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Taubman Centers (Taubman Centers) Beneish M-Score

: -1.43 (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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.43 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

TCOpJ.PFD' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.53   Med: -2.57   Max: 1484.35
Current: -1.43

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Taubman Centers was 1484.35. The lowest was -4.53. And the median was -2.57.


Taubman Centers Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Taubman Centers'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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Taubman Centers Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.60 -2.63 -2.37 -2.71 -2.29

Taubman Centers Quarterly Data
Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20
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 -2.44 -2.29 -2.34 -1.19 -1.43

Competitive Comparison

For the REIT - Retail subindustry, Taubman Centers'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.


Taubman Centers Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



Taubman Centers 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 Taubman Centers 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 * 2.1804+0.528 * 0.9989+0.404 * 0.9353+0.892 * 0.8986+0.115 * 0.9445
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7157+4.679 * -0.006611-0.327 * 1.0556
=-1.52

* 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 (Sep20) TTM:Last Year (Sep19) TTM:
Total Receivables was $176.59 Mil.
Revenue was 130.998 + 118.535 + 159.459 + 176.736 = $585.73 Mil.
Gross Profit was 130.563 + 117.876 + 158.966 + 176.071 = $583.48 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $433.10 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,579.59 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $172.05 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $214.11 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $37.02 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $278.06 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,138.13 Mil.
Net Income was -24.288 + -28.284 + 26.251 + -26.411 = $-52.73 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -17.761 + -9.97 + -6.199 + -78.358 = $-112.29 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 38.375 + -32.576 + 43.946 + 40.086 = $89.83 Mil.
Total Receivables was $90.13 Mil.
Revenue was 162.506 + 161.604 + 160.208 + 167.489 = $651.81 Mil.
Gross Profit was 160.611 + 161.113 + 159.677 + 167.205 = $648.61 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $152.70 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,536.85 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $174.63 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $192.01 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $57.57 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $269.30 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,875.23 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)
=(176.59 / 585.728) / (90.126 / 651.807)
=0.301488 / 0.138271
=2.1804

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)
=(648.606 / 651.807) / (583.476 / 585.728)
=0.995089 / 0.996155
=0.9989

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 - (433.102 + 172.05) / 4579.59) / (1 - (152.698 + 174.633) / 4536.852)
=0.867859 / 0.927851
=0.9353

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
=585.728 / 651.807
=0.8986

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))
=(192.014 / (192.014 + 174.633)) / (214.112 / (214.112 + 172.05))
=0.523703 / 0.554462
=0.9445

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)
=(37.021 / 585.728) / (57.566 / 651.807)
=0.063205 / 0.088318
=0.7157

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)
=((4138.126 + 278.055) / 4579.59) / ((3875.231 + 269.295) / 4536.852)
=0.964318 / 0.913525
=1.0556

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
=(-52.732 - -112.288 - 89.831) / 4579.59
=-0.006611

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.

Taubman Centers has a M-score of -1.52 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Taubman Centers (Taubman Centers) Business Description

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200 East Long Lake Road, Suite 300, Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA, 48304-2324
Taubman Centers Inc is engaged in the ownership, leasing, acquisition, disposition, development, expansion, and management of shopping centers. The company owns or operates a collection of over 20 urban and suburban shopping centers in U.S. states, Puerto Rico, South Korea, and China. Some of the operating malls of the group are Cherry Creek Shopping center, City Creek Center, Dolphin Mall, Fair Oaks Mall, and Stamford Town Center. Taubman derives its revenue by offering its properties on lease.

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