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Prime US REIT (SGX:OXMU) Beneish M-Score : -2.89 (As of Apr. 10, 2025)


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What is Prime US 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 -2.89 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SGX:OXMU' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.08   Med: -2.61   Max: -1.87
Current: -2.89

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Prime US REIT was -1.87. The lowest was -3.08. And the median was -2.61.


Prime US REIT Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Prime US 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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Prime US REIT Beneish M-Score Chart

Prime US REIT Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only - -1.87 -2.32 -3.16 -2.89

Prime US REIT Semi-Annual Data
Dec18 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.32 - -3.16 - -2.89

Competitive Comparison of Prime US REIT's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Office subindustry, Prime US 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.


Prime US REIT's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

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

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


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Prime US 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 Prime US 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 * 0.8729+0.528 * 1.0817+0.404 * 0.9856+0.892 * 0.882+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1235+4.679 * -0.04599-0.327 * 0.9602
=-2.89

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $3.3 Mil.
Revenue was $132.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was $63.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $39.6 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,394.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $36.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $637.3 Mil.
Net Income was $8.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $72.2 Mil.
Total Receivables was $4.3 Mil.
Revenue was $150.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was $77.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $20.4 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,444.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $508.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $218.0 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)
=(3.281 / 132.37) / (4.262 / 150.085)
=0.024787 / 0.028397
=0.8729

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)
=(77.215 / 150.085) / (62.958 / 132.37)
=0.514475 / 0.475621
=1.0817

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 - (39.584 + 0) / 1394.692) / (1 - (20.448 + 0) / 1444.11)
=0.971618 / 0.98584
=0.9856

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
=132.37 / 150.085
=0.882

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 / (0 + 0)) / (0 / (0 + 0))
= /
=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)
=(0.866 / 132.37) / (0.874 / 150.085)
=0.006542 / 0.005823
=1.1235

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)
=((637.266 + 36.095) / 1394.692) / ((218.018 + 508.074) / 1444.11)
=0.482803 / 0.502795
=0.9602

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
=(8.049 - 0 - 72.191) / 1394.692
=-0.04599

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.

Prime US REIT has a M-score of -2.89 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Prime US REIT Business Description

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Prime US REIT is a real estate investment trust focused on investing in stabilized income producing office and real estate-related assets in the United States of America. The company's properties portfolio includes various properties in the USA market.

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