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First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey (First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey) Beneish M-Score : -2.89 (As of May. 14, 2024)


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What is First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey 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 -2.89 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

FREVS' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.52   Med: -2.65   Max: -1.83
Current: -2.89

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey was -1.83. The lowest was -4.52. And the median was -2.65.


First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey'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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First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey Beneish M-Score Chart

First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.56 -2.83 -2.46 -4.52 -2.66

First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 -2.78 -2.61 -2.66 -2.89

Competitive Comparison of First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Residential subindustry, First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey'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.


First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey's Beneish M-Score falls into.



First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey 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 First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey 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 * 0.5763+0.528 * 1.0668+0.404 * 1.0832+0.892 * 1.0276+0.115 * 1.0552
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7724+4.679 * -0.031576-0.327 * 1.0337
=-2.89

* 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 (Jan24) TTM:Last Year (Jan23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $0.82 Mil.
Revenue was 6.999 + 7.153 + 7.296 + 6.916 = $28.36 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5.171 + 13.929 + 2.597 + 5.461 = $27.16 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $32.21 Mil.
Total Assets was $149.70 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.91 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $3.60 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1.02 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2.53 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $129.18 Mil.
Net Income was -0.512 + 0.656 + -0.412 + 0.097 = $-0.17 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.219 + 0.291 + -0.325 + -0.106 = $0.08 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0.934 + 0.798 + 1.575 + 1.17 = $4.48 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1.38 Mil.
Revenue was 6.979 + 7.048 + 6.959 + 6.615 = $27.60 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5.215 + 14.758 + 3.038 + 5.183 = $28.19 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $45.56 Mil.
Total Assets was $164.53 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.69 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $3.71 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1.28 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2.25 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $137.79 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)
=(0.819 / 28.364) / (1.383 / 27.601)
=0.028875 / 0.050107
=0.5763

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)
=(28.194 / 27.601) / (27.158 / 28.364)
=1.021485 / 0.957481
=1.0668

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 - (32.214 + 0.908) / 149.701) / (1 - (45.556 + 0.692) / 164.529)
=0.778746 / 0.718907
=1.0832

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
=28.364 / 27.601
=1.0276

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))
=(3.707 / (3.707 + 0.692)) / (3.6 / (3.6 + 0.908))
=0.842692 / 0.79858
=1.0552

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)
=(1.016 / 28.364) / (1.28 / 27.601)
=0.03582 / 0.046375
=0.7724

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)
=((129.184 + 2.534) / 149.701) / ((137.794 + 2.249) / 164.529)
=0.879874 / 0.851175
=1.0337

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
=(-0.171 - 0.079 - 4.477) / 149.701
=-0.031576

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.

First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey has a M-score of -2.89 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey (First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey) Business Description

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Address
505 Main Street, Suite 400, Hackensack, NJ, USA, 07601
First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey Inc operates in the real estate sector of the United States. It implies the investment in real estate properties and passing on a regular income and benefit of capital appreciation to its shareholders. The company operates in two reportable segments; commercial properties and residential properties. Its revenues consist of fixed rental income from its residential and commercial properties and additional rent in the form of expense reimbursements acquired from its income-producing commercial properties. The majority of revenue is derived from the Residential properties segment.
Executives
Richard Aslanian director 4 WEST RED OAK LANE, SUITE 303, WHITE PLAINS NY 10604
Justin Meng director 10 ROCK HILL LANE, SCARSDALE NY 10583
Ronald J Artinian other: Trustee FIVE BRISTOL DRIVE, MANHASSET NY 10030
Allan Tubin officer: CFO and Treasurer 505 MAIN STREET, HACKENSACK NJ 07601
David Hekemian other: Trustee 505 MAIN STREET, SUITE 400, HACKENSACK NJ 07601
Donald W Barney officer: Trustee & President
Herbert C Klein other: Trustee 155 POLIFLY RD, HACKENSCK NJ 07601
John A Aiello officer: Trustee & Executive Secretary GIORDANO HALLERAN & CLESIA, PC 125 HALF MILE RD PO BOX 190, MIDDLETOWN NJ 07748
David F Mcbride director C/O KEYSTONE PROPERTY TRUST, 200 FOUR FALLS CORPORATE CENTER, WEST CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428
Hekemian Robert S Jr director 370 PASCACK ROAD, TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON NJ 07676
Alan L Aufzien other: Trustee
Robert S Hekemian officer: CEO 505 MAIN ST, SUITE 400, HACKENSACK NJ 07601