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STSFF (Smartstop Self Storage REIT) Beneish M-Score : -2.65 (As of Dec. 12, 2024)


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What is Smartstop Self Storage 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 -2.65 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

STSFF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.65   Med: -2.48   Max: -2.33
Current: -2.65

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Smartstop Self Storage REIT was -2.33. The lowest was -2.65. And the median was -2.48.


Smartstop Self Storage REIT Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Smartstop Self Storage 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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Smartstop Self Storage REIT Beneish M-Score Chart

Smartstop Self Storage REIT Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - -2.33 -2.44 -2.54

Smartstop Self Storage REIT Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.52 -2.54 -2.60 -2.62 -2.65

Competitive Comparison of Smartstop Self Storage REIT's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Industrial subindustry, Smartstop Self Storage 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.


Smartstop Self Storage REIT's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Smartstop Self Storage REIT's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Smartstop Self Storage 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 Smartstop Self Storage 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+0.528 * 1.032+0.404 * 0.9999+0.892 * 1.009+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0923+4.679 * -0.030665-0.327 * 1.0994
=-2.65

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $0.0 Mil.
Revenue was 60.157 + 59.163 + 57.042 + 57.562 = $233.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was 38.999 + 39.311 + 37.155 + 39.172 = $154.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $45.0 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,937.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $56.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $29.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $64.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,179.9 Mil.
Net Income was -3.078 + -0.713 + -1.54 + 2.037 = $-3.3 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -2.647 + -0.753 + -0.815 + 2.426 = $-1.8 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 21.748 + 17.263 + 14.411 + 4.478 = $57.9 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.0 Mil.
Revenue was 58.705 + 59.59 + 57.135 + 56.417 = $231.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was 39.651 + 41.014 + 38.661 + 38.84 = $158.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $43.8 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,891.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $60.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $27.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $50.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,055.2 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)
=(0 / 233.924) / (0 / 231.847)
=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)
=(158.166 / 231.847) / (154.637 / 233.924)
=0.6822 / 0.661057
=1.032

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 - (45.038 + 0) / 1937.206) / (1 - (43.812 + 0) / 1891.25)
=0.976751 / 0.976834
=0.9999

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
=233.924 / 231.847
=1.009

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))
=(60.804 / (60.804 + 0)) / (56.185 / (56.185 + 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)
=(29.905 / 233.924) / (27.135 / 231.847)
=0.127841 / 0.117038
=1.0923

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)
=((1179.904 + 64.711) / 1937.206) / ((1055.196 + 50.064) / 1891.25)
=0.642479 / 0.584407
=1.0994

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
=(-3.294 - -1.789 - 57.9) / 1937.206
=-0.030665

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.

Smartstop Self Storage REIT has a M-score of -2.65 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Smartstop Self Storage REIT Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
10 Terrace Road, Ladera Ranch, CA, USA, 92694
Smartstop Self Storage REIT Inc operates as a real estate investment trust. The trust owns, acquires, and operates self-storage properties. It operates in two segments namely, self-storage operations which generates key revenue, and managed REIT platform business. The investment objective is to focus on investing in self-storage facilities and related self-storage real estate investments that are expected to support sustainable stockholder distributions over the long term.
Executives
Wayne Johnson officer: President and CIO 10 TERRACE ROAD, LADERA RANCH CA 92694
Michael Mcclure officer: Chief Executive Officer 10 TERRACE ROAD, LADERA RANCH CA 92694
Paula M. Mathews director 10 TERRACE ROAD, LADERA RANCH CA 92694
Joseph H Robinson officer: Chief Operations Officer 10 TERRACE ROAD, LADERA RANCH CA 92694
Harold Perry director 10 TERRACE ROAD, LADERA RANCH CA 92694
James L. Berg officer: Former Secretary 10 TERRACE ROAD, LADERA RANCH CA 92694
Michael O Terjung officer: Chief Accounting Officer 10 TERRACE ROAD, LADERA RANCH CA 92694
Gerald Valle officer: SVP, Self-Storage Operations 10 TERRACE ROAD, LADERA RANCH CA 92694
James R. Barry officer: CFO and Treasurer 10 TERRACE ROAD, LADERA RANCH CA 92694
Nicholas Look officer: General Counsel and Secretary 10 TERRACE ROAD, LADERA RANCH CA 92694
David J Mueller director 10 TERRACE ROAD, LADERA RANCH CA 92694
Matt F Lopez officer: Chief Financial Officer 10 TERRACE ROAD, LADERA RANCH CA 92694
William H Brownfield director 111 CORPORATE DRIVE, SUITE 120, LADERA RANCH CA 92694
Timothy S. Morris director 10 TERRACE ROAD, LADERA RANCH CA 92694
H. Michael Schwartz director, officer: Chairman, CEO and President 10 TERRACE ROAD, LADERA RANCH CA 92694

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