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Veris Residential (Veris Residential) Beneish M-Score : -3.39 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is Veris Residential 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 -3.39 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

VRE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.39   Med: -2.74   Max: -1.99
Current: -3.39

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Veris Residential was -1.99. The lowest was -3.39. And the median was -2.74.


Veris Residential Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Veris Residential'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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Veris Residential Beneish M-Score Chart

Veris Residential Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.16 -2.67 -2.60 -2.95 -3.24

Veris Residential Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -2.61 -2.66 -2.33 -3.24 -3.39

Competitive Comparison of Veris Residential's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Residential subindustry, Veris Residential'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.


Veris Residential's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Veris Residential's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Veris Residential 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 Veris Residential 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 * 0.0614+0.528 * 0.9928+0.404 * 1.0758+0.892 * 1.1367+0.115 * 1.0305
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8502+4.679 * -0.033835-0.327 * 1.1984
=-3.39

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $3.2 Mil.
Revenue was 67.34 + 72.916 + 71.482 + 68.729 = $280.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 38.08 + 38.854 + 38.945 + 40.057 = $155.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $208.5 Mil.
Total Assets was $3,212.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $5.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $91.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $45.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $78.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,853.1 Mil.
Net Income was -3.903 + -5.051 + -54.807 + -27.434 = $-91.2 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 7.877 + -33.497 + -3.597 + -2.423 = $-31.6 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 15.71 + 12.268 + 8.908 + 12.267 = $49.2 Mil.
Total Receivables was $46.1 Mil.
Revenue was 62.598 + 67.184 + 63.135 + 53.813 = $246.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 37.65 + 36.588 + 33.969 + 27.987 = $136.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $500.7 Mil.
Total Assets was $3,800.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $88.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $46.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $86.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,820.5 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)
=(3.213 / 280.467) / (46.072 / 246.73)
=0.011456 / 0.18673
=0.0614

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)
=(136.194 / 246.73) / (155.936 / 280.467)
=0.551996 / 0.555987
=0.9928

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 - (208.538 + 5.912) / 3212.86) / (1 - (500.7 + 2.896) / 3800.656)
=0.933253 / 0.867498
=1.0758

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
=280.467 / 246.73
=1.1367

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))
=(88.334 / (88.334 + 2.896)) / (91.893 / (91.893 + 5.912))
=0.968256 / 0.939553
=1.0305

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)
=(45.275 / 280.467) / (46.847 / 246.73)
=0.161427 / 0.189872
=0.8502

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)
=((1853.149 + 78.201) / 3212.86) / ((1820.498 + 85.981) / 3800.656)
=0.601131 / 0.501618
=1.1984

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
=(-91.195 - -31.64 - 49.153) / 3212.86
=-0.033835

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.

Veris Residential has a M-score of -3.39 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Veris Residential (Veris Residential) Business Description

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Address
Harborside 3, 210 Hudson Street, Suite 400, Jersey City, NJ, USA, 07311
Veris Residential Inc is a fully-integrated, self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT). The company owns and operates a real estate portfolio comprised predominantly of multifamily rental properties located mainly in the Northeast and Class A office properties. The company performs substantially all real estate management, leasing, acquisition and development on an in-house basis. The properties are in three states in the Northeast, plus the District of Columbia. The company operates in two industry segments multifamily real estate & services and commercial & other real estate. The majority of revenue is from Multifamily real estate services.
Executives
A. Akiva Katz director C/O MACK-CALI REALTY CORP, HARBORSIDE 3, 210 HUDSON ST., SUITE 400, JERSEY CITY NJ 07311
Stephanie L. Williams director C/O VERIS RESIDENTIAL, INC., 210 HUDSON STREET, SUITE 400, JERSEY CITY NJ 07311
Ronald Dickerman director 410 PARK AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Mahbod Nia director C/O COLONY NORTHSTAR, INC., 590 MADISON AVENUE, 34TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Taryn D. Fielder officer: EVP, General Counsel & Sec. 1775 EYE STREET, N.W., SUITE 1000, WASHINGTON DC 20006
Jeffrey Scott Turkanis officer: EVP & Chief Investment Officer 12 RICHARD ROAD, MARBLEHEAD MA 01945
Amanda Lombard officer: Chief Accounting Officer 500 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 1530, NEW YORK NY 10110
Anna Malhari officer: EVP & Chief Operating Officer HARBORSIDE 3, 210 HUDSON ST., SUITE 400, JERSEY CITY NJ 07311
Victor B Macfarlane director 151 EXECUTIVE PARK BLVD, BUILDING 2, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94134
Michael B Berman director C/O GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIES, 110 NORTH WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60606
Tammy Jones director MONOGRAM RESIDENTIAL TRUST,INC., 5800 GRANITE PARKWAY, SUITE 1000, PLANO TX 75024
Howard Steven Stern director 11601 WILSHIRE BLVD 4TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Deidre Crockett officer: EVP, Chief Admin. Officer HARBORSIDE 3, 210 HUDSON ST., SUITE 400, JERSEY CITY NJ 07311
Alan R Batkin director 399 PARK AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Lisa Feinman Myers director HARBORSIDE 3, 210 HUDSON ST., SUITE 400, JERSEY CITY NJ 07311