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Caplease, (FRA:DBJ) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Jun. 16, 2024)


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What is Caplease, 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.

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

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Caplease, was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Caplease, Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Caplease,'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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Caplease, Beneish M-Score Chart

Caplease, Annual Data
Trend Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.33 -3.00 -3.30 -3.70 -2.65

Caplease, Quarterly Data
Sep08 Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13
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 1.17 2.00 -2.65 -3.29 -3.34

Competitive Comparison of Caplease,'s Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Office subindustry, Caplease,'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.


Caplease,'s Beneish M-Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

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

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



Caplease, 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 Caplease, 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 * 0.1998+0.528 * 0.9981+0.404 * 0.949+0.892 * 1.0937+0.115 * 1.0617
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.345+4.679 * -0.034665-0.327 * 0.9602
=-3.36

* 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 (Jun13) TTM:Last Year (Jun12) TTM:
Total Receivables was €7.6 Mil.
Revenue was 34.206 + 33.468 + 31.676 + 32.431 = €131.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was 34.206 + 33.468 + 10.494 + 32.431 = €110.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €83.8 Mil.
Total Assets was €1,381.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €1,095.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €37.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €16.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €151.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €38.0 Mil.
Net Income was 0.354 + 1.575 + 0.897 + 1.148 = €4.0 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + -0.169 + 0.233 = €0.1 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 15.131 + 12.551 + 10.518 + 13.585 = €51.8 Mil.
Total Receivables was €34.9 Mil.
Revenue was 31.638 + 29.512 + 29.626 + 29.71 = €120.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 31.638 + 29.512 + 10.063 + 29.71 = €100.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €91.2 Mil.
Total Assets was €1,321.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €1,026.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €37.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €10.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €136.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €52.4 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)
=(7.62 / 131.781) / (34.865 / 120.486)
=0.057823 / 0.28937
=0.1998

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)
=(100.923 / 120.486) / (110.599 / 131.781)
=0.837633 / 0.839264
=0.9981

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 - (83.848 + 1094.964) / 1381.091) / (1 - (91.236 + 1026.624) / 1321.868)
=0.146463 / 0.154333
=0.949

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
=131.781 / 120.486
=1.0937

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))
=(37.321 / (37.321 + 1026.624)) / (37.413 / (37.413 + 1094.964))
=0.035078 / 0.033039
=1.0617

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)
=(16.055 / 131.781) / (10.914 / 120.486)
=0.121831 / 0.090583
=1.345

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)
=((38.006 + 151.413) / 1381.091) / ((52.421 + 136.383) / 1321.868)
=0.137152 / 0.142831
=0.9602

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
=(3.974 - 0.064 - 51.785) / 1381.091
=-0.034665

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.

Caplease, has a M-score of -3.36 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Caplease, (FRA:DBJ) Business Description

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CapLease, Inc. was incorporated in Maryland. The Company completed its initial public offering in March 2004. It is a real estate investment trust, or REIT, that invests mainly in single tenant commercial real estate assets subject to long-term leases to high credit quality tenants. It focuses on properties that are subject to a net lease, or a lease that requires the tenant to pay all or substantially all expenses normally associated with the ownership of the property, such as utilities, real estate taxes, insurance and routine maintenance. The Company also has made and expects to continue to make investments in single tenant properties where the owner has exposure to property expenses when it determines it could sufficiently underwrite that exposure and isolate a predictable cash flow. The Company has two complimentary business lines: owning single tenant properties and making first mortgage loans and other debt investments on single tenant properties. It conducts its business through a number of subsidiaries. The Company owns most of its owned properties through its predecessor and operating partnership, Caplease, LP (the 'Operating Partnership'). It is the indirect sole general partner of, and owns approximately 99.6% of the common equity of, the Operating Partnership. The Company is subject to competition in each of its business segments. It competes with specialty finance companies, insurance companies, commercial banks, investment banks, savings and loan associations, mortgage bankers, mutual funds, institutional investors, pension funds, hedge funds, other lenders, governmental bodies and individuals and other entities, including REITs.

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