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GPTPA.PFD (Gramercy Property Trust) Beneish M-Score : -0.36 (As of Apr. 03, 2025)


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What is Gramercy Property Trust 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -0.36 higher than -2.22, which implies that it might have manipulated its financial results.

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

GPTpA.PFD' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.41   Med: -1.75   Max: 2.86
Current: -0.36

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Gramercy Property Trust was 2.86. The lowest was -3.41. And the median was -1.75.


Gramercy Property Trust Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Gramercy Property Trust'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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Gramercy Property Trust Beneish M-Score Chart

Gramercy Property Trust Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -2.58 -1.68 2.86 -1.81 -2.65

Gramercy Property Trust Quarterly Data
Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18
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 -0.53 -0.36 -2.65 -0.52 -0.36

Competitive Comparison of Gramercy Property Trust's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Industrial subindustry, Gramercy Property Trust'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.


Gramercy Property Trust's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Gramercy Property Trust's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Gramercy Property Trust 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 Gramercy Property Trust 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+0.528 * 0.988+0.404 * 6.6939+0.892 * 1.1162+0.115 * 0.0494
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9519+4.679 * -0.034286-0.327 * 1.0608
=-0.36

* 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 (Jun18) TTM:Last Year (Jun17) TTM:
Total Receivables was $94.26 Mil.
Revenue was 145.595 + 149.48 + 149.006 + 134.855 = $578.94 Mil.
Gross Profit was 116.961 + 119.85 + 121.097 + 106.759 = $464.67 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $166.03 Mil.
Total Assets was $6,433.75 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $282.79 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $37.58 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $108.38 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,886.31 Mil.
Net Income was 24.432 + 27.062 + 17.935 + 50.129 = $119.56 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 6.669 + -0.926 + -17.054 + 38.915 = $27.60 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 75.46 + 72.823 + 102.652 + 61.604 = $312.54 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 131.365 + 129.994 + 126.202 + 131.092 = $518.65 Mil.
Gross Profit was 105.711 + 103.724 + 98.247 + 103.597 = $411.28 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $203.84 Mil.
Total Assets was $5,686.91 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $4,655.44 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $242.02 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $35.37 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $97.34 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,398.10 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)
=(94.26 / 578.936) / (0 / 518.653)
=0.162816 / 0
=1

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)
=(411.279 / 518.653) / (464.667 / 578.936)
=0.792975 / 0.802622
=0.988

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 - (166.027 + 0) / 6433.748) / (1 - (203.835 + 4655.435) / 5686.906)
=0.974194 / 0.145534
=6.6939

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
=578.936 / 518.653
=1.1162

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))
=(242.017 / (242.017 + 4655.435)) / (282.79 / (282.79 + 0))
=0.049417 / 1
=0.0494

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)
=(37.579 / 578.936) / (35.366 / 518.653)
=0.06491 / 0.068188
=0.9519

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)
=((2886.308 + 108.375) / 6433.748) / ((2398.097 + 97.335) / 5686.906)
=0.465465 / 0.438803
=1.0608

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
=(119.558 - 27.604 - 312.539) / 6433.748
=-0.034286

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.

Gramercy Property Trust has a M-score of -0.36 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Gramercy Property Trust Business Description

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Gramercy Property Trust is a real estate investment trust engaged in acquisition and management of single-tenant industrial, office, and specialty properties in the U.S. and Europe. In terms of total value, the vast majority of the company's real estate portfolio is split between offices and industrial properties, such as warehouses and distribution centers, located in urban markets throughout the U.S. Gramercy Property derives nearly all of its income in the form of rental revenue from tenants signed to medium- to long-term leases. The company's assets are fairly evenly dispersed between America's large metropolitan areas, such as Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago. Gramercy's major tenants include firms from the financial, healthcare, consumer product, and technology industries.
Executives
Nicholas L. Pell officer: Chief Investment Officer 521 5TH AVENUE, 30TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10175
James L Francis director 1997 ANNAPOLIS EXCHANGE PARKWAY, SUITE 410, ANNAPOLIS MD 21401
Charles E Black director 101 W. BROADWAY, SUITE 840, SAN DIEGO CA 92101
Louis P Salvatore director 7 SYLVAN WAY, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Gregory F Hughes director
Jon W. Clark officer: CFO 420 LEXINGTON AVE., NEW YORK NY 10170
Benjamin P Harris officer: President WP CAREY & CO LLC, 50 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10020
Matey Edward J Jr officer: EVP,Secretary+General Counsel
Allan Baum director 126 PIERREPONT STREET #3, BROOKLYN NY 11201
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Gordon F Dugan director, officer: CEO 50 ROCKEFELLER PLZ, 2ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10020
Thomas D Eckert director 1997 ANNAPOLIS EXCHANGE PARKWAY, SUITE 410, ANNAPOLIS MD 21401
Hugh O'beirne officer: Chief Legal Officer C/O CHAMBERS STREET PROPERTIES, HULFISH STREET, SUITE 210, PRINCETON NJ 08542
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