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City Office REIT (City Office REIT) Beneish M-Score

: -2.48 (As of Today)
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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 -2.48 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

CIO' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.74   Med: -2.44   Max: -2.07
Current: -2.48

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of City Office REIT was -2.07. The lowest was -2.74. And the median was -2.44.


City Office REIT Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for City Office REIT'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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City Office REIT Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.47 -2.74 -2.70 -2.36 -2.48

City Office REIT 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.36 -2.48 -2.35 -2.42 -2.48

Competitive Comparison

For the REIT - Office subindustry, City Office REIT'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.


City Office REIT Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



City Office REIT 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 City Office REIT 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 * 1.2125+0.528 * 1.0255+0.404 * 0.9918+0.892 * 0.9923+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0852+4.679 * -0.039547-0.327 * 1.001
=-2.48

* 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 $53.5 Mil.
Revenue was 44.321 + 44.214 + 44.604 + 45.957 = $179.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 26.934 + 26.57 + 27.358 + 28.237 = $109.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $96.8 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,511.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $63.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $14.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $236.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $469.5 Mil.
Net Income was -2.663 + -0.043 + -0.68 + 0.704 = $-2.7 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + -0.134 + 0 = $-0.1 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 9.054 + 20.586 + 13.7 + 13.883 = $57.2 Mil.
Total Receivables was $44.4 Mil.
Revenue was 44.614 + 45.522 + 45.498 + 44.852 = $180.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 27.611 + 28.11 + 28.662 + 28.363 = $112.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $88.7 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,574.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $62.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $13.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $245.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $489.6 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)
=(53.454 / 179.096) / (44.429 / 180.486)
=0.298466 / 0.246163
=1.2125

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)
=(112.746 / 180.486) / (109.099 / 179.096)
=0.62468 / 0.609165
=1.0255

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 - (96.846 + 0) / 1511.376) / (1 - (88.691 + 0) / 1574.439)
=0.935922 / 0.943668
=0.9918

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
=179.096 / 180.486
=0.9923

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))
=(62.495 / (62.495 + 0)) / (62.987 / (62.987 + 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)
=(14.842 / 179.096) / (13.783 / 180.486)
=0.082872 / 0.076366
=1.0852

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)
=((469.51 + 236.742) / 1511.376) / ((489.599 + 245.4) / 1574.439)
=0.467291 / 0.466832
=1.001

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
=(-2.682 - -0.134 - 57.223) / 1511.376
=-0.039547

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.

City Office REIT has a M-score of -2.48 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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City Office REIT (City Office REIT) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
666 Burrard Street, Suite 3210, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6C 2X8
City Office REIT Inc is a real estate investment trust. It is focused on acquiring, owning, and operating high-quality office properties located predominantly in Sun Belt markets. The company owns office buildings in the metropolitan areas of Dallas, Denver, Orlando, Phoenix, Portland, Raleigh, San Diego, Seattle, and Tampa.
Executives
Michael Mazan director 3210-666 BURRARD STREET, VANCOUVER A1 V6C2X8
William R Flatt director 188 E. CAPITOL STREET, SUITE 1000, JACKSON MS 39201
Anthony Maretic officer: Chief Financial Officer 1075 WEST GEORGIA STREET, SUITE 2600, VANCOUVER A1 V6E 3C9
James Thomas Farrar director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 1075 WEST GEORGIA STREET, SUITE 2600, VANCOUVER A1 V6E 3C9
Stephen B Shraiberg director 1331 SEVENTEENTH STREET, STE. 300, DENVER CO 80202
Gregory Tylee officer: See Remarks 1075 WEST GEORGIA STREET, SUITE 2600, VANCOUVER A1 V6E 3C9
John Sweet director SUITE 2990, 500 NORTH AKARD STREET, DALLAS TX 75201
Sabah Mirza director 27 FASKEN DRIVE, TORONTO A6 M9W1K6
Mark Wilhelm Murski director 1312 CLEAVER DRIVE, OAKVILLE A6 L6J IW4
John R. Mclernon director 200 GRANVILLE STREET, 19TH FLOOR, VANCOUVER A1 V6C 2R6
Jeffrey David Kohn director 1029 17 AVE SW, SUITE 200, CALGARY A0 T2T 0A9
Samuel Belzberg 10 percent owner