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Brixmor Property Group (Brixmor Property Group) Beneish M-Score

: -2.61 (As of Today)
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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 -2.61 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Brixmor Property Group's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

BRX' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.7   Med: -2.64   Max: -2.35
Current: -2.61

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Brixmor Property Group was -2.35. The lowest was -2.70. And the median was -2.64.


Brixmor Property Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Brixmor Property Group'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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Brixmor Property Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.64 -2.64 -2.67 -2.53 -2.61

Brixmor Property Group Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.53 -2.64 -2.63 -2.61 -2.61

Competitive Comparison

For the REIT - Retail subindustry, Brixmor Property Group'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.


Brixmor Property Group Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Brixmor Property Group's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Brixmor Property Group's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Brixmor Property Group 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 Brixmor Property Group 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 * 1.0325+0.528 * 1.0014+0.404 * 0.9995+0.892 * 1.0221+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9775+4.679 * -0.039989-0.327 * 0.9963
=-2.61

* 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 $279 Mil.
Revenue was 316.485 + 307.314 + 309.793 + 311.444 = $1,245 Mil.
Gross Profit was 233.709 + 230.1 + 230.376 + 230.861 = $925 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $318 Mil.
Total Assets was $8,333 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $362 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $117 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,060 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,422 Mil.
Net Income was 72.697 + 63.736 + 56.408 + 112.246 = $305 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 5.601 + 6.163 + -9.214 + 46.963 = $50 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 135.282 + 158.571 + 159.887 + 135.054 = $589 Mil.
Total Receivables was $264 Mil.
Revenue was 308.569 + 304.745 + 306.131 + 298.629 = $1,218 Mil.
Gross Profit was 227.493 + 227.267 + 229.33 + 222.193 = $906 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $318 Mil.
Total Assets was $8,436 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $345 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $117 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $951 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,620 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)
=(278.775 / 1245.036) / (264.146 / 1218.074)
=0.223909 / 0.216855
=1.0325

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)
=(906.283 / 1218.074) / (925.046 / 1245.036)
=0.74403 / 0.742987
=1.0014

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 - (317.593 + 0) / 8332.716) / (1 - (317.513 + 0) / 8435.93)
=0.961886 / 0.962362
=0.9995

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
=1245.036 / 1218.074
=1.0221

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))
=(344.731 / (344.731 + 0)) / (362.277 / (362.277 + 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)
=(117.128 / 1245.036) / (117.225 / 1218.074)
=0.094076 / 0.096238
=0.9775

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)
=((4422.099 + 1060.316) / 8332.716) / ((4619.915 + 951.005) / 8435.93)
=0.657939 / 0.66038
=0.9963

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
=(305.087 - 49.513 - 588.794) / 8332.716
=-0.039989

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.

Brixmor Property Group has a M-score of -2.61 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Brixmor Property Group (Brixmor Property Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
450 Lexington Avenue, 13th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10017
Brixmor Property Group Inc is a real estate investment trust based in the United States. The company owns and operates a portfolio of grocery-anchored community and neighborhood shopping centers across the United States. It leases its rentable areas to retailers, restaurants, theatres, entertainment venues, and fitness centers, with the company's tenants consisting of large department stores, discount retailers, and grocery stores. The company is an internally managed REIT.
Executives
Brian T Finnegan officer: See Remarks C/O BRIXMOR PROPERTY GROUP INC., 420 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10170
Angela M Aman officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer RETAIL PROPERTIES OF AMERICA, INC., 2021 SPRING ROAD, SUITE 200, OAK BROOK IL 60523
John Peter Suarez director 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Michael B Berman director C/O GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIES, 110 NORTH WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60606
Thomas W Dickson director 301 S TRYON STREET, SUITE 1800, CHARLOTTE NC 28282
Julie Bowerman director C/O BRIXMOR PROPERTY GROUP, 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
William D. Rahm director C/O CENTERBRIDGE PARTNERS, L.P., 375 PARK AVENUE, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10152
John Schreiber director 682 BANK LANE, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Steven F Siegel officer: See Remarks C/O BRIXMOR PROPERTY GROUP, 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Taylor James M Jr officer: President and CEO 1626 EAST JEFFERSON STREET, ROCKVILLE MD 20852
Carolyn Carter Singh officer: See Remarks C/O BRIXMOR PROPERTY GROUP INC., 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Mark Horgan officer: EVP, Chief Investment Officer C/O BRIXMOR PROPERTY GROUP INC., 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Steven T Gallagher officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O BRIXMOR PROPERTY GROUP, INC., 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Sandra Aj Lawrence director C/O EVERGY, INC., 1200 MAIN STREET, KANSAS CITY MO 64105
Daniel B Hurwitz director 3300 ENTERPRISES PARKWAY, BEACHWOOD OH 44122