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KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III (KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III) Beneish M-Score : -2.75 (As of May. 12, 2024)


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What is KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III 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 -2.75 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

KBSR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.94   Med: -2.71   Max: -2.31
Current: -2.75

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III was -2.31. The lowest was -2.94. And the median was -2.71.


KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III'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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KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III Beneish M-Score Chart

KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -2.31 -2.57 -2.70 -2.71 -2.75

KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III 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 -2.71 -2.72 -2.75 -2.77 -2.75

Competitive Comparison of KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Office subindustry, KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III'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.


KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III's Beneish M-Score falls into.



KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III 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 KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III 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 * 1.0827+0.528 * 1.0308+0.404 * 1.0158+0.892 * 0.9823+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0151+4.679 * -0.067707-0.327 * 1.093
=-2.75

* 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 $99.0 Mil.
Revenue was 69.299 + 69.489 + 62.073 + 69.297 = $270.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was 36.318 + 37.158 + 31.052 + 36.927 = $141.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $299.7 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,139.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $114.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $28.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $67.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,735.9 Mil.
Net Income was -23.94 + -23.116 + -44.058 + -66.419 = $-157.5 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 4.813 + 1.949 + -15.245 + -45.833 = $-54.3 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 4.442 + 25.49 + 6.51 + 5.192 = $41.6 Mil.
Total Receivables was $93.1 Mil.
Revenue was 70.087 + 67.897 + 68.187 + 68.855 = $275.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 39.23 + 35.154 + 36.617 + 37.431 = $148.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $346.8 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,259.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $110.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $28.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $74.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,667.3 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)
=(99.024 / 270.158) / (93.11 / 275.026)
=0.366541 / 0.33855
=1.0827

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)
=(148.432 / 275.026) / (141.455 / 270.158)
=0.539702 / 0.523601
=1.0308

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 - (299.718 + 0) / 2139.385) / (1 - (346.774 + 0) / 2258.987)
=0.859905 / 0.846491
=1.0158

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
=270.158 / 275.026
=0.9823

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))
=(110.58 / (110.58 + 0)) / (114.466 / (114.466 + 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)
=(28.136 / 270.158) / (28.217 / 275.026)
=0.104146 / 0.102598
=1.0151

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)
=((1735.896 + 67.054) / 2139.385) / ((1667.288 + 74.521) / 2258.987)
=0.842742 / 0.771058
=1.093

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
=(-157.533 - -54.316 - 41.634) / 2139.385
=-0.067707

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.

KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III has a M-score of -2.75 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III (KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III) Business Description

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Address
800 Newport Center Drive, Suite 700, Newport Beach, CA, USA, 92660
KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III Inc is a real estate investment trust. The company invests in a diverse portfolio of real estate properties. It holds investments in office properties and mixed-use office/retail properties. The investment objective is to preserve and return stockholders capital contributions and to provide the stockholders with attractive and stable cash distributions.
Executives
Robert Milkovich director 7600 WISCONSIN AVENUE, 11TH FLOOR, BETHESDA MD 20814
Marc Deluca director 7297 HIGHLAND ESTATES PLACE, FALLS CHURCH VA 22043
Ron D. Sturzenegger director 101 CALIFORNIA STREET, SUITE 1750, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Jeffrey A. Dritley director C/O KBS REALTY ADVISORS, 800 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 700, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Jeff Waldvogel officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O KBS REALTY ADVISORS, 800 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 700, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Stuart A Gabriel director 155 N. LAKE AVENUE, PASADENA CA 91101
Peter Mcmillan director, officer: Executive Vice President
Barbara R Cambon director 17140 BERNARDO CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 195, SAN DIEGO CA 92128
Hank Adler director 6 HUTTON CENTRE DRIVE, SUITE 400, SANTA ANA CA 92707
David E Snyder officer: Chief Financial Officer 610 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 1150, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Schreiber Charles J Jr director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 620 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 1300, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Peter M Bren officer: President 620 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 1300, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Stacie K Yamane officer: Chief Accounting Officer 620 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 1300, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Keith D Hall officer: Executive Vice President 620 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 1300, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660

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