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Urban Edge Properties (Urban Edge Properties) Beneish M-Score : -2.72 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is Urban Edge Properties 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 -2.72 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

UE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.83   Med: -2.62   Max: -2.38
Current: -2.72

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Urban Edge Properties was -2.38. The lowest was -2.83. And the median was -2.62.


Urban Edge Properties Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Urban Edge Properties'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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Urban Edge Properties Beneish M-Score Chart

Urban Edge Properties 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 -2.79 -2.83 -2.38 -2.61 -2.72

Urban Edge Properties 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 -2.61 -2.65 -2.60 -2.65 -2.72

Competitive Comparison of Urban Edge Properties's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Retail subindustry, Urban Edge Properties'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.


Urban Edge Properties's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

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

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



Urban Edge Properties 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 Urban Edge Properties 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 * 0.8761+0.528 * 0.9674+0.404 * 0.9999+0.892 * 1.0477+0.115 * 0.9296
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8541+4.679 * -0.042477-0.327 * 0.9214
=-2.72

* 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 $75.5 Mil.
Revenue was 116.582 + 101.834 + 99.065 + 99.441 = $416.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was 80.862 + 69.034 + 67.236 + 66.338 = $283.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $262.8 Mil.
Total Assets was $3,279.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $59.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $101.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $49.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $231.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,635.0 Mil.
Net Income was 221.235 + 36.118 + 10.262 + -19.118 = $248.5 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 215.956 + 43.029 + -0.489 + -33.699 = $224.8 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 60.163 + 34.403 + 39.027 + 29.422 = $163.0 Mil.
Total Receivables was $82.2 Mil.
Revenue was 101.593 + 98.29 + 97.854 + 100.201 = $397.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was 69.53 + 64.387 + 64.802 + 63.021 = $261.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $225.7 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,977.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $66.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $94.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $55.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $84.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,754.5 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)
=(75.487 / 416.922) / (82.236 / 397.938)
=0.181058 / 0.206655
=0.8761

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)
=(261.74 / 397.938) / (283.47 / 416.922)
=0.657741 / 0.679911
=0.9674

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 - (262.84 + 59.712) / 3279.809) / (1 - (225.742 + 66.885) / 2977.432)
=0.901655 / 0.901718
=0.9999

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
=416.922 / 397.938
=1.0477

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))
=(94.127 / (94.127 + 66.885)) / (101.166 / (101.166 + 59.712))
=0.584596 / 0.628837
=0.9296

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)
=(49.704 / 416.922) / (55.547 / 397.938)
=0.119217 / 0.139587
=0.8541

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)
=((1635.001 + 231.445) / 3279.809) / ((1754.495 + 84.516) / 2977.432)
=0.569072 / 0.61765
=0.9214

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
=(248.497 - 224.797 - 163.015) / 3279.809
=-0.042477

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.

Urban Edge Properties has a M-score of -2.72 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Urban Edge Properties (Urban Edge Properties) Business Description

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Address
888 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY, USA, 10019
Urban Edge Properties is a real estate investment trust principally focused on the management and development of retail real estate properties in urban communities in the U.S. Having originally been created to hold the majority of Vornado Realty Trust's shopping center businesses, Urban Edge's asset portfolio is mostly composed of shopping centers and malls in terms of total square footage. The company's holdings include necessity and convenience-oriented retailers, such as department stores, grocers, health clubs, and restaurants. Urban Edge's properties are mainly located in the New York City metropolitan region and within the DC to Boston corridor. The company generates nearly all of its revenue through the collection of rent from a large number of tenants.
Executives
Catherine Rice director 8377 EAST HARTFORD DRIVE, SUITE 100, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85255
Milton Robert C. Iii officer: General Counsel and Secretary C/O CIFC CORP., 250 PARK AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10177
Jeffrey Mooallem officer: Chief Operating Officer 3 SERRAMONTE CENTER, DALY CITY CA 94015
Andrea Rosenthal Drazin officer: Chief Accounting Officer 849 BRADFORD AVENUE, WESTFIELD NJ 07090
Katherine M Sandstrom director 4600 SOUTH SYRACUSE STREET, SUITE 500, DENVER CO 80237
Mary Baglivo director C/O SAATCHI & SAATCHI, 17 HUDSON STREET, NEW YORK NY 10014
Norman K. Jenkins director 9211 GLADYS FARM WAY, GAITHERSBURG MD 20882
Susan Givens director 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105
Herbert Eilberg officer: Chief Investment Officer C/O URBAN EDGE PROPERTIES, 888 7TH AVENUE, 6TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Vita Danielle De officer: EVP of Development 45 WOOTTON ROAD, ESSEX FELLS NJ 07021
Douglas William Sesler director 54 NORTHWAY, BRONXVILLE NY 10708
Steven Roth director
Christopher Weilminster officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O URBAN EDGE PROPERTIES, 888 7TH AVENUE, 6TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Briggs Donald Ten Eyck officer: President of Development 78 BLANCHARD RD., BURLINGTON MA 01803
Bernard Schachter officer: EVP - Asset Management C/O URBAN EDGE PROPERTIES, 210 ROUTE 4 EAST, PARAMUS NJ 07652