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CBRE Group (CBRE Group) Beneish M-Score

: -2.13 (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 -2.13 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

CBRE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.68   Med: -2.45   Max: -1.9
Current: -2.13

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of CBRE Group was -1.90. The lowest was -2.68. And the median was -2.45.


CBRE Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for CBRE 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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CBRE 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 -2.28 -2.68 -2.68 -2.65 -2.13

CBRE 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 -2.65 -2.59 -2.40 -2.26 -2.13

Competitive Comparison

For the Real Estate Services subindustry, CBRE 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.


CBRE Group Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



CBRE 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 CBRE 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 * 1.1795+0.528 * 1.0884+0.404 * 0.9844+0.892 * 1.0364+0.115 * 1.0161
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.4768+4.679 * 0.007539-0.327 * 1.0608
=-2.13

* 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 $7,647 Mil.
Revenue was 8949.975 + 7868.046 + 7719.863 + 7411.114 = $31,949 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1857.708 + 1471.222 + 1540.367 + 1404.701 = $6,274 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $9,666 Mil.
Total Assets was $22,548 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,937 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $622 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2,298 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $8,243 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,893 Mil.
Net Income was 477.151 + 190.553 + 201.403 + 116.892 = $986 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 175.731 + 5.684 + 7.371 + 147.216 = $336 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 853.38 + 382.245 + -10.868 + -744.757 = $480 Mil.
Total Receivables was $6,256 Mil.
Revenue was 8194.243 + 7529.546 + 7771.278 + 7332.933 = $30,828 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1695.911 + 1595.056 + 1717.294 + 1580.739 = $6,589 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $8,529 Mil.
Total Assets was $20,513 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,869 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $613 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $4,649 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $8,242 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,166 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)
=(7647 / 31948.998) / (6256 / 30828)
=0.23935 / 0.202932
=1.1795

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)
=(6589 / 30828) / (6273.998 / 31948.998)
=0.213734 / 0.196375
=1.0884

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 - (9666 + 1937) / 22548) / (1 - (8529 + 1869) / 20513)
=0.485409 / 0.493102
=0.9844

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
=31948.998 / 30828
=1.0364

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))
=(613 / (613 + 1869)) / (622 / (622 + 1937))
=0.246978 / 0.243064
=1.0161

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)
=(2297.716 / 31948.998) / (4649.46 / 30828)
=0.071918 / 0.150819
=0.4768

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)
=((3893 + 8243) / 22548) / ((2166 + 8242) / 20513)
=0.53823 / 0.507386
=1.0608

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
=(985.999 - 336.002 - 480) / 22548
=0.007539

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.

CBRE Group has a M-score of -2.13 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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CBRE Group (CBRE Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2100 McKinney Avenue, Suite 1250, Dallas, TX, USA, 75201
CBRE Group provides a wide range of real estate services to owners, occupants, and investors worldwide, including leasing, property and project management, and capital markets advisory. Additionally, CBRE's investment management arm manages over $140 billion for clients across diverse public and private real estate strategies.
Executives
Brandon Boze director ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING D, 4TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Chandra Dhandapani officer: Chief Digital & Tech. Officer C/O CBRE, 2100 MCKINNEY AVENUE, SUITE 1250, DALLAS TX 75201
Lindsey S Caplan officer: Chief Accounting Officer 2100 MCKINNEY AVENUE, SUITE 1250, DALLAS TX 75201
Daniel G Queenan officer: CEO, Real Estate Investments C/O CBRE, 2100 MCKINNEY AVENUE, SUITE 1250, DALLAS TX 75201
Hutcheson Edward Mcvicar Blake director 2100 MCKINNEY AVENUE, SUITE 1250, DALLAS TX 75201
Emma E. Giamartino officer: See Remarks 2100 MCKINNEY AVENUE, SUITE 1250, DALLAS TX 75201
J. Christopher Kirk officer: EVP, Chief Admin. Officer C/O CBRE, 2100 MCKINNEY AVENUE, SUITE 1250, DALLAS TX 75201
Robert E Sulentic director, officer: Group President C/O CBRE, 2100 MCKINNEY AVENUE, SUITE 1250, DALLAS TX 75201
Susan Meaney director 9 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 4200, NEW YORK NY 10019
Michael J Lafitte officer: President, Americas C/O CBRE, 2100 MCKINNEY AVENUE, SUITE 1250, DALLAS TX 75201
Laurence H Midler officer: EVP & Secretary C/O CBRE, 2100 MCKINNEY AVENUE, SUITE 1250, DALLAS TX 75201
Madeleine G Barber officer: See Remarks 2100 MCKINNEY AVENUE, SUITE 1250, DALLAS TX 75201
Vikramaditya Kohli officer: See Remarks 2100 MCKINNEY AVENUE, SUITE 1250, DALLAS TX 75201
John E Durburg officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O CBRE, 2100 MCKINNEY AVENUE, SUITE 1250, DALLAS TX 75201
Oscar Munoz director

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