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Regency Centers (FRA:RRC) Beneish M-Score : -2.47 (As of Dec. 13, 2024)


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What is Regency Centers 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 -2.47 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FRA:RRC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.93   Med: -2.51   Max: -2.05
Current: -2.47

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Regency Centers was -2.05. The lowest was -2.93. And the median was -2.51.


Regency Centers Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Regency Centers'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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Regency Centers Beneish M-Score Chart

Regency Centers 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 -2.62 -2.79 -2.55 -2.41 -2.51

Regency Centers Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 -2.45 -2.51 -2.35 -2.44 -2.47

Competitive Comparison of Regency Centers's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Retail subindustry, Regency Centers'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.


Regency Centers's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

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

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



Regency Centers 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 Regency Centers 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 * 1.0702+0.528 * 1.0115+0.404 * 0.9912+0.892 * 1.1066+0.115 * 0.9381
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9577+4.679 * -0.037618-0.327 * 1.062
=-2.51

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was €231 Mil.
Revenue was 324.6 + 331.885 + 334.744 + 329.757 = €1,321 Mil.
Gross Profit was 228.908 + 234.369 + 235.769 + 226.164 = €925 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €334 Mil.
Total Assets was €11,196 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €299 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €342 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €94 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €378 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €4,489 Mil.
Net Income was 91.424 + 95.379 + 100.992 + 82.323 = €370 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 23.403 + 22.25 + 23.466 + 16.13 = €85 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 205.067 + 189.011 + 154.337 + 157.638 = €706 Mil.
Total Receivables was €195 Mil.
Revenue was 309.808 + 290.05 + 296.991 + 296.904 = €1,194 Mil.
Gross Profit was 216.672 + 204.301 + 213.398 + 211.321 = €846 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €271 Mil.
Total Assets was €11,601 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €287 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €288 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €88 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €410 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €4,339 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)
=(230.809 / 1320.986) / (194.893 / 1193.753)
=0.174725 / 0.163261
=1.0702

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)
=(845.692 / 1193.753) / (925.21 / 1320.986)
=0.708431 / 0.700393
=1.0115

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 - (334.272 + 298.725) / 11196.348) / (1 - (270.856 + 287.37) / 11601.385)
=0.943464 / 0.951883
=0.9912

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
=1320.986 / 1193.753
=1.1066

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))
=(288.479 / (288.479 + 287.37)) / (342.352 / (342.352 + 298.725))
=0.500963 / 0.534026
=0.9381

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)
=(93.503 / 1320.986) / (88.227 / 1193.753)
=0.070783 / 0.073907
=0.9577

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)
=((4489.45 + 377.569) / 11196.348) / ((4339.163 + 409.565) / 11601.385)
=0.434697 / 0.409324
=1.062

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
=(370.118 - 85.249 - 706.053) / 11196.348
=-0.037618

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.

Regency Centers has a M-score of -2.51 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Regency Centers Business Description

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Address
One Independent Drive, Suite 114, Jacksonville, FL, USA, 32202
Regency Centers is one of the largest shopping center-focused retail REITs. The company's portfolio includes an interest in 483 properties, which includes over 57 million square feet of retail space following the completion of the Urstadt Biddle acquisition in August 2023. The portfolio is geographically diversified with 22 regional offices and no single market representing more than 12% of total company net operating income. Regency's retail portfolio is primarily composed of grocery-anchored centers, with 80% of properties featuring a grocery anchor and grocery stores representing 20% of annual base rent.