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Host Hotels & Resorts (Host Hotels & Resorts) Beneish M-Score

: -3.38 (As of Today)
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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 -3.38 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HST' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.38   Med: -2.75   Max: -0.28
Current: -3.38

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Host Hotels & Resorts was -0.28. The lowest was -3.38. And the median was -2.75.


Host Hotels & Resorts Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Host Hotels & Resorts'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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Host Hotels & Resorts Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.84 -2.66 -0.28 -0.72 -3.38

Host Hotels & Resorts 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.72 -0.37 -2.89 -3.11 -3.38

Competitive Comparison

For the REIT - Hotel & Motel subindustry, Host Hotels & Resorts'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.


Host Hotels & Resorts Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Host Hotels & Resorts's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Host Hotels & Resorts 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 Host Hotels & Resorts 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 * 0.3645+0.528 * 1.0223+0.404 * 0.8614+0.892 * 1.0823+0.115 * 0.9442
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0543+4.679 * -0.068937-0.327 * 1.0063
=-3.38

* 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 $200 Mil.
Revenue was 1323 + 1214 + 1393 + 1381 = $5,311 Mil.
Gross Profit was 764 + 671 + 836 + 828 = $3,099 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,561 Mil.
Total Assets was $12,243 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $10,174 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $697 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $364 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,461 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,783 Mil.
Net Income was 132 + 111 + 210 + 287 = $740 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 22 + 48 + 3 + 70 = $143 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 307 + 314 + 512 + 308 = $1,441 Mil.
Total Receivables was $507 Mil.
Revenue was 1263 + 1189 + 1381 + 1074 = $4,907 Mil.
Gross Profit was 749 + 679 + 869 + 630 = $2,927 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,374 Mil.
Total Assets was $12,269 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $10,304 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $664 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $319 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,433 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,789 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)
=(200 / 5311) / (507 / 4907)
=0.037658 / 0.103322
=0.3645

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)
=(2927 / 4907) / (3099 / 5311)
=0.596495 / 0.583506
=1.0223

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 - (1561 + 10174) / 12243) / (1 - (1374 + 10304) / 12269)
=0.041493 / 0.04817
=0.8614

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
=5311 / 4907
=1.0823

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))
=(664 / (664 + 10304)) / (697 / (697 + 10174))
=0.06054 / 0.064116
=0.9442

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)
=(364 / 5311) / (319 / 4907)
=0.068537 / 0.065009
=1.0543

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)
=((3783 + 1461) / 12243) / ((3789 + 1433) / 12269)
=0.428326 / 0.425626
=1.0063

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
=(740 - 143 - 1441) / 12243
=-0.068937

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.

Host Hotels & Resorts has a M-score of -3.38 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Host Hotels & Resorts (Host Hotels & Resorts) Business Description

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Address
4747 Bethesda Avenue, Suite 1300, Bethesda, MD, USA, 20814
Host Hotels & Resorts owns 77 predominantly urban and resort upper-upscale and luxury hotel properties representing nearly 42,000 rooms, mainly in the United States. Host recently sold off the company's interests in a joint venture owning a portfolio of hotels throughout Europe and also sold other joint ventures that owned properties in Asia and the United States. The majority of Host's portfolio operates under the Marriott and Starwood brands.
Executives
Sourav Ghosh officer: SVP, Business Intelligence, other: SVP, Business Intelligence 6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, 15TH FLOOR, BETHESDA MD 20817
Nathan S Tyrrell officer: VP, Corp Finance & Asst Treas. 6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, SUITE 1500, BETHESDA MD 20817
James F Risoleo officer: Executive Vice President
Mary Baglivo director C/O SAATCHI & SAATCHI, 17 HUDSON STREET, NEW YORK NY 10014
Walter C Rakowich director 14100 E 35TH PL, AURORA CO 80011
Mari Sifo officer: Executive Vice President and 4747 BETHESDA AVENUE, SUITE 1300, BETHESDA MD 20814
Diana Laing director THE MACERICH COMPANY, 401 WILSHIRE BVLD., STE. 700, SANTA MONICA CA 90401
Herman E Bulls director JONES LANG LASALLE, 1801 K STREET NW SUITE 1000, WASHINGTON DC 20006
Joanne G. Hamilton officer: Executive Vice President 6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, SUITE 1500, BETHESDA MD 20817
Joseph Ottinger officer: See Remarks 4747 BETHESDA AVENUE, 13TH FLOOR, BETHESDA MD 20814
Brian G Macnamara officer: Sr. Vice President, Controller 6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, 15TH FLOOR, BETHESDA MD 20817
Bair Sheila Colleen director 6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, SUITE 1500, BETHESDA MD 20817
Richard E Marriott director, officer: Chairman of the Board 10400 FERNWOOD ROAD, BETHESDA MD 20817
Julie P Aslaksen officer: EVP, General Counsel & Sec. 4747 BETHESDA AVENUE, SUITE 1300, BETHESDA MD 20814
Michael E Lentz officer: Mng. Dir. - Global Development, other: Mng. Dir. - Global Development 6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, SUITE 1500, BETHESDA MD 20817