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Rayonier (Rayonier) Beneish M-Score

: -2.73 (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 -2.73 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

RYN' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.59   Med: -2.64   Max: -1.89
Current: -2.73

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Rayonier was -1.89. The lowest was -3.59. And the median was -2.64.


Rayonier Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Rayonier'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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Rayonier 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 -2.55 -1.89 -3.18 -2.14 -2.73

Rayonier 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 -2.14 -2.98 -2.30 -2.66 -2.73

Competitive Comparison

For the REIT - Specialty subindustry, Rayonier'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.


Rayonier Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



Rayonier 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 Rayonier 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 * 0.8122+0.528 * 0.8721+0.404 * 0.9625+0.892 * 1.1627+0.115 * 0.9621
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9945+4.679 * -0.031929-0.327 * 0.9746
=-2.73

* 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 $40 Mil.
Revenue was 467.407 + 201.579 + 208.865 + 179.082 = $1,057 Mil.
Gross Profit was 168.034 + 55.957 + 40.455 + 29.916 = $294 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $317 Mil.
Total Assets was $3,648 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $122 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $158 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $75 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $140 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,453 Mil.
Net Income was 126.932 + 19.237 + 19.023 + 8.3 = $173 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -2.745 + -1.555 + -1.639 + -2.482 = $-8 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 89.439 + 82.613 + 62.372 + 63.951 = $298 Mil.
Total Receivables was $43 Mil.
Revenue was 245.398 + 195.287 + 246.346 + 222.041 = $909 Mil.
Gross Profit was 64.495 + 43.208 + 52.023 + 61.062 = $221 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $202 Mil.
Total Assets was $3,789 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $124 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $147 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $65 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $95 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,603 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)
=(40.169 / 1056.933) / (42.538 / 909.072)
=0.038005 / 0.046793
=0.8122

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)
=(220.788 / 909.072) / (294.362 / 1056.933)
=0.242872 / 0.278506
=0.8721

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 - (316.958 + 122.483) / 3647.585) / (1 - (202.381 + 124.356) / 3789.371)
=0.879525 / 0.913775
=0.9625

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
=1056.933 / 909.072
=1.1627

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))
=(147.339 / (147.339 + 124.356)) / (158.231 / (158.231 + 122.483))
=0.542296 / 0.563673
=0.9621

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)
=(74.773 / 1056.933) / (64.67 / 909.072)
=0.070745 / 0.071138
=0.9945

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)
=((1453.457 + 140.277) / 3647.585) / ((1603.477 + 95.327) / 3789.371)
=0.436929 / 0.448308
=0.9746

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
=(173.492 - -8.421 - 298.375) / 3647.585
=-0.031929

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.

Rayonier has a M-score of -2.73 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Rayonier (Rayonier) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
1 Rayonier Way, Wildlight, FL, USA, 32097
Rayonier owns and manages over 2 million acres of timberland in the United States. It is one the largest private landowners in North America. The firm also owns timberland in New Zealand. Rayonier is structured as a real estate investment trust and is not required to pay federal income taxes on earnings generated by timber harvest activities.
Executives
David L Nunes director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 1 RAYONIER WAY, WILDLIGHT FL 32097
Shelby L Pyatt officer: VP, Human Resources 1 RAYONIER WAY, YULEE FL 32097
Gregg A Gonsalves director C/O CEDAR REALTY TRUST, INC., 44 SOUTH BAYLES AVENUE, PORT WASHINGTON NY 11050
Mark Mchugh officer: Chief Financial Officer 1 RAYONIER WAY, YULEE FL 32097
Meridee Moore director
Douglas M Long officer: SVP, Forest Resources 1 RAYONIER WAY, WILDLIGHT FL 32097
April J. Tice officer: V.P. Corp Controller 1 RAYONIER WAY, YULEE FL 32097
Mark R Bridwell officer: VP, GC and Secretary 1 RAYONIER WAY, WILDLIGHT FL 32097
W. Rhett Rogers officer: VP, Portfolio Management 1 RAYONIER WAY, YULEE FL 32097
Matthew Justice Rivers director 1 RAYONIER WAY, WILDLIGHT FL 32097
Blanche L Lincoln director C/O ENTERGY CORPORATION LEGAL DEPARTMENT, 639 LOYOLA AVE., 26TH FLOOR, NEW ORLEANS LA 70113
Dod A Fraser director 1 RAYONIER WAY, YULEE FL 32097
Keith E Bass director 6208 BLAKEFORD DRIVE, WINDERMERE FL 34786
V. Larkin Martin director 1 RAYONIER WAY, YULEE FL 32097
Scott R. Jones director 1 RAYONIER WAY, YULEE FL 32097