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Public Storage (Public Storage) Beneish M-Score : -2.72 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Public Storage 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 -2.72 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

PSA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.31   Med: -2.78   Max: -2.52
Current: -2.72

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Public Storage was -2.52. The lowest was -3.31. And the median was -2.78.


Public Storage Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Public Storage'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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Public Storage Beneish M-Score Chart

Public Storage 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 -2.73 -2.79 -2.88 -2.52 -2.72

Public Storage 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 -2.52 -2.54 -2.57 -2.63 -2.72

Competitive Comparison of Public Storage's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Industrial subindustry, Public Storage'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.


Public Storage's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

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

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



Public Storage 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 Public Storage 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+0.528 * 1.0031+0.404 * 1.0314+0.892 * 1.0802+0.115 * 0.955
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0414+4.679 * -0.054849-0.327 * 1.164
=-2.72

* 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 $0 Mil.
Revenue was 1159.868 + 1143.82 + 1119.77 + 1094.232 = $4,518 Mil.
Gross Profit was 869.037 + 854.876 + 839.89 + 805.941 = $3,370 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $370 Mil.
Total Assets was $19,809 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $345 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $970 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $81 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $599 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $9,103 Mil.
Net Income was 439.292 + 613.298 + 578.029 + 517.708 = $2,148 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -70.363 + 58.975 + 13.676 + -14.09 = $-12 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 791.684 + 875.671 + 882.4 + 696.893 = $3,247 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0 Mil.
Revenue was 1088.542 + 1088.131 + 1032.045 + 973.445 = $4,182 Mil.
Gross Profit was 828.885 + 811.089 + 776.846 + 712.436 = $3,129 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $775 Mil.
Total Assets was $17,552 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $373 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $888 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $72 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $515 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6,871 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)
=(0 / 4517.69) / (0 / 4182.163)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(3129.256 / 4182.163) / (3369.744 / 4517.69)
=0.748239 / 0.7459
=1.0031

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 - (370.002 + 345.453) / 19809.216) / (1 - (775.253 + 372.992) / 17552.307)
=0.963883 / 0.934582
=1.0314

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
=4517.69 / 4182.163
=1.0802

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))
=(888.146 / (888.146 + 372.992)) / (970.056 / (970.056 + 345.453))
=0.704242 / 0.7374
=0.955

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)
=(80.632 / 4517.69) / (71.672 / 4182.163)
=0.017848 / 0.017138
=1.0414

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)
=((9103.277 + 598.993) / 19809.216) / ((6870.826 + 514.68) / 17552.307)
=0.489786 / 0.420771
=1.164

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
=(2148.327 - -11.802 - 3246.648) / 19809.216
=-0.054849

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.

Public Storage has a M-score of -2.72 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Public Storage (Public Storage) Business Description

Address
701 Western Avenue, Glendale, CA, USA, 91201-2349
Public Storage is the largest owner of self-storage facilities in the U.S. with more than 2,880 self-storage facilities in 40 states and approximately 200 million square feet of rentable space. Through equity interests, it also has exposure to the European self-storage market through Shurgard Self Storage. The company also has a merchandise business, a third-party property management business, and an insurance business that offers products to cover losses for the goods in self-storage facilities.
Executives
Nathaniel A. Vitan officer: Chief Legal Officer 701 WESTERN AVENUE, GLENDALE CA 91201-2349
John Reyes director 701 WESTERN AVENUE, GLENDALE CA 91201
Havner Ronald L Jr director 701 WESTERN AVENUE, GLENDALE CA 91201
Avedick Baruyr Poladian director 701 WESTERN AVENUE, GLENDALE CA 91201
David Lee officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O PUBLIC STORAGE, 701 WESTERN AVENUE, GLENDALE CA 91201
Russell Joseph D Jr officer: President & CEO PUBLIC STORAGE, 701 WESTERN AVENUE, GLENDALE CA 91201
Tamara Hughes Gustavson director, 10 percent owner 701 WESTERN AVENUE, GLENDALE CA 91201-2349
Heisz Leslie Stone director C/O PUBLIC STORAGE, 701 WESTERN AVENUE, GLENDALE CA 91201
Ronald P Spogli director 701 WESTERN AVENUE, GLENDALE CA 91201
Kristy Pipes director C/O PS BUSINESS PARKS, INC., 701 WESTERN AVENUE, GLENDALE CA 91201
Shroff Michelle Millstone director C/O PARTY CITY HOLDCO INC., 80 GRASSLANDS ROAD, ELMSFORD NY 10523
Rebecca L Owen director 1750 H STREET, SUITE 500, COLUMBIA EQUITY TRUST, INC., WASHINGTON DC 20006
Paul S Williams director C/O MAJOR, LINDSEY & AFRICA, 1 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 1750, CHICAGO IL 60606
Tariq M Shaukat director ONE CAESARS PALACE DRIVE, LAS VEGAS NV 89109
David J Neithercut director C/O EQUITY RESIDENTIAL, TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 400, CHICAGO IL 60606