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Shurgard Self-Storage (FRA:S8V) Beneish M-Score : -2.17 (As of May. 04, 2024)


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What is Shurgard Self-Storage 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 -2.17 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FRA:S8V' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.51   Med: -2.2   Max: -1.78
Current: -2.17

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Shurgard Self-Storage was -1.78. The lowest was -2.51. And the median was -2.20.


Shurgard Self-Storage Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Shurgard Self-Storage'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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Shurgard Self-Storage Beneish M-Score Chart

Shurgard Self-Storage 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 -2.49 -2.17 -2.14 -1.78 -2.17

Shurgard Self-Storage Semi-Annual Data
Dec15 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 -2.14 - -1.78 - -2.17

Competitive Comparison of Shurgard Self-Storage's Beneish M-Score

For the Real Estate Services subindustry, Shurgard Self-Storage'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.


Shurgard Self-Storage's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Shurgard Self-Storage's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Shurgard Self-Storage's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Shurgard Self-Storage 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 Shurgard Self-Storage 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 * 0.9899+0.528 * 0.9951+0.404 * 0.9682+0.892 * 1.0675+0.115 * 0.8875
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2849+4.679 * 0.064617-0.327 * 0.8893
=-2.17

* 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 €19.7 Mil.
Revenue was €357.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was €238.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €298.1 Mil.
Total Assets was €5,353.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €2.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €3.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €10.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €228.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €804.8 Mil.
Net Income was €533.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was €0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was €187.4 Mil.
Total Receivables was €18.7 Mil.
Revenue was €335.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was €222.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €114.3 Mil.
Total Assets was €4,659.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €2.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €2.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €7.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €117.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €893.6 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)
=(19.73 / 357.923) / (18.671 / 335.29)
=0.055124 / 0.055686
=0.9899

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)
=(222.011 / 335.29) / (238.155 / 357.923)
=0.662146 / 0.665381
=0.9951

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 - (298.1 + 2.482) / 5353.877) / (1 - (114.278 + 2.737) / 4659.831)
=0.943857 / 0.974889
=0.9682

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
=357.923 / 335.29
=1.0675

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))
=(2.866 / (2.866 + 2.737)) / (3.377 / (3.377 + 2.482))
=0.511512 / 0.576378
=0.8875

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)
=(10.423 / 357.923) / (7.599 / 335.29)
=0.029121 / 0.022664
=1.2849

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)
=((804.83 + 228.089) / 5353.877) / ((893.645 + 117.284) / 4659.831)
=0.192929 / 0.216945
=0.8893

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
=(533.313 - 0 - 187.361) / 5353.877
=0.064617

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.

Shurgard Self-Storage has a M-score of -2.17 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Shurgard Self-Storage (FRA:S8V) Business Description

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Address
11 Rue De l'Industrie, Windhof, Luxembourg, LUX, L-8399
Shurgard Self-Storage SA Formerly Shurgard Self Storage Ltd is an owner and operator of self-storage centers. The company has two reportable segments namely Same Stores and Non-Same Stores. It generates maximum revenue from the Same Stores segment. Geographically, the company derives the majority revenue from France and also has a presence in the Netherlands, UK, Sweden, Belgium, Germany, and Denmark among others.

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