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Franklin BSP Realty Trust (Franklin BSP Realty Trust) Beneish M-Score : -2.19 (As of May. 16, 2024)


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What is Franklin BSP Realty 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.19 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FBRT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.89   Med: -1.59   Max: 1.55
Current: -2.19

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Franklin BSP Realty Trust was 1.55. The lowest was -2.89. And the median was -1.59.


Franklin BSP Realty Trust Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Franklin BSP Realty 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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Franklin BSP Realty Trust Beneish M-Score Chart

Franklin BSP Realty Trust Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 1.55 -2.82 -2.49 -0.53 -2.14

Franklin BSP Realty Trust 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 -1.23 -1.10 -1.59 -2.14 -2.19

Competitive Comparison of Franklin BSP Realty Trust's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Mortgage subindustry, Franklin BSP Realty 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.


Franklin BSP Realty Trust's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Franklin BSP Realty Trust's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Franklin BSP Realty 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 Franklin BSP Realty 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 * 0.7693+0.528 * 1.1058+0.404 * 1.2886+0.892 * 1.3477+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7603+4.679 * -0.004293-0.327 * 1.014
=-2.19

* 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 $5,281.0 Mil.
Revenue was 135.27 + 135.99 + 140.359 + 159.33 = $570.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was 53.952 + 54.76 + 62.386 + 84.031 = $255.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $5,529.1 Mil.
Total Assets was $6,027.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $8.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $67.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $290.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,062.0 Mil.
Net Income was 35.92 + 30.015 + 31.767 + 39.603 = $137.3 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 3.615 + -0.923 + -12.416 + -4.194 = $-13.9 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 12.97 + 55.925 + 63.056 + 45.148 = $177.1 Mil.
Total Receivables was $5,093.2 Mil.
Revenue was 133.848 + 120.822 + 96.443 + 72.525 = $423.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was 62.773 + 56.558 + 50.286 + 39.718 = $209.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $5,464.2 Mil.
Total Assets was $5,839.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $5.7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $65.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $466.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,691.1 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)
=(5280.973 / 570.949) / (5093.212 / 423.638)
=9.249465 / 12.022557
=0.7693

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)
=(209.335 / 423.638) / (255.129 / 570.949)
=0.494137 / 0.446851
=1.1058

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 - (5529.095 + 0) / 6027.724) / (1 - (5464.196 + 0) / 5839.026)
=0.082723 / 0.064194
=1.2886

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
=570.949 / 423.638
=1.3477

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))
=(5.676 / (5.676 + 0)) / (8.187 / (8.187 + 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)
=(66.976 / 570.949) / (65.363 / 423.638)
=0.117306 / 0.15429
=0.7603

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)
=((4062.003 + 290.59) / 6027.724) / ((3691.139 + 466.916) / 5839.026)
=0.722096 / 0.712114
=1.014

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
=(137.305 - -13.918 - 177.099) / 6027.724
=-0.004293

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.

Franklin BSP Realty Trust has a M-score of -2.19 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Franklin BSP Realty Trust (Franklin BSP Realty Trust) Business Description

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Address
1345 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 32A, New York, NY, USA, 10105
Franklin BSP Realty Trust Inc is a private real estate investment trust that originates, acquires, and manages a diversified portfolio of commercial real estate debt, and first mortgage loans. secured by properties located in the United States.
Executives
Michael Comparato officer: President C/O FRANKLIN BSP REALTY TRUST, INC., 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, SUITE 32A, NEW YORK NY 10105
Joe Dumars director 1400 SCENIC COURT, BLOOMFIELD HILLS MI 48302
Buford H Ortale director 104 WRAUDMONT BOULEVARD, SUITE 240, NASHVILLE TN 37205
Richard J Byrne director, officer: Chairman, CEO and President 350 PARK AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Jerome S. Baglien officer: CFO, COO and Treasurer 9 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 4920, NEW YORK NY 10019
Michelle P Goolsby director 1225 SEVENTEENTH STREET, SUITE 1000, DENVER CO 80202
Gary Keiser director 8401 N CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, STE 800, DALLAS TX 75225
Patsy Joseph Augustine director 8401 N CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 800, DALLAS TX 75225
Jamie Handwerker director 9 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 4920, NEW YORK NY 10019
Peter J Mcdonough director 405 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Elizabeth K. Tuppeny director C/O AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL PROPERTIES, 405 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Matthew Donnelly officer: President and COO 405 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Donald R Ramon officer: CFO, Secretary and Treasurer INVESCO LTD., 1555 PEACHTREE STREET NE, ATLANTA GA 30309
William M Kahane director AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL, 405 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Nicholas S Schorsch director, officer: Chairman of Bd. of Dir. & CEO

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