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DCT Industrial Trust (DCT Industrial Trust) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is DCT Industrial Trust 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.

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

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of DCT Industrial Trust was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


DCT Industrial Trust Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for DCT Industrial Trust'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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DCT Industrial Trust Beneish M-Score Chart

DCT Industrial Trust Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.88 -2.60 -2.61 -2.48 -2.59

DCT Industrial Trust Quarterly Data
Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18
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 -2.68 -2.85 -2.59 8.39 10.21

Competitive Comparison of DCT Industrial Trust's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Industrial subindustry, DCT Industrial Trust'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.


DCT Industrial Trust's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where DCT Industrial Trust's Beneish M-Score falls into.



DCT Industrial Trust 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 DCT Industrial Trust 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 * 1.0009+0.528 * 1.0035+0.404 * 33.1128+0.892 * 1.0509+0.115 * 0.0434
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0632+4.679 * -0.04184-0.327 * 1.0363
=10.21

* 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 (Jun18) TTM:Last Year (Jun17) TTM:
Total Receivables was $82.7 Mil.
Revenue was 110.069 + 109.807 + 108.871 + 105.18 = $433.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was 83.762 + 82.844 + 82.06 + 79.974 = $328.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $138.3 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,083.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $168.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $34.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $178.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,774.8 Mil.
Net Income was 24.116 + 48.823 + 21.12 + 25.781 = $119.8 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 12.519 + 32.891 + 8.348 + 12.538 = $66.3 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 70.15 + 49.023 + 60.331 + 44.879 = $224.4 Mil.
Total Receivables was $78.6 Mil.
Revenue was 104.521 + 105.896 + 102.23 + 100.274 = $412.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was 79.766 + 79.668 + 77.972 + 76.405 = $313.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $134.2 Mil.
Total Assets was $3,866.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3,619.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $164.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $30.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $293.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,491.7 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)
=(82.726 / 433.927) / (78.649 / 412.921)
=0.190645 / 0.19047
=1.0009

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)
=(313.811 / 412.921) / (328.64 / 433.927)
=0.759978 / 0.757362
=1.0035

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 - (138.286 + 0) / 4083.146) / (1 - (134.217 + 3619.907) / 3866.949)
=0.966132 / 0.029177
=33.1128

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
=433.927 / 412.921
=1.0509

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))
=(164.415 / (164.415 + 3619.907)) / (168.321 / (168.321 + 0))
=0.043446 / 1
=0.0434

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)
=(34.269 / 433.927) / (30.673 / 412.921)
=0.078974 / 0.074283
=1.0632

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)
=((1774.756 + 178.552) / 4083.146) / ((1491.73 + 293.381) / 3866.949)
=0.478383 / 0.461633
=1.0363

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
=(119.84 - 66.296 - 224.383) / 4083.146
=-0.04184

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.

DCT Industrial Trust has a M-score of 10.21 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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DCT Industrial Trust (DCT Industrial Trust) Business Description

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DCT Industrial Trust Inc is a real estate investment trust engaged in the acquiring, leasing, and managing of large distribution and light industrial warehouses near large U.S. urban markets. The company segments its operations into East, Central, and West divisions. DCT's property portfolio is fairly evenly distributed amongst its three regional units both in terms of total square footage and the percent of total revenue derived from each. The largest cities in each region play host to the most buildings. The company generates nearly all of its revenue in the form of rental revenue from its fairly diversified base of tenants. Manufacturing, transportation and warehousing, and wholesale trade companies account for most of DCT's revenue and total occupied square feet.
Executives
Philip L Hawkins director, officer: President and CEO C/O CORPORATE OFFICE PROPERTIES TRUST, 6711 COLUMBIA GATEWAY DRIVE, #300, COLUMBIA MD 21046
Marcus L. Smith director 555 17TH STREET, SUITE 3700, DCT INDUSTRIAL TRUST INC., DENVER CO 80202
Mark Skomal officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O CYRUSONE INC. 2850 N HARWOOD ST STE 2200 DALLAS TX 75201
Raymond B Greer director 1515 WEST 20TH STREET, P.O. BOX 612787, DFW INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TX 75261
Thomas F August director 6214 PARK LANE, DALLAS TX 75225
Marilyn A Alexander director 565 DUNNEGAN DRIVE, LAGUNA BEACH CA 92651
Thomas G Wattles director, officer: Chairman ONE INDEPENDENT DRIVE, SUITE 114, JACKSONVILLE FL 32202
Stuart B Brown officer: Chief Financial Officer 518 17TH STREET, SUITE 1700, DENVER CO 80202