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CTO Realty Growth (CTO Realty Growth) Beneish M-Score : -2.15 (As of Apr. 24, 2024)


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CTO Realty Growth Beneish M-Score Definition

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 -2.15 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

CTO' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.83   Med: -2.25   Max: 11.34
Current: -2.15

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of CTO Realty Growth was 11.34. The lowest was -2.83. And the median was -2.25.


CTO Realty Growth Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for CTO Realty Growth'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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CTO Realty Growth 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 -2.11 3.30 -2.44 -2.83 -2.15

CTO Realty Growth 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 -2.83 -2.11 -2.92 -2.77 -2.15

Competitive Comparison

For the REIT - Diversified subindustry, CTO Realty Growth'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.


CTO Realty Growth Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



CTO Realty Growth 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 CTO Realty Growth 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 * 1.3129+0.528 * 0.9985+0.404 * 0.9708+0.892 * 1.3255+0.115 * 1.0074
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8334+4.679 * -0.049375-0.327 * 1.1063
=-2.15

* 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 $74.7 Mil.
Revenue was 29.885 + 28.47 + 26.047 + 24.717 = $109.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 21.466 + 21.258 + 18.738 + 17.479 = $78.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $131.9 Mil.
Total Assets was $989.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $44.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $14.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $65.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $455.4 Mil.
Net Income was 7.037 + 2.686 + 1.8 + -5.993 = $5.5 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 7.113 + 2.719 + 2.912 + -4.77 = $8.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 6.476 + 14.924 + 15.694 + 9.327 = $46.4 Mil.
Total Receivables was $42.9 Mil.
Revenue was 22.53 + 23.117 + 19.463 + 17.21 = $82.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was 15.556 + 16.341 + 14.423 + 13.143 = $59.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $106.1 Mil.
Total Assets was $986.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $28.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $12.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $64.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $404.9 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)
=(74.659 / 109.119) / (42.9 / 82.32)
=0.684198 / 0.521137
=1.3129

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)
=(59.463 / 82.32) / (78.941 / 109.119)
=0.72234 / 0.72344
=0.9985

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 - (131.923 + 0.422) / 989.668) / (1 - (106.135 + 0.063) / 986.545)
=0.866273 / 0.892354
=0.9708

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
=109.119 / 82.32
=1.3255

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))
=(28.855 / (28.855 + 0.063)) / (44.173 / (44.173 + 0.422))
=0.997821 / 0.990537
=1.0074

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)
=(14.249 / 109.119) / (12.899 / 82.32)
=0.130582 / 0.156693
=0.8334

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)
=((455.398 + 65.122) / 989.668) / ((404.862 + 64.159) / 986.545)
=0.525954 / 0.475418
=1.1063

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
=(5.53 - 7.974 - 46.421) / 989.668
=-0.049375

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.

CTO Realty Growth has a M-score of -2.15 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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CTO Realty Growth (CTO Realty Growth) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
369 N. New York Avenue, Suite 201, Winter Park, FL, USA, 32789
CTO Realty Growth Inc is a Florida-based real estate investment trust company, which owns income properties comprised of approximately 2.7 million square feet in diversified markets in the United States. Its portfolio of assets consists of Income Properties Portfolio, management services, Commercial Loan and Investments.
Executives
John P Albright officer: President & CEO PO BOX 10809, DAYTONA BEACH FL 32120
Matthew Morris Partridge officer: SR. VP & CFO 70 E. LONG LAKE, BLOOMFIELD HILLS MI 48304
Daniel Earl Smith officer: SVP, GEN COUNSEL & CORP SECRET P.O. BOX 10809, DAYTONA BEACH FL 32120
Steven Robert Greathouse officer: SVP-INVESTMENTS PO BOX 10809, DAYTONA BEACH FL 32120
Robert Blakeslee Gable director PO BOX 10809, DAYTONA BEACH FL 32120
George R Brokaw director DISH NETWORK CORPORATION, 9601 S MERIDIAN BLVD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Lisa Vorakoun officer: VP & CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER 1140 N. WILLIAMSON BLVD., SUITE 140, DAYTONA BEACH FL 32114
Christopher J Drew director PO BOX 10809, DAYTONA BEACH FL 32120
Christopher W Haga director PO BOX 10809, DAYTONA BEACH FL 32120
Laura M Franklin director CONSOLIDATED-TOMOKA LAND CO., PO BOX 10809, DAYTONA BEACH FL 32120
Casey R Wold director C/O CONSOLIDATED-TOMOKA LAND CO., PO BOX 10809, DAYTONA BEACH FL 32120
Howard C Serkin director 712 SPINAKERS REACH, PONTE VEDRA FL 32082
Mark E Patten officer: Sr. VP & CFO PO BOX 10809, DAYTONA BEACH FL 32120
Wintergreen Fund, Inc. 10 percent owner 500 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE, SUITE 275, MOUNT OLIVE NJ 07828
William L. Olivari director 141 SAGE BRUSH TRAIL, STE. D, ORMOND BEACH FL 32174