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IRETPR.PFD (Centerspace) Beneish M-Score : -2.77 (As of Dec. 12, 2024)


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

IRETPR.PFD' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.5   Med: -2.7   Max: 7.27
Current: -2.77

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Centerspace was 7.27. The lowest was -3.50. And the median was -2.70.


Centerspace Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Centerspace'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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Centerspace Beneish M-Score Chart

Centerspace Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.86 -2.79 -2.24 -3.28 -2.64

Centerspace 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 -2.70 -2.64 -2.74 -2.77 -2.77

Competitive Comparison of Centerspace's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Residential subindustry, Centerspace'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.


Centerspace's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

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

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



Centerspace 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 Centerspace 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 * 0.9644+0.404 * 1.0192+0.892 * 0.9757+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9338+4.679 * -0.051287-0.327 * 1.0845
=-2.77

* 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 $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 65.025 + 65.043 + 64.506 + 64.068 = $258.64 Mil.
Gross Profit was 36.124 + 37.632 + 37.107 + 36.629 = $147.49 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $17.25 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,887.41 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $106.60 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $17.30 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $100.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $882.27 Mil.
Net Income was -0.888 + -1.136 + -3.745 + -7.997 = $-13.77 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.412 + -0.51 + -1.397 + -7.154 = $-8.65 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 32.319 + 22.861 + 24.403 + 12.1 = $91.68 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 64.568 + 64.776 + 67.897 + 67.848 = $265.09 Mil.
Gross Profit was 35.626 + 37.483 + 36.406 + 36.271 = $145.79 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $52.20 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,878.28 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $102.37 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $18.99 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $62.67 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $838.69 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)
=(0 / 258.642) / (0 / 265.089)
=0 / 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)
=(145.786 / 265.089) / (147.492 / 258.642)
=0.549951 / 0.570255
=0.9644

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 - (17.247 + 0) / 1887.405) / (1 - (52.197 + 0) / 1878.281)
=0.990862 / 0.97221
=1.0192

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
=258.642 / 265.089
=0.9757

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))
=(102.369 / (102.369 + 0)) / (106.601 / (106.601 + 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)
=(17.304 / 258.642) / (18.993 / 265.089)
=0.066903 / 0.071648
=0.9338

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)
=((882.266 + 100) / 1887.405) / ((838.688 + 62.674) / 1878.281)
=0.520432 / 0.479887
=1.0845

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
=(-13.766 - -8.649 - 91.683) / 1887.405
=-0.051287

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.

Centerspace has a M-score of -2.77 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Centerspace Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
3100 10th Street SW, Post Office Box 1988, Minot, ND, USA, 58702-1988
Centerspace is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that focuses on the ownership, management, acquisitions, redevelopment, and development of apartment communities. The company operates through a single reportable segment which includes the ownership, management, development, redevelopment, and acquisition of apartment communities and they conduct their corporate operations from offices in Minot, North Dakota and Minneapolis, Minnesota.