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American Strategic Investment Co (American Strategic Investment Co) Beneish M-Score : -2.58 (As of May. 16, 2024)


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What is American Strategic Investment Co 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 -2.58 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for American Strategic Investment Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

NYC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.33   Med: -2.6   Max: 509.47
Current: -2.58

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of American Strategic Investment Co was 509.47. The lowest was -3.33. And the median was -2.60.


American Strategic Investment Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Strategic Investment Co'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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American Strategic Investment Co Beneish M-Score Chart

American Strategic Investment Co Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -2.20 -2.70 -2.62 -2.59 -2.61

American Strategic Investment Co 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 -2.62 -2.54 -2.52 -2.61 -2.58

Competitive Comparison of American Strategic Investment Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Real Estate Services subindustry, American Strategic Investment Co'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.


American Strategic Investment Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, American Strategic Investment Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where American Strategic Investment Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



American Strategic Investment Co 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 American Strategic Investment Co 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 * 1.0705+0.528 * 1.0685+0.404 * 0.9811+0.892 * 0.9807+0.115 * 1.0974
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.6015+4.679 * -0.043835-0.327 * 1.1477
=-2.58

* 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 $30.78 Mil.
Revenue was 15.481 + 15.379 + 16.015 + 15.782 = $62.66 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5.196 + 5.222 + 5.341 + 5.441 = $21.20 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $50.79 Mil.
Total Assets was $689.80 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $54.68 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $24.84 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $12.71 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $19.86 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $450.73 Mil.
Net Income was -7.608 + -73.877 + -9.39 + -10.899 = $-101.77 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.009 + -66.043 + -0.354 + -0.141 = $-66.53 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1.655 + -3.473 + 0.245 + -3.435 = $-5.01 Mil.
Total Receivables was $29.32 Mil.
Revenue was 15.534 + 16.196 + 15.932 + 16.231 = $63.89 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5.229 + 6.434 + 5.318 + 6.117 = $23.10 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $52.51 Mil.
Total Assets was $786.28 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $54.90 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $28.64 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $21.55 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $18.13 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $449.25 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)
=(30.782 / 62.657) / (29.323 / 63.893)
=0.491278 / 0.458939
=1.0705

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)
=(23.098 / 63.893) / (21.2 / 62.657)
=0.361511 / 0.33835
=1.0685

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 - (50.789 + 54.682) / 689.799) / (1 - (52.507 + 54.901) / 786.283)
=0.847099 / 0.863398
=0.9811

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
=62.657 / 63.893
=0.9807

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))
=(28.637 / (28.637 + 54.901)) / (24.841 / (24.841 + 54.682))
=0.342802 / 0.312375
=1.0974

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)
=(12.712 / 62.657) / (21.55 / 63.893)
=0.202882 / 0.337283
=0.6015

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)
=((450.729 + 19.855) / 689.799) / ((449.247 + 18.13) / 786.283)
=0.682205 / 0.594413
=1.1477

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
=(-101.774 - -66.529 - -5.008) / 689.799
=-0.043835

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.

American Strategic Investment Co has a M-score of -2.58 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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American Strategic Investment Co (American Strategic Investment Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
650 Fifth Avenue, 30th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10019
American Strategic Investment Co is an externally managed company that currently owns a portfolio of commercial real estate located within the five boroughs of New York City, majorly Manhattan. The Company's real estate assets consist of office properties and certain real estate assets that accompany office properties, including retail spaces and amenities.
Executives
Nicholas S Schorsch 10 percent owner
Joseph Marnikovic officer: Chief Financial Officer 650 FIFTH AVENUE, 30TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Michael Ray Anderson officer: Chief Executive Officer 650 FIFTH AVENUE, 30TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Elizabeth K. Tuppeny director C/O AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL PROPERTIES, 405 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Louis P. Dipalma director 650 FIFTH AVENUE, 30TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Christopher J. Masterson officer: CFO and Treasurer 405 PARK AVE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Bellevue Capital Partners, Llc 10 percent owner 222 BELLEVUE AVENUE, NEWPORT RI 02840
New York City Special Ltd. Partnership, Llc 10 percent owner 222 BELLEVUE AVENUE, NEWPORT RI 02840
New York City Advisors, Llc 10 percent owner 222 BELLEVUE AVENUE, NEWPORT RI 02840
Ar Global Investments, Llc 10 percent owner 222 BELLEVUE AVENUE, NEWPORT RI 02840
American Realty Capital Iii, Llc 10 percent owner 222 BELLEVUE AVENUE, NEWPORT RI 02840
Lee M Elman director 405 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Abby M. Wenzel director C/O AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL PROPERTIES, 405 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Weil Edward M Jr. director, officer: CEO, President and Secretary C/O AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL 405 PARK AVE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Katie P Kurtz officer: CFO and Treasurer 405 PARK AVENUE, THIRD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022