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Milestone Apartments REIT (Milestone Apartments REIT) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Milestone Apartments 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.

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

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Milestone Apartments REIT was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Milestone Apartments REIT Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Milestone Apartments 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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Milestone Apartments REIT Beneish M-Score Chart

Milestone Apartments REIT Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.40 -3.42

Milestone Apartments REIT Quarterly Data
Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16
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 -2.40 -2.75 -2.76 -3.54 -3.42

Competitive Comparison of Milestone Apartments REIT's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Residential subindustry, Milestone Apartments 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.


Milestone Apartments REIT's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

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

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



Milestone Apartments 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 Milestone Apartments 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 * 1.1386+0.528 * 0.9274+0.404 * 1.1364+0.892 * 1.2839+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 6.798+4.679 * -0.070423-0.327 * 0.9927
=-3.41

* 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 (Dec16) TTM:Last Year (Dec15) TTM:
Total Receivables was $5.6 Mil.
Revenue was 75.406 + 71.099 + 69.741 + 65.628 = $281.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was 50.911 + 46.878 + 47.328 + 20.351 = $165.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $43.5 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,778.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $139.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $111.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,311.5 Mil.
Net Income was 23.362 + -47.675 + 25.068 + 36.579 = $37.3 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -4.798 + 40.617 + 19.848 + 72.098 = $127.8 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 24.145 + 31.286 + 35.651 + 14.177 = $105.3 Mil.
Total Receivables was $3.8 Mil.
Revenue was 57.023 + 56.158 + 54.819 + 51.544 = $219.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 37.699 + 35.604 + 35.309 + 10.91 = $119.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $284.2 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,124.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $16.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $185.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $910.0 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)
=(5.552 / 281.874) / (3.798 / 219.544)
=0.019697 / 0.017299
=1.1386

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)
=(119.522 / 219.544) / (165.468 / 281.874)
=0.54441 / 0.587028
=0.9274

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 - (43.461 + 0) / 2778.795) / (1 - (284.239 + 0) / 2124.064)
=0.98436 / 0.866182
=1.1364

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
=281.874 / 219.544
=1.2839

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))
=(0.238 / (0.238 + 0)) / (0.279 / (0.279 + 0))
=1 / 1
=1

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)
=(139.518 / 281.874) / (15.985 / 219.544)
=0.494966 / 0.07281
=6.798

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)
=((1311.495 + 111.268) / 2778.795) / ((910.049 + 185.465) / 2124.064)
=0.512007 / 0.515763
=0.9927

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
=(37.334 - 127.765 - 105.259) / 2778.795
=-0.070423

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.

Milestone Apartments REIT has a M-score of -3.41 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Milestone Apartments REIT (Milestone Apartments REIT) Business Description

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Milestone Apartments REIT is an unincorporated, open-ended real estate investment trust. The Company's portfolio consists of multifamily garden-style residential properties, located in metropolitan markets in Southeast and Southwest United States.

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