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Belpointe PREP LLC (Belpointe PREP LLC) Beneish M-Score : -1.61 (As of May. 01, 2024)


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What is Belpointe PREP LLC 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.61 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

OZ' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.42   Med: -2.52   Max: -1.61
Current: -1.61

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Belpointe PREP LLC was -1.61. The lowest was -3.42. And the median was -2.52.


Belpointe PREP LLC Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Belpointe PREP LLC'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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Belpointe PREP LLC Beneish M-Score Chart

Belpointe PREP LLC Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -3.42 -1.61

Belpointe PREP LLC Quarterly Data
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 -3.42 -3.12 -3.21 -2.42 -1.61

Competitive Comparison of Belpointe PREP LLC's Beneish M-Score

For the Real Estate - Development subindustry, Belpointe PREP LLC'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.


Belpointe PREP LLC's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

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

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



Belpointe PREP LLC 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 Belpointe PREP LLC 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+0.528 * 2.0354+0.404 * 1.5929+0.892 * 1.6204+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.6743+4.679 * -0.008529-0.327 * 2.4764
=-1.61

* 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 $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 0.511 + 0.468 + 0.778 + 0.497 = $2.25 Mil.
Gross Profit was -0.641 + -0.552 + -0.211 + -0.521 = $-1.93 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $20.13 Mil.
Total Assets was $382.12 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.25 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $6.34 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $36.05 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $21.00 Mil.
Net Income was -4.177 + -3.284 + -4.08 + -2.81 = $-14.35 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -1.312 + -0.875 + -1.957 + -0.003 = $-4.15 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -1.702 + -1.821 + -2.036 + -1.386 = $-6.95 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 0.412 + 0.338 + 0.312 + 0.329 = $1.39 Mil.
Gross Profit was -0.593 + -0.635 + -0.612 + -0.578 = $-2.42 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $143.47 Mil.
Total Assets was $354.00 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.06 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $5.80 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $14.22 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $7.13 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)
=(0 / 2.254) / (0 / 1.391)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(-2.418 / 1.391) / (-1.925 / 2.254)
=-1.738318 / -0.854037
=2.0354

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 - (20.125 + 0) / 382.117) / (1 - (143.467 + 0) / 353.995)
=0.947333 / 0.59472
=1.5929

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
=2.254 / 1.391
=1.6204

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))
=(1.06 / (1.06 + 0)) / (1.247 / (1.247 + 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)
=(6.335 / 2.254) / (5.798 / 1.391)
=2.810559 / 4.168224
=0.6743

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)
=((21.002 + 36.051) / 382.117) / ((7.126 + 14.217) / 353.995)
=0.149308 / 0.060292
=2.4764

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
=(-14.351 - -4.147 - -6.945) / 382.117
=-0.008529

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.

Belpointe PREP LLC has a M-score of -1.61 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Belpointe PREP LLC (Belpointe PREP LLC) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
255 Glenville Road, Greenwich, CT, USA, 06831
Belpointe PREP LLC is a qualified opportunity fund. The company's investments consist of properties located in qualified opportunity zones for the development or redevelopment of multifamily, student housing, senior living, healthcare, industrial, self-storage, hospitality, office, mixed-use, data centers, and solar projects located throughout the United States and its territories.
Executives
Dean W Drulias director
Martin Lacoff director, officer: Principal Financial Officer 515 W GREENS ROAD STE 720, HOUSTON TX 77067
Brandon E. Lacoff director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O BELPOINTE, LLC, 255 GLENVILLE ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06831
Ronald Jr. Young director C/O BELPOINTE, LLC, 255 GLENVILLE ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06831
Shawn Orser director C/O BELPOINTE, LLC, 255 GLENVILLE ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06831
Timothy Oberweger director C/O BELPOINTE, LLC, 255 GLENVILLE ROAD, GREENWHICH CT 06831

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