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FIP (FTAI Infrastructure) Beneish M-Score : -2.84 (As of Mar. 15, 2025)


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What is FTAI Infrastructure 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 -2.84 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FIP' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.84   Med: -2.72   Max: -2
Current: -2.84

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of FTAI Infrastructure was -2.00. The lowest was -2.84. And the median was -2.72.


FTAI Infrastructure Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for FTAI Infrastructure'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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FTAI Infrastructure Beneish M-Score Chart

FTAI Infrastructure Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - -2.00 -2.72 -2.84

FTAI Infrastructure Quarterly Data
Dec19 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 -2.72 -2.91 -2.77 -2.84 -2.84

Competitive Comparison of FTAI Infrastructure's Beneish M-Score

For the Conglomerates subindustry, FTAI Infrastructure'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.


FTAI Infrastructure's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, FTAI Infrastructure's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



FTAI Infrastructure 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 FTAI Infrastructure 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 * 0.915+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 0.8659+0.892 * 1.0344+0.115 * 1.0318
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1148+4.679 * -0.039213-0.327 * 1.1937
=-2.84

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $53.0 Mil.
Revenue was 80.764 + 83.311 + 84.887 + 82.535 = $331.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 80.764 + 83.311 + 84.887 + 82.535 = $331.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $219.9 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,374.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,758.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $79.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $14.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $250.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,600.1 Mil.
Net Income was -117.985 + -32.993 + -36.74 + -39.607 = $-227.3 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -85.606 + -6.792 + -16.066 + -10.476 = $-118.9 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -8.055 + 14.247 + -17.587 + -3.883 = $-15.3 Mil.
Total Receivables was $56.0 Mil.
Revenue was 81.44 + 80.706 + 81.832 + 76.494 = $320.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 81.44 + 80.706 + 81.832 + 76.494 = $320.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $185.5 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,379.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,736.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $81.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $12.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $150.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,403.4 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)
=(52.994 / 331.497) / (55.99 / 320.472)
=0.159863 / 0.174711
=0.915

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)
=(320.472 / 320.472) / (331.497 / 331.497)
=1 / 1
=1

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 - (219.851 + 1758.858) / 2374.388) / (1 - (185.503 + 1736.164) / 2379.609)
=0.166645 / 0.192444
=0.8659

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
=331.497 / 320.472
=1.0344

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))
=(80.992 / (80.992 + 1736.164)) / (79.41 / (79.41 + 1758.858))
=0.044571 / 0.043198
=1.0318

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)
=(14.798 / 331.497) / (12.833 / 320.472)
=0.04464 / 0.040044
=1.1148

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)
=((1600.134 + 250.794) / 2374.388) / ((1403.351 + 150.637) / 2379.609)
=0.779539 / 0.653043
=1.1937

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
=(-227.325 - -118.94 - -15.278) / 2374.388
=-0.039213

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.

FTAI Infrastructure has a M-score of -2.84 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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FTAI Infrastructure Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1345 Avenue of the Americas, 45th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10105
FTAI Infrastructure Inc is engaged in five segments; Railroad segment includes five freight railroads and one switching company that provide rail service to certain manufacturing and production facilities, the Jefferson Terminal segment consists of a multi-modal crude oil and refined products terminal and other related assets. Repauno segment consists of a 1,630-acre deep-water port located along the Delaware River with an underground storage cavern, a new multipurpose dock, a rail-to-ship transloading system, and multiple industrial development opportunities. Power and Gas segment is comprised of an equity method investment in Long Ridge, and Sustainability and Energy Transition segment is comprised of Aleon/Gladieux, Clean Planet, and CarbonFree.
Executives
Scott Christopher officer: CFO, CAO 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105
Kenneth J. Nicholson officer: President and CEO 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105
Adams Joseph P. Jr. director C/O FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP LLC, 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105
James L. Hamilton director 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105
Ray M Robinson director 1170 PEACHTREE STREET NE, SUITE 2300, ATLANTA GA 30309
Washington State Investment Board 10 percent owner 2100 EVERGREEN PARK DR SW, PO BOX 40916, OLYMPIA WA 98504-0916
Judith A Hannaway director C/O FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP, 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105
Fortress Transportation & Infrastructure Investors Llc 10 percent owner 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 45TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10105
Fortress Worldwide Transportation & Infrastructure General Partnership 10 percent owner 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105