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Douglas Emmett (FRA:D8K) Beneish M-Score : -2.66 (As of Apr. 03, 2025)


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What is Douglas Emmett 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 -2.66 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FRA:D8K' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.93   Med: -2.65   Max: -1.32
Current: -2.66

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Douglas Emmett was -1.32. The lowest was -2.93. And the median was -2.65.


Douglas Emmett Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Douglas Emmett'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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Douglas Emmett Beneish M-Score Chart

Douglas Emmett Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.81 -2.64 -1.32 -2.93 -2.66

Douglas Emmett Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.93 -2.87 -3.02 -3.12 -2.66

Competitive Comparison of Douglas Emmett's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Office subindustry, Douglas Emmett'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.


Douglas Emmett's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

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

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


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Douglas Emmett 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 Douglas Emmett 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 * 1.0953+0.528 * 1.0009+0.404 * 1.006+0.892 * 0.965+0.115 * 1.0071
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9547+4.679 * -0.042737-0.327 * 1.0174
=-2.62

* 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 €309.3 Mil.
Revenue was 233.955 + 225.928 + 228.327 + 225.371 = €913.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was 148.66 + 140.544 + 151.12 + 148.947 = €589.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €747.3 Mil.
Total Assets was €8,980.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €13.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €348.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €42.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €155.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €5,260.9 Mil.
Net Income was -0.848 + 4.161 + 10.106 + 8.196 = €21.6 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 6.634 + 7.087 + 7.894 + 6.352 = €28.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 70.768 + 93.436 + 85.342 + 127.902 = €377.4 Mil.
Total Receivables was €292.6 Mil.
Revenue was 237.759 + 239.318 + 233.895 + 235.735 = €946.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 154.402 + 153.22 + 151.574 + 151.996 = €611.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €784.6 Mil.
Total Assets was €8,843.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €13.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €416.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €45.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €149.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €5,093.0 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)
=(309.288 / 913.581) / (292.628 / 946.707)
=0.338545 / 0.309101
=1.0953

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)
=(611.192 / 946.707) / (589.271 / 913.581)
=0.645598 / 0.645012
=1.0009

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 - (747.342 + 13.629) / 8980.534) / (1 - (784.619 + 13.261) / 8843.748)
=0.915264 / 0.90978
=1.006

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
=913.581 / 946.707
=0.965

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))
=(416.36 / (416.36 + 13.261)) / (348.26 / (348.26 + 13.629))
=0.969133 / 0.962339
=1.0071

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)
=(42.065 / 913.581) / (45.657 / 946.707)
=0.046044 / 0.048227
=0.9547

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)
=((5260.946 + 155.508) / 8980.534) / ((5093.024 + 149.488) / 8843.748)
=0.603133 / 0.592793
=1.0174

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
=(21.615 - 27.967 - 377.448) / 8980.534
=-0.042737

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.

Douglas Emmett has a M-score of -2.62 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Douglas Emmett Business Description

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1299 Ocean Avenue, Suite 1000, Santa Monica, CA, USA, 90401
Douglas Emmett Inc is an integrated, self-administered, and self-managed REIT. It is an owner and operator of office and multifamily properties located in coastal submarkets in Los Angeles and Honolulu. The group focuses on owning, acquiring, developing, and managing a substantial market share of office properties and multifamily communities in neighborhoods with supply constraints, high-end executive housing, and key lifestyle amenities. Its properties are located in the Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Burbank, Century City, Olympic Corridor, Santa Monica, Sherman Oaks/Encino, Warner Center/Woodland Hills and Westwood submarkets of Los Angeles County, California, and in Honolulu, Hawaii. It has two business segments, the office segment and the multifamily segment.

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