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Bluerock Homes Trust (Bluerock Homes Trust) Beneish M-Score : -1.77 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is Bluerock Homes Trust 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.77 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

BHM' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.77   Med: -1.77   Max: -1.77
Current: -1.77

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Bluerock Homes Trust was -1.77. The lowest was -1.77. And the median was -1.77.


Bluerock Homes Trust Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bluerock Homes Trust'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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Bluerock Homes Trust Beneish M-Score Chart

Bluerock Homes Trust Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -1.77

Bluerock Homes Trust Quarterly Data
Dec20 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 - - -2.09 -1.96 -1.77

Competitive Comparison of Bluerock Homes Trust's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Residential subindustry, Bluerock Homes Trust'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.


Bluerock Homes Trust's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

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

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



Bluerock Homes Trust 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 Bluerock Homes Trust 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 * 1.8171+0.528 * 1.1927+0.404 * 0.9593+0.892 * 1.2035+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9364+4.679 * -0.058249-0.327 * 1.133
=-1.77

* 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 $39.18 Mil.
Revenue was 10.502 + 10.183 + 10.27 + 10.138 = $41.09 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2.416 + 1.983 + 4.584 + 4.49 = $13.47 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $125.56 Mil.
Total Assets was $671.62 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $19.28 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $8.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $96.08 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $96.67 Mil.
Net Income was -12.836 + -1.056 + -0.335 + -1.54 = $-15.77 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 2.072 + 2.787 + 3.23 + 1.385 = $9.47 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 7.091 + 4.683 + 4.302 + -2.196 = $13.88 Mil.
Total Receivables was $17.92 Mil.
Revenue was 9.723 + 8.677 + 8.007 + 7.737 = $34.14 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2.516 + 3.139 + 3.383 + 4.314 = $13.35 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $100.48 Mil.
Total Assets was $658.89 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $18.77 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $7.10 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $68.71 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $98.19 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)
=(39.18 / 41.093) / (17.916 / 34.144)
=0.953447 / 0.524719
=1.8171

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)
=(13.352 / 34.144) / (13.473 / 41.093)
=0.39105 / 0.327866
=1.1927

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 - (125.564 + 0) / 671.62) / (1 - (100.478 + 0) / 658.893)
=0.813043 / 0.847505
=0.9593

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
=41.093 / 34.144
=1.2035

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))
=(18.768 / (18.768 + 0)) / (19.275 / (19.275 + 0))
=1 / 1
=1

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)
=(8.004 / 41.093) / (7.102 / 34.144)
=0.194778 / 0.208001
=0.9364

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)
=((96.67 + 96.078) / 671.62) / ((98.191 + 68.714) / 658.893)
=0.28699 / 0.253311
=1.133

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
=(-15.767 - 9.474 - 13.88) / 671.62
=-0.058249

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.

Bluerock Homes Trust has a M-score of -1.77 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Bluerock Homes Trust (Bluerock Homes Trust) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1345 Avenue of the Americas, 32nd Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10105
Bluerock Homes Trust Inc owns and operates single-family properties that generate rental and other property-related income through the leasing of units to a diverse base of tenants. The properties are located in Sunbelt and the Western United States.
Executives
Christopher J. Vohs officer: CFO and Treasurer 27777 FRANKLIN RD SUITE 900, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Par Olof Sanda 10 percent owner 624 RIVIERA ISLE DRIVE, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33301
Sand Capital Associates Llc 10 percent owner 501 N BIRCH RD, UNIT 3, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33304
Romano Tio director 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 32ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10105
Babb James G. Iii officer: Chief Strategy Officer 712 FIFTH AVENUE, 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Ryan S Macdonald officer: Chief Investment Officer 712 FIFTH AVENUE, 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10012
Michael Difranco officer: Executive VP, Operations 712 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 900, NEW YORK NY 10019
Kamal Jafarnia director 7201 REGENCY COURT, PLANO TX 75024
Elizabeth Scott Harrison director 390 WEST END AVENUE, APARTMENT 3F, NEW YORK NY 10024
I. Bobby Majumder director 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 32ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10105
Ramin Kamfar officer: Chief Executive Officer 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 32 FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10105
Jordan B. Ruddy director, officer: President 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 32ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10105
Bluerock Residential Growth Reit, Inc. 10 percent owner 712 FIFTH AVENUE, 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Jason Emala officer: See Remarks 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 32ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10105