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Orion Office REIT (Orion Office REIT) Beneish M-Score : -2.74 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is Orion Office REIT 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 -2.74 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ONL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.03   Med: -2.74   Max: -2.01
Current: -2.74

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Orion Office REIT was -2.01. The lowest was -3.03. And the median was -2.74.


Orion Office REIT Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Orion 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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Orion Office REIT Beneish M-Score Chart

Orion Office REIT Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - -3.03 -2.01 -2.74

Orion Office REIT Quarterly Data
Dec18 Dec19 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 -2.01 -2.58 -2.92 -2.69 -2.74

Competitive Comparison of Orion Office REIT's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Office subindustry, Orion 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.


Orion Office REIT's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

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

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



Orion 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 Orion 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 * 1.2161+0.528 * 1.0233+0.404 * 0.9905+0.892 * 0.9372+0.115 * 1.0355
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2557+4.679 * -0.079201-0.327 * 0.9897
=-2.74

* 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 $24.7 Mil.
Revenue was 43.751 + 49.076 + 52.024 + 50.19 = $195.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 29.305 + 33.57 + 36.537 + 34.846 = $134.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $83.2 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,423.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $26.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $109.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $18.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $152.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $360.9 Mil.
Net Income was -16.168 + -16.519 + -15.73 + -8.885 = $-57.3 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -6.107 + -11.157 + -12.403 + -3.946 = $-33.6 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 19.5 + 25.67 + 32.477 + 11.441 = $89.1 Mil.
Total Receivables was $21.6 Mil.
Revenue was 50.294 + 51.769 + 52.849 + 53.206 = $208.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 34.548 + 36.466 + 37.693 + 37.892 = $146.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $80.8 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,571.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $26.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $131.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $15.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $205.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $366.2 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)
=(24.663 / 195.041) / (21.641 / 208.118)
=0.12645 / 0.103984
=1.2161

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)
=(146.599 / 208.118) / (134.258 / 195.041)
=0.704403 / 0.688358
=1.0233

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 - (83.179 + 26.596) / 1423.933) / (1 - (80.759 + 26.422) / 1571.073)
=0.922907 / 0.931778
=0.9905

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
=195.041 / 208.118
=0.9372

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))
=(131.367 / (131.367 + 26.422)) / (109.111 / (109.111 + 26.596))
=0.832549 / 0.804019
=1.0355

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)
=(18.72 / 195.041) / (15.908 / 208.118)
=0.09598 / 0.076437
=1.2557

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)
=((360.93 + 152.057) / 1423.933) / ((366.235 + 205.64) / 1571.073)
=0.360261 / 0.364003
=0.9897

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
=(-57.302 - -33.613 - 89.088) / 1423.933
=-0.079201

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.

Orion Office REIT has a M-score of -2.74 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Orion Office REIT (Orion Office REIT) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2398 East Camelback Road, Suite 1060, Phoenix, AZ, USA, 85016
Orion Office REIT Inc is a internally-managed REIT engaged in the ownership, acquisition, and management of a diversified portfolio of mission-critical and headquarters office buildings located in high quality suburban markets across the U.S. and leased on a single-tenant net lease basis to creditworthy clients. The Company operates in one business segment: direct ownership and operation of commercial real estate.
Executives
Christopher Haviland Day officer: SEE REMARKS C/O REALTY INCOME CORPORATION, 11995 EL CAMINO REAL, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Revea Lynn Schmidt officer: See Remarks. C/O ORION OFFICE REIT, INC., 2325 E. CAMELBACK ROAD, SUITE 850, PHOENIX AZ 58016
Paul C Hughes officer: General Counsel & Secretary C/O HOSPITALITY INVESTORS TRUST, INC., 3950 UNIVERSITY DRIVE, FAIRFAX VA 22030
Richard J Lieb director C/O GREENHILL & CO., INC.,, 300 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Reginald Harold Gilyard director 1 FIRST AMERICAN WAY, SANTA ANA CA 92707
Kathleen Allen director
Gavin Brandon officer: SEE REMARKS 2325 E CAMELBACK RD, 9TH FLOOR, PHOENIX AZ 85016
Paul H Mcdowell director, officer: SEE REMARKS 110 MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK NY 10005
Gregory J. Whyte director C/O TIER REIT, INC., 5950 SHERRY LANE, SUITE 700, DALLAS TX 75225
Gary E Landriau officer: SEE REMARKS C/O REALTY INCOME CORPORATION, 11995 EL CAMINO REAL, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Christie B. Kelly director, officer: EVP, CFO & TREASURER 600 E. 96TH ST., #100, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46240
Sumit Roy director, officer: PRESIDENT AND CEO 600 LA TERRAZA BOULEVARD, ESCONDIDO CA 92025
Michelle Bushore director, officer: EVP, CLO & SECRETARY 11995 EL CAMINO REAL, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Realty Income Corp 10 percent owner 11995 EL CAMINO REAL, SAN DIEGO CA 92130