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Weingarten Realty Investors (Weingarten Realty Investors) Beneish M-Score : -2.78 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is Weingarten Realty Investors 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 -2.78 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

WRI' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.7   Med: -2.48   Max: 6.46
Current: -2.78

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Weingarten Realty Investors was 6.46. The lowest was -3.70. And the median was -2.48.


Weingarten Realty Investors Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Weingarten Realty Investors'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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Weingarten Realty Investors Beneish M-Score Chart

Weingarten Realty Investors Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.53 -2.52 -2.70 -2.87 -2.68

Weingarten Realty Investors 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 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 -2.65 -2.64 -2.68 -2.59 -2.78

Competitive Comparison of Weingarten Realty Investors's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Retail subindustry, Weingarten Realty Investors'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.


Weingarten Realty Investors's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Weingarten Realty Investors's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Weingarten Realty Investors 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 Weingarten Realty Investors 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 * 0.9128+0.528 * 1.0068+0.404 * 0.9809+0.892 * 1.0403+0.115 * 1.2741
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.3076+4.679 * -0.046553-0.327 * 1.0295
=-2.78

* 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 $70.0 Mil.
Revenue was 122.665 + 121.371 + 112.075 + 112.355 = $468.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 106.38 + 104.636 + 96.731 + 95.876 = $403.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $155.1 Mil.
Total Assets was $3,881.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $42.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $154.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $44.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $96.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,787.0 Mil.
Net Income was 12.692 + 28.037 + 23.07 + 25.089 = $88.9 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.358 + 8.806 + 9.551 + 10.268 = $29.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 65.665 + 59.413 + 54.796 + 60.739 = $240.6 Mil.
Total Receivables was $73.8 Mil.
Revenue was 98.135 + 111.352 + 119.465 + 121.362 = $450.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was 82.402 + 96.344 + 105.724 + 106.157 = $390.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $126.4 Mil.
Total Assets was $3,907.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $141.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $32.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $97.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,743.2 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)
=(70.039 / 468.466) / (73.76 / 450.314)
=0.149507 / 0.163797
=0.9128

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)
=(390.627 / 450.314) / (403.623 / 468.466)
=0.867455 / 0.861584
=1.0068

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 - (155.085 + 42.269) / 3881.773) / (1 - (126.447 + 0) / 3907.209)
=0.949159 / 0.967638
=0.9809

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
=468.466 / 450.314
=1.0403

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))
=(141.018 / (141.018 + 0)) / (154.225 / (154.225 + 42.269))
=1 / 0.784884
=1.2741

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)
=(44.456 / 468.466) / (32.68 / 450.314)
=0.094897 / 0.072572
=1.3076

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)
=((1786.962 + 95.979) / 3881.773) / ((1743.194 + 97.776) / 3907.209)
=0.485072 / 0.471173
=1.0295

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
=(88.888 - 28.983 - 240.613) / 3881.773
=-0.046553

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.

Weingarten Realty Investors has a M-score of -2.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Weingarten Realty Investors (Weingarten Realty Investors) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
2600 Citadel Plaza Drive, Suite 125, Houston, TX, USA, 77008
Weingarten, founded in 1948, is a self-advised REIT that owns, acquires, and develops neighborhood shopping centers. Ownership interest in more than 300 retail assets (47 msf) is diversified in 22 states with the top 10 tenants accounting for 14% of revenue. The largest state concentrations are Texas, Florida, and California, comprising 67% of rents. Economic occupancy is 91.2% and 75% of tenants are national/regional. Differentiating Weingarten is a 9% inside ownership in its outstanding shares, compared with a 1%-3% REIT industry average.
Executives
Shelaghmichael C. Brown director 1511 NANTUCKET, HOUSTON TX 77057
C Park Shaper director 1001 LOUISIANA, STE 1000, HOUSTON TX 77002
Marc J Shapiro director J.P. MORGAN CHASE & CO., 270 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Thomas L Ryan director 1929 ALLEN PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77219
Stephen A Lasher director
Douglas W Schnitzer director
Andrew M Alexander director, officer: CHAIRMAN/CEO/PRESIDENT
Stephen C Richter officer: EXEC VP/CFO
Johnny Hendrix officer: Executive VP/COO
Stanford J Alexander director, officer: CHAIRMAN 2600 JCITADEL PLAZA DRIVE HOUSTON TX 77008
James W Crownover director
Melvin A Dow director
Robert J Cruikshank director 2001 KIRBY, SUITE 313, HOUSTON TX 77019
Martin Debrovner officer: VICE CHAIRMAN
J Murry Bowden director 2600 CITADEL PLAZA DRIVE STE. 300 HOUSTON TX 77008