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Agree Realty (Agree Realty) Beneish M-Score : -2.39 (As of Apr. 24, 2024)


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Agree Realty Beneish M-Score Definition

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 -2.39 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ADC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.39   Med: -2.26   Max: -2.06
Current: -2.39

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Agree Realty was -2.06. The lowest was -2.39. And the median was -2.26.


Agree Realty Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Agree Realty Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.31 -2.18 -2.22 -2.37 -2.39

Agree Realty Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -2.41 -2.44 -2.46 -2.39 -

Competitive Comparison of Agree Realty's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Retail subindustry, Agree Realty'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.


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

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

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



Agree Realty 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 Agree Realty 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 * 1.05+0.528 * 0.9991+0.404 * 0.9977+0.892 * 1.2232+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9261+4.679 * -0.027935-0.327 * 1.0942
=-2.39

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $91.3 Mil.
Revenue was 149.453 + 144.165 + 136.812 + 129.9 = $560.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was 130.964 + 126.249 + 120.759 + 113.795 = $491.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $112.2 Mil.
Total Assets was $7,868.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $216.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $35.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $137.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,514.5 Mil.
Net Income was 44.859 + 45.955 + 41.522 + 40.868 = $173.2 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -2.372 + -1.11 + -3.121 + -0.953 = $-7.6 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 103.142 + 98.01 + 109.86 + 89.557 = $400.6 Mil.
Total Receivables was $71.1 Mil.
Revenue was 126.618 + 116.531 + 110.065 + 104.876 = $458.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 109.974 + 103.155 + 96.578 + 91.949 = $401.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $84.0 Mil.
Total Assets was $6,986.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $179.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $31.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $115.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,036.5 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)
=(91.301 / 560.33) / (71.089 / 458.09)
=0.162941 / 0.155186
=1.05

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)
=(401.656 / 458.09) / (491.767 / 560.33)
=0.876806 / 0.877638
=0.9991

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 - (112.151 + 0) / 7868.665) / (1 - (84.029 + 0) / 6986.427)
=0.985747 / 0.987973
=0.9977

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
=560.33 / 458.09
=1.2232

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))
=(179.425 / (179.425 + 0)) / (216.874 / (216.874 + 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)
=(35.48 / 560.33) / (31.32 / 458.09)
=0.06332 / 0.068371
=0.9261

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)
=((2514.487 + 137.946) / 7868.665) / ((2036.453 + 115.804) / 6986.427)
=0.337088 / 0.308063
=1.0942

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
=(173.204 - -7.556 - 400.569) / 7868.665
=-0.027935

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.

Agree Realty has a M-score of -2.39 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Agree Realty (Agree Realty) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
70 East Long Lake Road, Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA, 48304
Agree Realty Corporation operates as a fully integrated real estate investment trust mainly focused on the ownership, acquisition, development and management of retail properties net leased to industry-leading tenants. The Company is mainly in the business of acquiring, developing and managing retail real estate. Some of its properties in the portfolio include Walmart, 7-Eleven, Wawa, Gerber Collision and others.
Executives
Richard Agree officer: Chief Executive Officer 70 E. LONG LAKE ROAD, BLOOMFIELD HILLS MI 48334
John Jr Rakolta director 70 E. LONG LAKE ROAD, BLOOMFIELD HILLS MI 48304
Greg Lehmkuhl director 70 E. LONG LAKE ROAD, BLOOMFIELD HILLS MI 48304
Joey Agree officer: Chief Operating Officer 70 E. LONG LAKE ROAD, BLOOMFIELD HILLS MI 48034
Craig Erlich officer: CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 70 E. LONG LAKE ROAD, BLOOMFIELD HILLS MI 48304-2324
Peter Coughenour officer: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 70 E. LONG LAKE ROAD, BLOOMFIELD HILLS MI 48304
Stephen Breslin officer: Chief Accounting Officer 70 E. LONG LAKE ROAD, BLOOMFIELD HILLS MI 48304
David A. Wolff officer: CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER 70 E. LONG LAKE RD., BLOOMFIELD HILLS MI 48304-2324
Karen Dearing director 27777 FRANKLIN ROAD, SUITE 200, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Nicole Witteveen officer: EVP, PEOPLE & CULTURE 70 E. LONG LAKE ROAD, BLOOMFIELD HILLS MI 48304
Michael Judlowe director 70 E. LONG LAKE ROAD, BLOOMFIELD HILLS MI 48304
Michael Hollman director 7930 JONES BRANCH DRIVE, SUITE 1124, MCLEAN VA 22102
Jerome R Rossi director 70 E. LONG LAKE ROAD, BLOOMFIELD HILLS MI 48304-2324
Danielle M Spehar officer: GENERAL COUNSEL 70 E. LONG LAKE RD, BLOOMFIELD HILLS MI 48304
Merrie S. Frankel director 70 E. LONG LAKE ROAD, BLOOMFIELD HILLS MI 48034