4.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $61.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $26.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $69.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,211.2 Mil.
Net Income was 30.334 + 29.439 + 28.845 + 27.924 = $116.5 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.342 + 0.107 + 0.188 + 0.113 = $0.8 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 47.165 + 48.035 + 48.927 + 43.759 = $187.9 Mil.
Total Receivables was $4.3 Mil.
Revenue was 71.476 + 68.336 + 66.791 + 66.479 = $273.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 60.656 + 58.193 + 57.148 + 56.311 = $232.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $30.8 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,711.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $55.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $25.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $64.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,205.9 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)
=(5.14 / 300.822) / (4.326 / 273.082)
=0.017087 / 0.015841
=1.0787

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)
=(232.308 / 273.082) / (257.389 / 300.822)
=0.85069 / 0.855619
=0.9942

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 - (39.179 + 4.685) / 2951.879) / (1 - (30.764 + 3.27) / 2711.152)
=0.98514 / 0.987447
=0.9977

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
=300.822 / 273.082
=1.1016

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))
=(55.476 / (55.476 + 3.27)) / (61.354 / (61.354 + 4.685))
=0.944337 / 0.929057
=1.0164

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)
=(26.689 / 300.822) / (25.215 / 273.082)
=0.08872 / 0.092335
=0.9608

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)
=((1211.212 + 69.922) / 2951.879) / ((1205.937 + 64.255) / 2711.152)
=0.434006 / 0.468506
=0.9264

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
=(116.542 - 0.75 - 187.886) / 2951.879
=-0.024423

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.

Four Corners Property Trust has a M-score of -2.40 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.40 mean?
Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.40 as of Jun. 26, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Four Corners Property Trust and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Four Corners Property Trust ranks #440 out of 765 companies in the REITs industry, placing it in the top 57.5%.
Is Four Corners Property Trust's Beneish M-Score too high?
Four Corners Property Trust's current Beneish M-Score is -2.40. Based on the distribution chart, Four Corners Property Trust ranks #440 out of 765 companies in the REITs industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Four Corners Property Trust has a GF Score™ of 81/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Four Corners Property Trust's Beneish M-Score compare to UE and IVT?
According to the REITs industry distribution chart, Four Corners Property Trust ranks #440 out of 765 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Four Corners Property Trust in the lower 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 Four Corners Property Trust and its competitors. Four Corners Property Trust's current Beneish M-Score is -2.40. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Four Corners Property Trust stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $25.50, compared to a current price of $25.02 — trading 1.9% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.40. Four Corners Property Trust's overall GF Score™ is 81/100 with 7 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 Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.40 as of Jun. 26, 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 Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Four Corners Property Trust stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $25.02 is trading 1.9% below its estimated GF Value™ of $25.50. GuruFocus considers Four Corners Property Trust to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for FCPT:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.40
  • GF Value™: $25.50 vs. price of $25.02 (1.9% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 81/100 with 7 warning signs

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


Four Corners Property Trust Business Description

Industry Real EstateREITs
Other Exchanges 4Z1:Germany
Address 591 Redwood Highway, Suite 3215, Mill Valley, CA, USA, 94941
Four Corners Property Trust Inc is a real estate investment trust predominantly engaged in the ownership, acquisition and leasing of restaurant and retail properties. The company seeks to grow its portfolio by acquiring additional real estate to lease, on a net basis, for use in the restaurant and retail industries. The firm operates through two segments namely, real estate operations and restaurant operations. The real estate operations segment consists of rental revenues generated by leasing restaurant and retail properties to tenants. The restaurant operations segment is conducted through a taxable REIT subsidiary (TRS) and consists of Kerrow Restaurant Operating Business. The firm generates majority of the revenue from the real estate operations segment.
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