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PotlatchDeltic (FRA:P4C) Beneish M-Score : -1.91 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is PotlatchDeltic 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 -1.91 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FRA:P4C' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.16   Med: -2.53   Max: -1.12
Current: -1.91

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of PotlatchDeltic was -1.12. The lowest was -3.16. And the median was -2.53.


PotlatchDeltic Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for PotlatchDeltic'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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PotlatchDeltic Beneish M-Score Chart

PotlatchDeltic 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 -2.70 -2.71 -2.53 -2.79 -1.12

PotlatchDeltic Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -2.51 -2.14 -1.79 -1.12 -1.91

Competitive Comparison of PotlatchDeltic's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Specialty subindustry, PotlatchDeltic'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.


PotlatchDeltic's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

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

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



PotlatchDeltic 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 PotlatchDeltic 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 * 1.111+0.528 * 2.576+0.404 * 1.0049+0.892 * 0.8136+0.115 * 1.097
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1823+4.679 * -0.038397-0.327 * 1.0295
=-1.92

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was €25.0 Mil.
Revenue was 209.877 + 233.379 + 248.782 + 227.151 = €919.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was 14.69 + 18.928 + 36.736 + 28.648 = €99.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €340.1 Mil.
Total Assets was €3,136.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €345.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €110.7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €72.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €240.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €789.7 Mil.
Net Income was -0.281 + -0.128 + 22.183 + 20.588 = €42.4 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.052 + 0.367 + 15.431 + 21.132 = €37.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 14.747 + 38.333 + 38.371 + 34.352 = €125.8 Mil.
Total Receivables was €27.6 Mil.
Revenue was 240.937 + 238.964 + 309.76 + 340.179 = €1,129.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was 31.394 + 36.226 + 86.675 + 159.177 = €313.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €435.3 Mil.
Total Assets was €3,268.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €292.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €105.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €75.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €115.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €927.5 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)
=(24.961 / 919.189) / (27.614 / 1129.84)
=0.027155 / 0.024441
=1.111

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)
=(313.472 / 1129.84) / (99.002 / 919.189)
=0.277448 / 0.107706
=2.576

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 - (340.122 + 345.82) / 3136.224) / (1 - (435.322 + 292.147) / 3268.785)
=0.781284 / 0.77745
=1.0049

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
=919.189 / 1129.84
=0.8136

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))
=(105.892 / (105.892 + 292.147)) / (110.712 / (110.712 + 345.82))
=0.266034 / 0.242507
=1.097

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)
=(72.288 / 919.189) / (75.154 / 1129.84)
=0.078643 / 0.066517
=1.1823

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)
=((789.696 + 240.015) / 3136.224) / ((927.451 + 115.049) / 3268.785)
=0.328328 / 0.318926
=1.0295

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
=(42.362 - 36.982 - 125.803) / 3136.224
=-0.038397

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.

PotlatchDeltic has a M-score of -1.92 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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PotlatchDeltic (FRA:P4C) Business Description

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Address
601 West 1st Avenue, Suite 1600, Spokane, WA, USA, 99201
PotlatchDeltic Corp is a REIT that owns and manages forestland in Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Minnesota, and Mississippi. Potlach operates in three segments. The timberlands segment covers the planting and harvesting of trees, as well as the construction and maintenance of roads. The wood products segment manufactures and distributes lumber, plywood, and other wood products. The real estate segment covers the sales generated from company-owned timberlands, as well as commercial and residential properties. The timberlands and the wood product segments combined drive the majority of the company's revenue.

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