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Welltower (Welltower) Beneish M-Score : -2.44 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Welltower 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 -2.44 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

WELL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.69   Med: -2.47   Max: -1.96
Current: -2.44

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Welltower was -1.96. The lowest was -2.69. And the median was -2.47.


Welltower Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Welltower 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 -2.36 -2.53 -2.01 -2.50 -2.44

Welltower 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 -2.50 -2.47 -2.55 -2.55 -2.44

Competitive Comparison of Welltower's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Healthcare Facilities subindustry, Welltower'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.


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

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

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



Welltower 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 Welltower 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 * 1.0566+0.528 * 0.9691+0.404 * 0.9677+0.892 * 1.1326+0.115 * 1.0007
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0514+4.679 * -0.025435-0.327 * 0.919
=-2.44

* 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 $2,817 Mil.
Revenue was 1749.775 + 1662.013 + 1665.478 + 1560.729 = $6,638 Mil.
Gross Profit was 713.697 + 666.74 + 706.806 + 602.976 = $2,690 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4,893 Mil.
Total Assets was $44,012 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $351 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1,443 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $179 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,100 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $16,119 Mil.
Net Income was 83.911 + 127.47 + 103.04 + 25.673 = $340 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -44.086 + -48.494 + -13.436 + -36.309 = $-142 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 370.502 + 439.056 + 416.245 + 376.058 = $1,602 Mil.
Total Receivables was $2,354 Mil.
Revenue was 1518.531 + 1473.844 + 1472.536 + 1395.704 = $5,861 Mil.
Gross Profit was 579.693 + 561.664 + 618.453 + 542.035 = $2,302 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,076 Mil.
Total Assets was $37,893 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $324 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1,337 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $150 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,168 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $14,964 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)
=(2816.905 / 6637.995) / (2353.855 / 5860.615)
=0.424361 / 0.40164
=1.0566

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)
=(2301.845 / 5860.615) / (2690.219 / 6637.995)
=0.392765 / 0.405276
=0.9691

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 - (4892.988 + 350.969) / 44012.166) / (1 - (3076.147 + 323.942) / 37893.233)
=0.880852 / 0.910272
=0.9677

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
=6637.995 / 5860.615
=1.1326

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))
=(1336.909 / (1336.909 + 323.942)) / (1443.217 / (1443.217 + 350.969))
=0.804954 / 0.804385
=1.0007

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)
=(179.091 / 6637.995) / (150.39 / 5860.615)
=0.02698 / 0.025661
=1.0514

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)
=((16118.779 + 1099.922) / 44012.166) / ((14963.912 + 1168.092) / 37893.233)
=0.391226 / 0.425723
=0.919

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
=(340.094 - -142.325 - 1601.861) / 44012.166
=-0.025435

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.

Welltower has a M-score of -2.44 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Welltower (Welltower) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
4500 Dorr Street, Toledo, OH, USA, 43615
Welltower owns a diversified healthcare portfolio of over 2,000 in-place properties spread across the senior housing, medical office, and skilled nursing/post-acute care sectors. The portfolio includes over 100 properties in both Canada and the United Kingdom as the company looks for additional investment opportunities in countries with mature healthcare systems that operate similarly to that of the United States.
Executives
John F. Burkart officer: EVP-Chief Operating Officer C/O ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST INC., 1100 PARK PLACE, SUITE 200, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Ade J. Patton director 4500 DORR STREET, TOLEDO DE 43515
Dennis G Lopez director 12700 HILL COUNTRY BOULEVARD, SUITE T-200, AUSTIN TX 78738
Philip L Hawkins director C/O CORPORATE OFFICE PROPERTIES TRUST, 6711 COLUMBIA GATEWAY DRIVE, #300, COLUMBIA MD 21046
Diana Reid director 4500 DORR STREET, TOLEDO OH 43615
Ayesha Menon officer: SVP - Strategic Investments 4500 DORR STREET, TOLEDO OH 43615
Timothy Mchugh officer: SVP - Chief Financial Officer 4500 DORR STREET, TOLEDO OH 43515
Thomas J Derosa director C/O WELLTOWER INC., 4500 DORR STREET, TOLEDO OH 43615
John Goodey officer: Chief Financial Officer 4500 DORR STREET, TOLEDO OH 43615
Mercedes Kerr officer: EVP-Business Development 2449 GRIVEL PLACE, TUSTIN CA 92782
Kathryn M Sullivan director PO BOX 98029, BATON ROUGE LA 70898-9029
Johnese Spisso director 4500 DORR STREET, TOLEDO OH 43615
Karen B Desalvo director 500 W MAIN STREET, LOUISVILLE KY 40202
Shankh Mitra officer: SVP, Finance & Investments 4500 DORR STREET, TOLEDO OH 43615
R Scott Trumbull director FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO., INC., 9255 COVERDALE RD, FORT WAYNE IN 46809