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Alexander & Baldwin (Alexander & Baldwin) Beneish M-Score : -1.42 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Alexander & Baldwin 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 -1.42 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

ALEX' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.38   Med: -2.61   Max: -1.42
Current: -1.42

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Alexander & Baldwin was -1.42. The lowest was -3.38. And the median was -2.61.


Alexander & Baldwin Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alexander & Baldwin'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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Alexander & Baldwin Beneish M-Score Chart

Alexander & Baldwin 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 -2.75 -2.77 -3.38 -2.67 -1.42

Alexander & Baldwin Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.67 -3.37 -3.20 -2.94 -1.42

Competitive Comparison of Alexander & Baldwin's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Retail subindustry, Alexander & Baldwin'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.


Alexander & Baldwin's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Alexander & Baldwin's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Alexander & Baldwin 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 Alexander & Baldwin 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 * 2.385+0.528 * 0.8647+0.404 * 1.0728+0.892 * 0.9063+0.115 * 0.916
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.046+4.679 * -0.020046-0.327 * 0.9372
=-1.42

* 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 $28.1 Mil.
Revenue was 52.9 + 52.5 + 53.1 + 50.4 = $208.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was 29.2 + 25.2 + 26.1 + 21.8 = $102.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $55.8 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,646.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $36.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $34.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $168.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $465.1 Mil.
Net Income was -3.5 + 14.6 + 13.4 + 5.3 = $29.8 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -6.7 + 0.4 + 0.5 + 1.5 = $-4.3 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 23.5 + 34.4 + 3.7 + 5.5 = $67.1 Mil.
Total Receivables was $13.0 Mil.
Revenue was 70.8 + 49.4 + 51.1 + 59.2 = $230.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 29.9 + 20.2 + 21.5 + 26 = $97.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $174.1 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,787.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $5.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $38.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $36.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $256.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $477.1 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)
=(28.1 / 208.9) / (13 / 230.5)
=0.134514 / 0.056399
=2.385

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)
=(97.6 / 230.5) / (102.3 / 208.9)
=0.423427 / 0.489708
=0.8647

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 - (55.8 + 1.7) / 1646.2) / (1 - (174.1 + 5.4) / 1787.3)
=0.965071 / 0.899569
=1.0728

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
=208.9 / 230.5
=0.9063

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))
=(38 / (38 + 5.4)) / (36.8 / (36.8 + 1.7))
=0.875576 / 0.955844
=0.916

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)
=(34.6 / 208.9) / (36.5 / 230.5)
=0.165629 / 0.158351
=1.046

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)
=((465.1 + 168.1) / 1646.2) / ((477.1 + 256.4) / 1787.3)
=0.384643 / 0.410396
=0.9372

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
=(29.8 - -4.3 - 67.1) / 1646.2
=-0.020046

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.

Alexander & Baldwin has a M-score of -1.42 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Alexander & Baldwin (Alexander & Baldwin) Business Description

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Address
822 Bishop Street, Post Office Box 3440, Honolulu, HI, USA, 96801
Alexander & Baldwin Inc operates in the real estate sector. It functions through two segments namely Commercial Real Estate and Land Operations The Commercial Real Estate segment owns and manages retail, industrial and office properties in Hawaii, thereby accounting for majority of the company's revenue. The Land Operations segment actively manages the company's land and real estate-related assets and makes optimum utilization of these assets. Geographically, the activities are carried out across the United States.
Executives
Kimura Shelee M.t. director C/O P.O. BOX 730, HONOLULU HI 96808
Jeffrey W Pauker officer: EVP, Chief Investment Officer 822 BISHOP STREET, HONOLULU HI 96813
Anthony J Tommasino officer: Principal accounting officer 822 BISHOP STREET, HONOLULU HI 96813
Derek T Kanehira officer: Senior Vice President 822 BISHOP STREET, HONOLULU HI 96813
Scott G Morita officer: Vice President & Corp Counsel 822 BISHOP STREET, HONOLULU HI 96813
Jerrod M Schreck officer: Exec VP; President of subsid. 822 BISHOP STREET, HONOLULU HI 96813
Chun Nelson N S director, officer: Sr. Vice Pres. & CLO 822 BISHOP STREET, HONOLULU HI 96813
John T Leong director 822 BISHOP STREET, HONOLULU HI 96813
Douglas M Pasquale director 245 FICHER AVE STE D-1, COSTA MESA CA 92626
Christopher J Benjamin officer: President of affiliate 822 BISHOP STREET, HONOLULU HI 96813
Robert S Harrison director 999 BISHOP STREET, HONOLULU HI 96813
Brett A Brown officer: CFO and Exec. Vice President C/O INLAND REAL ESTATE CORPORATION, 2901 BUTTERFIELD ROAD, OAK BROOK IL 60523
Stanley M Kuriyama director, officer: Pres. & CEO 822 BISHOP ST., HONOLULU HI 96813
Doane W Allen Jr director 822 BISHOP ST., HONOLULU HI 96813
Diana Laing officer: Executive Vice President THE MACERICH COMPANY, 401 WILSHIRE BVLD., STE. 700, SANTA MONICA CA 90401