Sun Communities (MEX:SUI) Beneish M-Score: -2.08 (As of Jun. 26, 2026)


MEX:SUI Sun Communities Inc MEX:SUI
74 GF Score
Price MXN2,200.00
GF Value MXN2,438.40
! 6 Warning Signs
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What is Sun Communities Beneish M-Score?

Sun Communities MEX:SUI 74 Beneish M-Score is -2.08 as of Jun. 26, 2026. GuruFocus rates MEX:SUI with a GF Score™ of 74/100 and a GF Value™ of MXN2,438.40. The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 764 REITs companies, Sun Communities ranks worse than 77.88% on this metric.

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 -2.08 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

MEX:SUI' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.11   Med: -2.41   Max: -1.77
Current: -2.08

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sun Communities was -1.77. The lowest was -3.11. And the median was -2.41.


Sun Communities Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Sun Communities'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.

Sun Communities Beneish M-Score Chart

Sun Communities Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.77 -2.31 -2.90 -2.78 -2.18

Sun Communities Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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 -2.91 -2.18 -1.94 -2.18 -2.08

MEX:SUI vs MAA, INVH, ESS: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the REIT - Residential subindustry, Sun Communities'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.


Sun Communities Beneish M-Score vs REITs Industry

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

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


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Sun Communities 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 Sun Communities 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 * 0.8228+0.528 * 0.9945+0.404 * 1.3374+0.892 * 0.949+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0698+4.679 * 0.071924-0.327 * 0.7899
=-2.16

* 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 (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Total Receivables was MXN6,757 Mil.
Revenue was 9025.366 + 9091.078 + 12472.222 + 11429.324 = MXN42,018 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4639.814 + 4650.872 + 6835.049 + 5838.935 = MXN21,965 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MXN18,114 Mil.
Total Assets was MXN222,863 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MXN0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MXN9,455 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MXN4,558 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MXN13,070 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN76,570 Mil.
Net Income was -108.196 + 2194.895 + 155.926 + 23980.869 = MXN26,223 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -405.736 + 1114.553 + -3089.163 + -3728.182 = MXN-6,109 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 4856.206 + 2997.949 + 3628.483 + 4820.275 = MXN16,303 Mil.
Total Receivables was MXN8,654 Mil.
Revenue was 9529.43 + 10625.979 + 13292.922 + 10829.013 = MXN44,277 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4905.876 + 5468.365 + 7092.446 + 5552.823 = MXN23,020 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MXN105,716 Mil.
Total Assets was MXN337,675 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MXN0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MXN9,780 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MXN4,490 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MXN51,694 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN120,253 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)
=(6756.853 / 42017.99) / (8653.819 / 44277.344)
=0.160809 / 0.195446
=0.8228

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)
=(23019.51 / 44277.344) / (21964.67 / 42017.99)
=0.519894 / 0.522744
=0.9945

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 - (18113.847 + 0) / 222862.533) / (1 - (105715.703 + 0) / 337674.866)
=0.918722 / 0.68693
=1.3374

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
=42017.99 / 44277.344
=0.949

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))
=(9780.356 / (9780.356 + 0)) / (9454.755 / (9454.755 + 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)
=(4558.183 / 42017.99) / (4489.792 / 44277.344)
=0.108482 / 0.101402
=1.0698

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)
=((76570.451 + 13070.101) / 222862.533) / ((120253.3 + 51693.78) / 337674.866)
=0.402224 / 0.509209
=0.7899

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
=(26223.494 - -6108.528 - 16302.913) / 222862.533
=0.071924

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.

Sun Communities has a M-score of -2.16 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.08 mean?
Sun Communities (MEX:SUI) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.08 as of Jun. 26, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Sun Communities and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Sun Communities ranks #595 out of 764 companies in the REITs industry, placing it in the top 77.9%.
Is Sun Communities' Beneish M-Score too high?
Sun Communities' current Beneish M-Score is -2.08. Based on the distribution chart, Sun Communities ranks #595 out of 764 companies in the REITs industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Sun Communities has a GF Score™ of 74/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Sun Communities' Beneish M-Score compare to MAA and INVH?
According to the REITs industry distribution chart, Sun Communities ranks #595 out of 764 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Sun Communities in the lower half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for a REITs company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the REITs industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Sun Communities and its competitors. Sun Communities's current Beneish M-Score is -2.08. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Sun Communities stock overvalued right now?
Sun Communities (MEX:SUI) has a current Beneish M-Score of -2.08. The stock's GF Value™ is MXN2,438.40, compared to a current price of MXN2,200.00 — trading 9.8% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.08. Sun Communities' overall GF Score™ is 74/100 with 6 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Sun Communities (MEX:SUI), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.08 as of Jun. 26, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Sun Communities (MEX:SUI) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sun Communities stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of MXN2,200.00 is trading 9.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of MXN2,438.40.

Key valuation signals for MEX:SUI:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.08
  • GF Value™: MXN2,438.40 vs. price of MXN2,200.00 (9.8% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 74/100 with 6 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the MEX:SUI stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Sun Communities Business Description

Industry Real EstateREITs
Address 27777 Franklin Road, Suite 300, Southfield, MI, USA, 48034
Sun Communities is a residential REIT that focuses on owning manufactured housing and residential vehicle communities. The company currently owns a portfolio of 513 properties, which includes 347 manufactured housing communities and 166 residential vehicle communities. Sun targets owning properties that are desirable as second homes or vacation properties, with nearly 50% of the portfolio located in either Florida or Michigan near major bodies of water.
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