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The RMR Group (The RMR Group) Beneish M-Score : -3.01 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is The RMR Group 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 -3.01 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

RMR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.99   Med: -2.76   Max: -0.98
Current: -3.01

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of The RMR Group was -0.98. The lowest was -3.99. And the median was -2.76.


The RMR Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for The RMR 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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The RMR Group Beneish M-Score Chart

The RMR Group Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.75 -1.65 -2.83 -2.75 -3.09

The RMR 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 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 -2.49 -2.73 -3.15 -3.09 -3.01

Competitive Comparison of The RMR Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Real Estate Services subindustry, The RMR 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.


The RMR Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

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

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



The RMR 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 The RMR 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 * 0.8797+0.528 * 0.9473+0.404 * 1.1278+0.892 * 1.0794+0.115 * 1.0805
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9799+4.679 * -0.119152-0.327 * 0.9182
=-3.01

* 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 $114.0 Mil.
Revenue was 261.671 + 222.932 + 280.225 + 208.419 = $973.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was 65.673 + 63.996 + 109.344 + 66.324 = $305.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $325.7 Mil.
Total Assets was $625.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $45.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $186.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $126.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $30.3 Mil.
Net Income was 6.997 + 7.696 + 24.641 + 18.473 = $57.8 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -3.482 + -1.301 + -1.597 + 27.664 = $21.3 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 29.931 + -4.477 + 71.577 + 14.015 = $111.0 Mil.
Total Receivables was $120.1 Mil.
Revenue was 250.74 + 242.193 + 211.088 + 197.654 = $901.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 66.251 + 70.489 + 67.076 + 64.161 = $268.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $326.8 Mil.
Total Assets was $564.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $34.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $176.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $127.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $26.8 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)
=(114.006 / 973.247) / (120.069 / 901.675)
=0.11714 / 0.133162
=0.8797

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)
=(267.977 / 901.675) / (305.337 / 973.247)
=0.297199 / 0.31373
=0.9473

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 - (325.705 + 45.192) / 625.443) / (1 - (326.784 + 34.028) / 564.537)
=0.406985 / 0.360871
=1.1278

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
=973.247 / 901.675
=1.0794

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))
=(1.025 / (1.025 + 34.028)) / (1.257 / (1.257 + 45.192))
=0.029241 / 0.027062
=1.0805

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)
=(186.697 / 973.247) / (176.523 / 901.675)
=0.191829 / 0.195772
=0.9799

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)
=((30.31 + 126.078) / 625.443) / ((26.764 + 126.964) / 564.537)
=0.250044 / 0.272308
=0.9182

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
=(57.807 - 21.284 - 111.046) / 625.443
=-0.119152

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.

The RMR Group has a M-score of -3.01 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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The RMR Group (The RMR Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
255 Washington Street, Suite 300, Two Newton Place, Newton, MA, USA, 02458-1634
The RMR Group Inc is a holding company that conducts its business through its subsidiary, which is an alternative asset management company that invests in real estate and manages real estate-related businesses. Its business consists of providing management services to publicly owned real estate investment trusts, or REITs, and real estate-related operating companies. It also provides management services to real estate securities mutual funds and commercial real estate finance companies. The company's operating segment is RMR LLC and All Other Operations. The RMR Group derives its revenue from providing business and property management services as well as advisory and other services.
Executives
Christopher J. Bilotto officer: Exec. VP of The RMR Group LLC C/O THE RMR GROUP LLC, 255 WASHINGTON STREET, SUITE 300, NEWTON MA 02458
Jennifer F. Mintzer officer: Exec. VP of The RMR Group LLC C/O DIVERSIFIED HEALTHCARE TRUST, TWO NEWTON PL., 255 WASHINGTON STREET, NEWTON MA 02458
Jonathan Veitch director TWO NEWTON PLACE, 255 WASHINGTON STREET, SUITE 300, NEWTON MA 02458
Jonathan Pertchik officer: Exec. VP of The RMR Group LLC C/O TRAVELCENTERS OF AMERICA INC., 24601 CENTER RIDGE ROAD, WESTLAKE OH 44145
Andrew J Rebholz officer: Exec. VP of The RMR Group LLC C/O TRAVELCENTERS OF AMERICA LLC, 400 CENTRE STREET, NEWTON MA 02458
Rosen Plevneliev director THE RMR GROUP INC., TWO NEWTON PLACE, 255 WASHINGTON STREET, SUITE 300, NEWTON MA 02458
Frederick N Zeytoonjian director C/O REIT MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH LLC, TWO NEWTON PL., 255 WASH. ST., STE. 300, NEWTON MA 02458
Watkins Walter C. Jr. director C/O THE RMR GROUP INC., TWO NEWTON PLACE, 255 WASHINGTON STREET, NEWTON MA 02458-1634
Ann Logan director C/O PHH CORPORATION, 3000 LEADENHALL RD, MOUNT LAUREL NJ 08054
John G. Murray officer: Exec. VP of The RMR Group LLC C/O THE RMR GROUP LLC, TWO NEWTON PL., 255 WASH. ST., STE. 300, NEWTON MA 02458
Thomas M O'brien officer: Exec. VP of The RMR Group LLC 308 DORLA COURT, SUITE 206, ZEPHYR COVE NV 89448
David M Blackman officer: Exec. VP of The RMR Group LLC C/O THE RMR GROUP LLC, TWO NEWTON PL., 255 WASH. ST., STE. 300, NEWTON MA 02458
Mackey Bruce J Jr officer: Exec. VP of The RMR Group LLC C/O FIVE STAR QUALITY CARE, INC., 400 CENTRE STREET, NEWTON MA 02458
Matthew P. Jordan officer: CFO and Treasurer C/O THE RMR GROUP INC., TWO NEWTON PLACE, 255 WASHINGTON STREET, SUITE 300, NEWTON MA 02458-1634
Senior Housing Properties Trust 10 percent owner C/O THE RMR GROUP, TWO NEWTON PL., 255 WASH. ST., STE. 300, NEWTON MA 02458