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Global Self Storage (Global Self Storage) Beneish M-Score : -2.63 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Global Self Storage 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 -2.63 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SELF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.93   Med: -2.44   Max: -1.38
Current: -2.63

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Global Self Storage was -1.38. The lowest was -2.93. And the median was -2.44.


Global Self Storage Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Global Self Storage'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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Global Self Storage Beneish M-Score Chart

Global Self Storage Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -1.38 -2.93 -2.44 -2.31 -2.63

Global Self Storage Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -2.31 -2.31 -2.42 -2.39 -2.63

Competitive Comparison of Global Self Storage's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Industrial subindustry, Global Self Storage'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.


Global Self Storage's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

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

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



Global Self Storage 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 Global Self Storage 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 * 0.9858+0.528 * 1.0384+0.404 * 0.9906+0.892 * 1.0205+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0906+4.679 * -0.033792-0.327 * 0.9858
=-2.63

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $0.17 Mil.
Revenue was 2.976 + 3.09 + 3.086 + 3.038 = $12.19 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.802 + 1.927 + 1.996 + 1.917 = $7.64 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $7.20 Mil.
Total Assets was $66.88 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.63 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2.88 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1.73 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $16.90 Mil.
Net Income was 1.097 + 0.271 + 0.578 + 0.993 = $2.94 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.644 + -0.345 + -0.029 + 0.404 = $0.67 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1.115 + 1.099 + 1.307 + 1.004 = $4.53 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.17 Mil.
Revenue was 3.059 + 3.086 + 2.979 + 2.821 = $11.95 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.943 + 2.076 + 1.99 + 1.767 = $7.78 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $6.68 Mil.
Total Assets was $67.38 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.62 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2.59 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1.62 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $17.42 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)
=(0.169 / 12.19) / (0.168 / 11.945)
=0.013864 / 0.014064
=0.9858

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)
=(7.776 / 11.945) / (7.642 / 12.19)
=0.650984 / 0.626907
=1.0384

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 - (7.198 + 0) / 66.879) / (1 - (6.683 + 0) / 67.383)
=0.892373 / 0.900821
=0.9906

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
=12.19 / 11.945
=1.0205

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))
=(1.619 / (1.619 + 0)) / (1.634 / (1.634 + 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)
=(2.877 / 12.19) / (2.585 / 11.945)
=0.236013 / 0.216409
=1.0906

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)
=((16.901 + 1.732) / 66.879) / ((17.421 + 1.623) / 67.383)
=0.278608 / 0.282623
=0.9858

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
=(2.939 - 0.674 - 4.525) / 66.879
=-0.033792

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.

Global Self Storage has a M-score of -2.63 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Global Self Storage (Global Self Storage) Business Description

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Address
3814 Route 44, Millbrook, New York, NY, USA, 12545
Global Self Storage Inc is a self-administered and self-managed REIT that owns, operates, manages, acquires, develops and redevelops self-storage properties. The company's self-storage properties are designed to offer affordable, easily accessible and secure storage space for residential and commercial customers. It has one segment of Rental operations. Through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, the company owns and/or manages close to 13 self-storage properties in Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Oklahoma.
Executives
Tuxis Corp other: See "Explanation of Responses" 11 HANOVER SQUARE, NEW YORK NY 10005
Donald Ii Klimoski officer: General Counsel 3814 ROUTE 44, MILLBROOK NY 12545
Mark Campbell Winmill director, officer: President and CEO 3814 ROUTE 44, MILLBROOK NY 12545
Carroll Sally Coonrad director 3814 ROUTE 44, MILLBROOK NY 12545
George B Langa director 3814 ROUTE 44, MILLBROOK NY 12545
Burke Russell E Iii director 3814 ROUTE 44, MILLBROOK NY 12545
Investor Service Center Inc /de other: See "Explanation of Responses" 11 HANOVER SQUARE, NEW YORK NY 10005
Russell Kamerman officer: Assistant General Counsel 3814 ROUTE 44, MILLBROOK NY 12545
William Chester Zachary director 136 EAST 64TH ST, APT 6D, NEW YORK NY 10065
Thomas Omalley officer: Chief Financial Officer 3814 ROUTE 44, MILLBROOK NY 12545
Winmill & Co. Inc other: See "Explanation of Responses" 2255 BUFFALO ROAD, ROCHESTER NY 14624
Bexil Corp other: See "Explanation of Responses" 2255 BUFFALO ROAD, ROCHESTER NY 14624
Hwang Eric Paul C. other: See "Explanation of Responses" 11 HANOVER SQUARE, NEW YORK NY 10005
Bruce B Huber director 11 HANOVER SQUARE, NEW YORK NY 10005
Jacob Bukhsbaum officer: Chief Compliance Officer, other: See "Explanation of Responses" 11 HANOVER SQUARE, NEW YORK NY 10005

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