GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Real Estate » REITs » Tanger Inc (NYSE:SKT) » Definitions » Beneish M-Score
中文

Tanger (Tanger) Beneish M-Score

: -2.68 (As of Today)
View and export this data going back to 1993. Start your Free Trial

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 -2.68 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SKT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.97   Med: -2.76   Max: -2.68
Current: -2.68

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Tanger was -2.68. The lowest was -2.97. And the median was -2.76.


Tanger Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tanger'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.

* Premium members only.

Tanger 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 -2.78 -2.97 -2.79 -2.79 -2.68

Tanger 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 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 -2.79 -2.85 -2.82 -2.83 -2.68

Competitive Comparison

For the REIT - Retail subindustry, Tanger'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.


Tanger Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



Tanger 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 Tanger 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 * 0.9828+0.404 * 1.1325+0.892 * 1.0492+0.115 * 1.0048
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0143+4.679 * -0.063863-0.327 * 0.9677
=-2.68

* 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 $0.0 Mil.
Revenue was 127.477 + 117.346 + 110.641 + 108.943 = $464.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was 85.548 + 80.588 + 76.929 + 75.795 = $318.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $22.0 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,324.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $77.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $108.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $76.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $131.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,512.3 Mil.
Net Income was 23.784 + 27.624 + 24.202 + 23.541 = $99.2 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 4.916 + 4.288 + 4.03 + 4.735 = $18.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 77.495 + 53.194 + 73.345 + 25.574 = $229.6 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.0 Mil.
Revenue was 116.461 + 111.446 + 105.838 + 108.868 = $442.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was 78.056 + 75.37 + 73.141 + 72.11 = $298.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $264.6 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,217.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $78.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $111.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $71.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $104.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,516.0 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 / 464.407) / (0 / 442.613)
=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)
=(298.677 / 442.613) / (318.86 / 464.407)
=0.674804 / 0.686596
=0.9828

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 - (21.965 + 77.4) / 2324.119) / (1 - (264.574 + 78.636) / 2217.665)
=0.957246 / 0.845238
=1.1325

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
=464.407 / 442.613
=1.0492

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))
=(111.904 / (111.904 + 78.636)) / (108.889 / (108.889 + 77.4))
=0.587299 / 0.584517
=1.0048

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)
=(76.13 / 464.407) / (71.532 / 442.613)
=0.163929 / 0.161613
=1.0143

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)
=((1512.279 + 131.505) / 2324.119) / ((1516.022 + 104.741) / 2217.665)
=0.707272 / 0.730842
=0.9677

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
=(99.151 - 17.969 - 229.608) / 2324.119
=-0.063863

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.

Tanger has a M-score of -2.68 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Tanger (Tanger) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
3200 Northline Avenue, Suite 360, Greensboro, NC, USA, 27408
Tanger Inc Formerly Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Inc is the owner and operator of outlet centers in the United States and Canada. It is a fully-integrated, self-administered and self-managed REIT, which focuses on developing, acquiring, owning, operating and managing outlet shopping centers. Substantially majority of the firm's revenue is derived from rental income from real property. Geographically, the activities are carried out through the United States.
Executives
Steven B Tanger director, officer: President,
Jessica K Norman officer: EVP, General Counsel,Secretary 1835 MARKET STREET, SUITE 2601, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Susan E Skerritt director 3200 NORTHLINE AVE, SUITE 360, GREENSBORO NC 27408
Thomas Reddin director 11115 RUSHMORE DR, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Michael J Bilerman officer: See Remarks 3200 NORTHLINE AVE., SUITE 360, GREENSBORO NC 27408
Guerrieri Thomas Joseph Jr officer: VP, CAO and Controller 3200 NORTHLINE AVE., SUITE 360, GREENSBORO NC 27408
Justin C Stein officer: EVP, Leasing 3200 NORTHLINE AVE., SUITE 360, GREENSBORO NC 27408
Andrew R Wingrove officer: EVP, Chief Commercial Officer 3200 NORTHLINE AVE., SUITE 360, GREENSBORO NC 27408
Carrie A Warren officer: Senior V.P. of Marketing 5900 HENSON FARM RD, SUMMERFIELD NC 27358
Chad Perry officer: EVP,General Counsel,Secretary C/O TANGER FACTORY OUTLET CENTERS, INC., 3200 NORTHLINE AVENUE, SUITE 360, GREENSBORO NC 27408
Sandeep Mathrani director
Gallardo Leslie Swanson officer: Executive VP Operations 3200 NORTHLINE AVE., SUITE 360, GREENSBORO NC 27408
James Floyd Williams officer: Vice President & Controller 3204 COTTINGHAM COURT, GREENSBORO NC 27410
Stephen Yalof officer: President & COO 3200 NORTHLINE AVE., SUITE 360, GREENSBORO NC 27408
Charles Allen Worsham officer: SVP,Construction & Development 3200 NORTHLINE AVENUE, SUITE 360, GREENSBORO NC 27408