GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Real Estate » REITs » Apple Hospitality REIT Inc (FRA:48T) » Definitions » Beneish M-Score

Apple Hospitality REIT (FRA:48T) Beneish M-Score : -2.77 (As of Jun. 09, 2024)


View and export this data going back to 2020. Start your Free Trial

What is Apple Hospitality REIT 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 Apple Hospitality REIT's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:48T' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.4   Med: -2.63   Max: 0.05
Current: -2.77

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Apple Hospitality REIT was 0.05. The lowest was -3.40. And the median was -2.63.


Apple Hospitality REIT Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Apple Hospitality REIT'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.

* Premium members only.

Apple Hospitality REIT Beneish M-Score Chart

Apple Hospitality REIT 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 -2.86 -2.20 -2.20 -2.54 -2.81

Apple Hospitality REIT Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -2.49 -2.63 -2.74 -2.81 -2.77

Competitive Comparison of Apple Hospitality REIT's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Hotel & Motel subindustry, Apple Hospitality REIT'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.


Apple Hospitality REIT's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Apple Hospitality REIT's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Apple Hospitality REIT's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Apple Hospitality REIT 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 Apple Hospitality REIT 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 * 0.858+0.528 * 1.0252+0.404 * 1.0038+0.892 * 1.0177+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9965+4.679 * -0.044199-0.327 * 0.9989
=-2.79

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was €58 Mil.
Revenue was 303.151 + 286.522 + 335.69 + 333.784 = €1,259 Mil.
Gross Profit was 102.356 + 94.597 + 124.501 + 130.257 = €452 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €90 Mil.
Total Assets was €4,630 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €170 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €43 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €199 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €1,363 Mil.
Net Income was 49.726 + 19.042 + 54.826 + 60.262 = €184 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 16.345 + 0 + 0 + 0 = €16 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 50.28 + 88.839 + 123.309 + 109.72 = €372 Mil.
Total Receivables was €66 Mil.
Revenue was 290.898 + 282.37 + 344.562 + 319.434 = €1,237 Mil.
Gross Profit was 99.577 + 96.125 + 130.321 + 129.01 = €455 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €103 Mil.
Total Assets was €4,447 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €175 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €42 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €111 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €1,391 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)
=(58.004 / 1259.147) / (66.426 / 1237.264)
=0.046066 / 0.053688
=0.858

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)
=(455.033 / 1237.264) / (451.711 / 1259.147)
=0.367774 / 0.358744
=1.0252

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 - (89.818 + 0) / 4629.898) / (1 - (102.646 + 0) / 4447.008)
=0.9806 / 0.976918
=1.0038

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
=1259.147 / 1237.264
=1.0177

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))
=(174.682 / (174.682 + 0)) / (170.2 / (170.2 + 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)
=(42.988 / 1259.147) / (42.391 / 1237.264)
=0.034141 / 0.034262
=0.9965

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)
=((1363.012 + 199.328) / 4629.898) / ((1390.888 + 111.348) / 4447.008)
=0.337446 / 0.337808
=0.9989

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
=(183.856 - 16.345 - 372.148) / 4629.898
=-0.044199

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.

Apple Hospitality REIT has a M-score of -2.79 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Apple Hospitality REIT Beneish M-Score Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Apple Hospitality REIT's Beneish M-Score provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Apple Hospitality REIT (FRA:48T) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
814 East Main Street, Richmond, VA, USA, 23219
Apple Hospitality REIT Inc is a real estate investment trust that invests in income-producing real estate, majorly in the lodging sector, in the United States. It chiefly invests in upscale service hotels. All of the company's hotels operate under the Marriott or Hilton brands. Apple Hospitality has wholly owned taxable REIT subsidiaries, which lease all of the company's hotels from wholly owned qualified REIT subsidiaries. These hotels are managed under separate agreements with various hotel management companies that are unaffiliated with Apple Hospitality. The company derives its income from hotel revenue, its sole segment.

Apple Hospitality REIT (FRA:48T) Headlines

No Headlines