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BXP (BXP) Beneish M-Score : -2.55 (As of Jun. 28, 2025)


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What is BXP 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 -2.55 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BXP' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.63   Med: -2.57   Max: -2.34
Current: -2.55

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of BXP was -2.34. The lowest was -2.63. And the median was -2.57.


BXP Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

BXP Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.63 -2.57 -2.58 -2.60 -2.55

BXP Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 -2.56 -2.55 -2.58 -2.55 -2.55

Competitive Comparison of BXP's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Office subindustry, BXP'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.


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

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

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


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BXP 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 BXP 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 * 1.0415+0.528 * 1.027+0.404 * 1.0066+0.892 * 1.0374+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.952+4.679 * -0.034763-0.327 * 1.0217
=-2.55

* 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 (Mar25) TTM:Last Year (Mar24) TTM:
Total Receivables was $1,717 Mil.
Revenue was 865.215 + 858.571 + 859.227 + 850.482 = $3,433 Mil.
Gross Profit was 526.072 + 525.612 + 521.497 + 519.217 = $2,092 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,196 Mil.
Total Assets was $25,437 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $890 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $179 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,492 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $15,636 Mil.
Net Income was 61.177 + -228.854 + 83.628 + 79.615 = $-4 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -6.583 + -350.546 + -4.39 + -5.615 = $-367 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 210.036 + 383.746 + 286.096 + 367.064 = $1,247 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1,589 Mil.
Revenue was 839.439 + 828.933 + 824.283 + 817.153 = $3,310 Mil.
Gross Profit was 519.267 + 519.149 + 515.071 + 517.956 = $2,071 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,356 Mil.
Total Assets was $25,526 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $844 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $181 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $666 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $16,156 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)
=(1717.184 / 3433.495) / (1589.338 / 3309.808)
=0.500127 / 0.48019
=1.0415

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)
=(2071.443 / 3309.808) / (2092.398 / 3433.495)
=0.62585 / 0.609408
=1.027

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 - (2196.391 + 0) / 25436.521) / (1 - (2355.972 + 0) / 25525.978)
=0.913652 / 0.907703
=1.0066

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
=3433.495 / 3309.808
=1.0374

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))
=(843.524 / (843.524 + 0)) / (889.606 / (889.606 + 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)
=(178.943 / 3433.495) / (181.203 / 3309.808)
=0.052117 / 0.054747
=0.952

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)
=((15635.709 + 1491.866) / 25436.521) / ((16155.879 + 666.408) / 25525.978)
=0.673346 / 0.659026
=1.0217

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
=(-4.434 - -367.134 - 1246.942) / 25436.521
=-0.034763

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.

BXP has a M-score of -2.55 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


BXP Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
800 Boylston Street, Suite 1900, Prudential Center, Boston, MA, USA, 02199-8103
BXP Inc. owns over 180 properties consisting of approximately 53 million rentable square feet of space. The portfolio is dominated by office buildings and is spread across major cities such as New York, Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, and the Washington, D.C., region. The real estate investment trust also owns limited retail, hotel, and residential properties.
Executives
Donna D Garesche officer: EVP, Chief HR Officer C/O BOSTON PROPERTIES, INC., 800 BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON MA 02199
Hilary J. Spann officer: Executive Vice President 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 16TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Raymond A Ritchey officer: Executive Vice President BOSTON PROPERTIES, INC., 901 NEW YORK AVENUE, NW, WASHINGTON DC 20001
Peter V Otteni officer: Senior Vice President 2200 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW, SUITE 200W, WASHINGTON DC 20037
Eric G Kevorkian officer: SVP, CLO and Secretary 800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 1900, BOSTON MA 02199
Rodney Diehl officer: Senior Vice President FOUR EMBARCADERO CENTER, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94549
Carol B. Einiger director POST ROCK ADVISORS, LLC, ONE ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, 28TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10020
Tony West director 1455 MARKET STREET, 4TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Matthew J Lustig director LAZARD FRERES & CO LLC, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLZA 50TH FL, NEW YORK NY 10020
Mary E Kipp director 100 N STANTON, EL PASO TX 79901
Douglas T Linde officer: SVP & CFO BOSTON PROPERTIES, INC., 800 BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON MA 02199
Frank D Burt officer: Senior Vice President BOSTON PROPERTIES, INC., 800 BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON MA 02199
John J Stroman officer: Senior Vice President 2200 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW, SUITE 200W, WASHINGTON DC 20037
Bryan J Koop officer: Senior Vice President BOSTON PROPERTIES, INC., 800 BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON MA 02199
Bruce W Duncan director ONE NORTH WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 4200, CHICAGO IL 60606