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Empire State Realty Trust (Empire State Realty Trust) Beneish M-Score : -2.59 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Empire State Realty Trust 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 -2.59 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ESRT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.77   Med: -2.6   Max: -1.86
Current: -2.59

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Empire State Realty Trust was -1.86. The lowest was -2.77. And the median was -2.60.


Empire State Realty Trust Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Empire State Realty Trust'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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Empire State Realty Trust Beneish M-Score Chart

Empire State Realty Trust 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 -2.57 -2.77 -2.71 -2.61 -2.59

Empire State Realty Trust 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 -2.61 -2.64 -2.67 -2.62 -2.59

Competitive Comparison of Empire State Realty Trust's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Diversified subindustry, Empire State Realty Trust'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.


Empire State Realty Trust's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

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

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



Empire State Realty Trust 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 Empire State Realty Trust 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 * 1.099+0.528 * 1.0303+0.404 * 0.9778+0.892 * 1.0172+0.115 * 1.0155
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0177+4.679 * -0.048825-0.327 * 0.9873
=-2.59

* 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 $295.5 Mil.
Revenue was 192.882 + 191.526 + 190.542 + 164.622 = $739.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was 106.515 + 104.893 + 108.544 + 80.604 = $400.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $702.4 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,219.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $28.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $189.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $63.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $170.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,269.0 Mil.
Net Income was 10.161 + 12.61 + 22.905 + 7.569 = $53.2 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -2.497 + 0 + 13.565 + 15.696 = $26.8 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 36.443 + 90.142 + 19.543 + 86.363 = $232.5 Mil.
Total Receivables was $264.3 Mil.
Revenue was 181.273 + 183.712 + 198.022 + 164.034 = $727.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 99.932 + 98.236 + 120.679 + 86.84 = $405.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $614.5 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,163.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $28.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $216.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $61.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $162.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,274.8 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)
=(295.464 / 739.572) / (264.29 / 727.041)
=0.399507 / 0.363515
=1.099

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)
=(405.687 / 727.041) / (400.556 / 739.572)
=0.557997 / 0.541605
=1.0303

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 - (702.42 + 28.439) / 4219.333) / (1 - (614.506 + 28.67) / 4163.594)
=0.826783 / 0.845524
=0.9778

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
=739.572 / 727.041
=1.0172

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))
=(216.894 / (216.894 + 28.67)) / (189.911 / (189.911 + 28.439))
=0.883248 / 0.869755
=1.0155

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)
=(63.939 / 739.572) / (61.765 / 727.041)
=0.086454 / 0.084954
=1.0177

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)
=((2268.985 + 169.969) / 4219.333) / ((2274.807 + 162.763) / 4163.594)
=0.578043 / 0.585449
=0.9873

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
=(53.245 - 26.764 - 232.491) / 4219.333
=-0.048825

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.

Empire State Realty Trust has a M-score of -2.59 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Empire State Realty Trust (Empire State Realty Trust) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
111 West 33rd Street, 12th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10120
Empire State Realty Trust operates as a pure-play greater New York and Manhattan-focused REIT, featuring its landmark Empire State Building office and observation deck. The company owns and operates around 9.4 million square feet of office space, about 80% of which is located in Manhattan.
Executives
Hannah Y Yang director C/O EMPIRE STATE REALTY TRUST, INC., 111 WEST 33RD STREET, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10120
Tassell Christina Van director C/O 111 RIVER STREET, HOBOKEN NJ 07030
Stephen Horn officer: Chief Accounting Officer 255 WEST 94TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10025
Grant Hill director 121 ORANGE AVE, SUITE 1500, ORLANDO FL 32801
Robert Paige Hood director C/O EMPIRE STATE REALTY TRUST, INC., 111 WEST 33RD STREET, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10120
Christina Chiu officer: EVP and CFO C/O EMPIRE STATE REALTY TRUST, INC., 111 WEST 33RD STREET, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10120
Patricia Han director 600 OFFICE CENTER DRIVE, FORT WASHINGTON PA 19034
David A Karp director, officer: EVP and CFO C/O EMPIRE STATE REALTY TRUST, INC., 111 WEST 33RD STREET, NEW YORK NY 10120
Quark Holding Llc 10 percent owner P.O. BOX 23224 OOREDOO TOWER, DIPLOMATIC AREA STREET, WEST BAY, DOHA S3 S3
Thomas J Derosa director C/O WELLTOWER INC., 4500 DORR STREET, TOLEDO OH 43615
Salvatore Michael Giliberto director C/O EMPIRE STATE REALTY TRUST, INC., 111 WEST 33RD STREET, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10120
Steven J Gilbert director 540 MADISON AVE, 40TH FL, NEW YORK NY 10022
Robinson James D Iv director 130 EAST 59TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10022
William H Berkman director 650 MADISON AVE, 25TH FL, NEW YORK NY 10022
Leslie D. Biddle director 111 WEST 33RD STREET 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10120