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Independence Realty Trust (Independence Realty Trust) Beneish M-Score : -2.57 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is Independence 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 -2.57 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

IRT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.57   Med: -2.21   Max: -1.2
Current: -2.57

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Independence Realty Trust was -1.20. The lowest was -3.57. And the median was -2.21.


Independence Realty Trust Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Independence Realty Trust 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 -2.61 -2.62 -2.30 -1.23 -2.57

Independence 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 -1.83 -2.18 -2.40 -2.57 -2.57

Competitive Comparison of Independence Realty Trust's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Residential subindustry, Independence 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.


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

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

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



Independence 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 Independence 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 * 1+0.528 * 1.0113+0.404 * 0.9817+0.892 * 1.0322+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.841+4.679 * -0.033913-0.327 * 0.9423
=-2.57

* 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 $0.0 Mil.
Revenue was 160.534 + 167.046 + 168.607 + 163.955 = $660.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 93.064 + 100.683 + 98.075 + 95.066 = $386.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $140.5 Mil.
Total Assets was $5,972.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $219.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $23.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $839.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,565.0 Mil.
Net Income was 17.577 + -40.515 + 3.93 + 10.709 = $-8.3 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 7.602 + -57.855 + -12.85 + -1.957 = $-65.1 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 44.057 + 59.178 + 75.798 + 80.283 = $259.3 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.0 Mil.
Revenue was 161.374 + 162.799 + 160.6 + 154.763 = $639.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 95.748 + 98.756 + 94.889 + 89.648 = $379.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $34.8 Mil.
Total Assets was $6,493.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $228.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $26.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $970.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,804.0 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 / 660.142) / (0 / 639.536)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(379.041 / 639.536) / (386.888 / 660.142)
=0.592681 / 0.586068
=1.0113

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 - (140.503 + 0) / 5972.848) / (1 - (34.833 + 0) / 6493.747)
=0.976476 / 0.994636
=0.9817

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
=660.142 / 639.536
=1.0322

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))
=(228.211 / (228.211 + 0)) / (219.153 / (219.153 + 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)
=(22.993 / 660.142) / (26.486 / 639.536)
=0.03483 / 0.041414
=0.841

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)
=((1564.985 + 839.832) / 5972.848) / ((1803.986 + 970.73) / 6493.747)
=0.402625 / 0.42729
=0.9423

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
=(-8.299 - -65.06 - 259.316) / 5972.848
=-0.033913

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.

Independence Realty Trust has a M-score of -2.57 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Independence Realty Trust (Independence Realty Trust) Business Description

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Address
1835 Market Street, Suite 2601, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 19103
Independence Realty Trust Inc is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that acquires, owns, operates, improves and manages multifamily apartment communities across non-gateway U.S. markets. It owns and operates multifamily apartment properties, across non-gateway U.S markets, including Louisville, Memphis, Atlanta, and Raleigh. The company is focused on gaining scale within key amenity-rich submarkets that offer school districts, retail, and employment centers.
Executives
Michele R. Weisbaum other: General Counsel C/O RESOURCE AMERICA, INC., 1845 WALNUT STREET, 18TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Scott Schaeffer director, officer: Chairman, CEO & President C/O INDEPENDENCE REALTY TRUST, 1835 MARKET STREET, SUITE 2601, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Ella S Neyland director, officer: Chief Operating Officer
Stephen R. Bowie director 18100 VON KARMAN AVENUE, SUITE 500, IRVINE CA 92612
Thomas H. Purcell director 18100 VON KARMAN AVENUE, SUITE 500, IRVINE CA 92612
Ned Brines director 18100 VON KARMAN AVENUE, SUITE 500, IRVINE CA 92612
Del Rio Ana Marie director 18100 VON KARMAN AVE, SUITE 500, IRVINE CA 92612
Lisa Washington director 311 ROUSER ROAD, MOON TOWNSHIP PA 15108
Richard H Ross director C/O INDEPENDENCE REALTY TRUST, 1835 MARKET STREET, SUITE 2601, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
James J Sebra officer: CFO & Treasurer C/O INDEPENDENCE REALTY TRUST, 1835 MARKET STREET, SUITE 2601, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
William C Dunkelberg director C/O INDEPENDENCE REALTY TRUST, 1835 MARKET STREET, SUITE 2601, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Jessica K Norman officer: EVP, General Counsel 1835 MARKET STREET, SUITE 2601, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Jason R Delozier officer: CAO and Controller C/O INDEPENDENCE REALTY TRUST, 1835 MARKET STREET, SUITE 2601, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Richard D Gebert director C/O INDEPENDENCE REALTY TRUST, 1835 MARKET STREET, SUITE 2601, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Melinda H Mcclure director C/O INDEPENDENCE REALTY TRUST, 1835 MARKET STREET, SUITE 2601, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103