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NorthStar Realty Finance (NorthStar Realty Finance) Beneish M-Score : -1.38 (As of May. 01, 2024)


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What is NorthStar Realty Finance 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.

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

NRFPRD.PFD' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.25   Med: -1.97   Max: 46.97
Current: -1.38

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of NorthStar Realty Finance was 46.97. The lowest was -5.25. And the median was -1.97.


NorthStar Realty Finance Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for NorthStar Realty Finance'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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NorthStar Realty Finance Beneish M-Score Chart

NorthStar Realty Finance Annual Data
Trend Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.49 -2.51 -0.18 -2.66 -2.06

NorthStar Realty Finance Quarterly Data
Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16
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 -1.38 -2.06 -2.37 -2.48 -1.38

Competitive Comparison of NorthStar Realty Finance's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Retail subindustry, NorthStar Realty Finance'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.


NorthStar Realty Finance's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

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

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



NorthStar Realty Finance 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 NorthStar Realty Finance 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 * 1.9822+0.528 * 1.0678+0.404 * 1.5224+0.892 * 1.068+0.115 * 0.6682
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.664+4.679 * -0.036449-0.327 * 0.8861
=-1.38

* 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 (Sep16) TTM:Last Year (Sep15) TTM:
Total Receivables was $266.85 Mil.
Revenue was 496.719 + 507.932 + 506.327 + 512.492 = $2,023.47 Mil.
Gross Profit was 259.727 + 274.4 + 267.917 + 267.271 = $1,069.32 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,699.24 Mil.
Total Assets was $13,364.89 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $7,372.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $384.43 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $252.53 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $370.13 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $7,627.67 Mil.
Net Income was -79.291 + -94.497 + -124.205 + -51.222 = $-349.22 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -58.764 + -157.522 + -185.053 + 148.625 = $-252.71 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 99.503 + 94.054 + 64.253 + 132.827 = $390.64 Mil.
Total Receivables was $126.05 Mil.
Revenue was 546.254 + 515.19 + 466.261 + 366.955 = $1,894.66 Mil.
Gross Profit was 297.271 + 292.366 + 265.12 + 214.336 = $1,069.09 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,614.61 Mil.
Total Assets was $18,622.91 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $13,078.42 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $447.93 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $356.10 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $481.52 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $12,095.01 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)
=(266.849 / 2023.47) / (126.049 / 1894.66)
=0.131877 / 0.066529
=1.9822

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)
=(1069.093 / 1894.66) / (1069.315 / 2023.47)
=0.564266 / 0.528456
=1.0678

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 - (1699.243 + 7371.996) / 13364.889) / (1 - (1614.61 + 13078.423) / 18622.914)
=0.321263 / 0.211024
=1.5224

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
=2023.47 / 1894.66
=1.068

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))
=(447.934 / (447.934 + 13078.423)) / (384.426 / (384.426 + 7371.996))
=0.033116 / 0.049562
=0.6682

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)
=(252.531 / 2023.47) / (356.098 / 1894.66)
=0.124801 / 0.187948
=0.664

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)
=((7627.669 + 370.13) / 13364.889) / ((12095.005 + 481.523) / 18622.914)
=0.598419 / 0.675325
=0.8861

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
=(-349.215 - -252.714 - 390.637) / 13364.889
=-0.036449

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.

NorthStar Realty Finance has a M-score of -1.38 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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NorthStar Realty Finance (NorthStar Realty Finance) Business Description

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Northstar Realty Finance Corp is a Maryland corporation formed in October 2003. The Company is an internally managed REIT, and is a diversified commercial real estate investment and asset management company. NorthStar Realty Finance Limited Partnership holds all of the Company's assets and conducts its operation directly or indirectly. The Company invests in multiple asset classes across commercial real estate. These investments are in the form of acquiring real estate, originating or acquiring senior or subordinate loans, as well as CRE investments, both in the United States and internationally. The asset management business is focused on raising and managing capital on a fee basis from alternative sources, which includes non-traded real estate investment trusts, and sponsoring other companies through joint ventures and partnerships, such as RXR Realty, LLC, or RXR Realty. The Company's commercial real estate debt business is focused on originating, structuring, acquiring and managing senior and subordinate debt investments secured by commercial real estate, including first mortgage loans, subordinate interests, mezzanine loans, credit tenant loans and other loans, including preferred equity interests in borrowers who own such properties. The Company competes with many third parties engaged in real estate investment activities including publicly-traded REITs, non-traded REITs, insurance companies, commercial and investment banking firms, private equity funds. The Company is subject to supervision and regulation by state and federal governmental authorities and is subject to various laws and judicial and administrative decisions imposing various requirements and restrictions.
Executives
Gregory Z Rush director 399 PARK AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Jonathan A Langer officer: CEO and President C/O GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO., 85 BROAD STREET, NEW YORK NY 10004
Charles W Schoenherr director C/O DIAMONDHEAD HOLDINGS CORP., 250 PARK AVE., 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10177
Ronald J. Lieberman officer: EVP & General Counsel NORTHSTAR REALTY FINANCE CORP., 399 PARK AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Debra Ann Hess officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O NORTHSTAR REALTY FINANCE CORP., 399 PARK AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Lisa Meyer officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O NORTHSTAR REALTY FINANCE CORP., 399 PARK AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Sridhar Sambamurthy director C/O NORTHSTAR REALTY FINANCE CORP., 399 PARK AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Oscar Junquera director C/O COLONY NORTHSTAR, INC., 590 MADISON AVENUE, 34TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Stephen E Cummings director
Albert Tylis officer: EVP, GC and Secretary C/O NORTHSTAR REALTY FINANCE CORP., 399 PARK AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Daniel D Raffe officer: EVP 527 MADISON AVENUE, 16TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Andrew C Richardson officer: EVP and CFO 527 MADISON AVENUE, 16TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Louis J Paglia director C/O UIL HOLDINGS CORP, 157 CHURCH STREET, NEW HAVEN CT 06506
Sab Overseas Master Fund, L.p. other: Former 10% Owner 767 FIFTH AVENUE, 21ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10153
Sab Overseas Capital Management Lp 10 percent owner 712 FIFTH AVE, NEW YORK NY 10019