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Washington Prime Group (Washington Prime Group) Beneish M-Score

: -2.80 (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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.8 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

WPGIQ.PFD' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.06   Med: -2.73   Max: -2.03
Current: -2.8

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Washington Prime Group was -2.03. The lowest was -3.06. And the median was -2.73.


Washington Prime Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Washington Prime Group'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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Washington Prime Group Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.55 -2.84 -2.83 -2.23 -2.67

Washington Prime Group Quarterly Data
Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21
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 -2.04 -2.03 -2.67 -2.40 -2.80

Competitive Comparison

For the REIT - Retail subindustry, Washington Prime Group'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.


Washington Prime Group Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



Washington Prime Group 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 Washington Prime Group 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 * 0.8347+0.528 * 1.057+0.404 * 1.013+0.892 * 0.9327+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.3973+4.679 * -0.057522-0.327 * 0.3992
=-2.80

* 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 (Jun21) TTM:Last Year (Jun20) TTM:
Total Receivables was $97.43 Mil.
Revenue was 138.397 + 131.933 + 149.372 + 123.682 = $543.38 Mil.
Gross Profit was 82.945 + 73.666 + 92.97 + 68.004 = $317.59 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $188.75 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,031.49 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $220.31 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $74.32 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $145.88 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,170.71 Mil.
Net Income was -102.01 + -51.869 + -107.898 + -40.229 = $-302.01 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -63.34 + 0.255 + -109.224 + -4.962 = $-177.27 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 23.099 + 3.334 + 57.279 + 23.452 = $107.16 Mil.
Total Receivables was $125.15 Mil.
Revenue was 98.764 + 152.6 + 170.023 + 161.204 = $582.59 Mil.
Gross Profit was 52.218 + 95.068 + 109.43 + 103.183 = $359.90 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $252.17 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,271.63 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $252.63 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $57.02 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $905.67 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,588.61 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)
=(97.43 / 543.384) / (125.153 / 582.591)
=0.179302 / 0.214821
=0.8347

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)
=(359.899 / 582.591) / (317.585 / 543.384)
=0.617756 / 0.584458
=1.057

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 - (188.748 + 0) / 4031.493) / (1 - (252.172 + 0) / 4271.63)
=0.953182 / 0.940966
=1.013

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
=543.384 / 582.591
=0.9327

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))
=(252.627 / (252.627 + 0)) / (220.308 / (220.308 + 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)
=(74.316 / 543.384) / (57.021 / 582.591)
=0.136765 / 0.097875
=1.3973

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)
=((1170.714 + 145.875) / 4031.493) / ((2588.611 + 905.673) / 4271.63)
=0.326576 / 0.818021
=0.3992

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
=(-302.006 - -177.271 - 107.164) / 4031.493
=-0.057522

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.

Washington Prime Group has a M-score of -2.80 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Washington Prime Group (Washington Prime Group) Business Description

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Address
180 East Broad Street, Columbus, OH, USA, 43215
Washington Prime Group Inc is a self-managed real estate investment trust that invests in, manages, and develops retail properties. The company's portfolio consists of community shopping centres and malls across the United States, with most properties located in Texas, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Florida. It generates the majority of revenue from leasing properties to tenants, which include department stores, restaurants, homeware and furniture stores, entertainment venues, general retailers, and cosmetic stores.
Executives
Stephan Gerber officer: Senior VP, Property Mgmt. C/O WASHINGTON PRIME GROUP INC., 180 EAST BROAD STREET, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Joshua Lindimore officer: Senior VP, Head of Leasing C/O WASHINGTON PRIME GROUP, 180 EAST BROAD STREET, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Armand Mastropietro officer: Exec VP, Property Management C/O GLIMCHER REALTY TRUST, 180 EAST BROAD STREET, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Paul S Ajdaharian officer: Exec VP, Head of Open Air Ctrs C/O WASHINGTON PRIME GROUP INC., 180 EAST BROAD STREET, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Gregory E Zimmerman officer: Exec VP, Development 909 WALNUT, SUITE 200, KANSAS CITY MO 64106
J. Taggart Birge director C/O WASHINGTON PRIME GROUP INC., 180 EAST BROAD STREET, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Von Blucher Sheryl G. director C/O WASHINGTON PRIME GROUP INC., 180 EAST BROAD STREET, COLUMBUS OH 43215
John F Levy director C/O WASHINGTON PRIME GROUP INC., 180 EAST BROAD STREET, COLUMBUS OH 43215
John J Dillon director C/O WASHINGTON PRIME GROUP INC., 180 EAST BROAD STREET, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Gregory A Gorospe officer: EVP, General Counsel,Secretary 180 EAST BROAD STREET, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Farinaz S Tehrani officer: EVP, Legal & Compliance 180 EAST BROAD STREET, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Michael P Glimcher director, officer: Vice Chairman and CEO C/O GLIMCHER REALTY TRUST, 180 EAST BROAD STREET, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Mark Edward Yale officer: EVP, CFO C/O WASHINGTON PRIME GROUP INC., 180 EAST BROAD STREET, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Melissa A. Indest officer: CAO and SVP,Finance C/O WASHINGTON PRIME GROUP INC., 180 EAST BROAD STREET, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Niles C Overly director 180 EAST BROAD STREET, COLUMBUS OH 43215

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