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Prologis (Prologis) Beneish M-Score : -2.43 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Prologis 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 -2.43 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

PLD' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.67   Med: -2.58   Max: -1.91
Current: -2.43

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Prologis was -1.91. The lowest was -3.67. And the median was -2.58.


Prologis Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Prologis 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 -2.63 -2.17 -2.16 -2.46 -2.70

Prologis 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 -2.26 -2.08 -2.24 -2.70 -2.43

Competitive Comparison of Prologis's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Industrial subindustry, Prologis'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.


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

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

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



Prologis 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 Prologis 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+0.528 * 0.9938+0.404 * 1.0048+0.892 * 1.2588+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8963+4.679 * -0.034912-0.327 * 1.1141
=-2.43

* 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 $0 Mil.
Revenue was 1956.621 + 1889.247 + 1914.664 + 2450.971 = $8,212 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1423.553 + 1402.164 + 1414.519 + 1912.127 = $6,152 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $883 Mil.
Total Assets was $93,310 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2,520 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $402 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,784 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $28,526 Mil.
Net Income was 585.715 + 630.936 + 747.627 + 1216.028 = $3,180 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 194.414 + 264.99 + 357.943 + 306.384 = $1,124 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1055.46 + 1074.422 + 1969.201 + 1215.138 = $5,314 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0 Mil.
Revenue was 1768.587 + 1751.592 + 1750.892 + 1252.08 = $6,523 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1284.324 + 1312.762 + 1335.63 + 924.563 = $4,857 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,257 Mil.
Total Assets was $88,521 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2,018 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $356 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,720 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $24,941 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)
=(0 / 8211.503) / (0 / 6523.151)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(4857.279 / 6523.151) / (6152.363 / 8211.503)
=0.744622 / 0.749237
=0.9938

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 - (883.382 + 0) / 93310.31) / (1 - (1256.607 + 0) / 88520.884)
=0.990533 / 0.985804
=1.0048

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
=8211.503 / 6523.151
=1.2588

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))
=(2018.497 / (2018.497 + 0)) / (2520.029 / (2520.029 + 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)
=(401.92 / 8211.503) / (356.214 / 6523.151)
=0.048946 / 0.054608
=0.8963

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)
=((28526.401 + 2783.751) / 93310.31) / ((24940.789 + 1720.301) / 88520.884)
=0.335549 / 0.301184
=1.1141

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
=(3180.306 - 1123.731 - 5314.221) / 93310.31
=-0.034912

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.

Prologis has a M-score of -2.43 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Prologis (Prologis) Business Description

Address
Pier 1, Bay 1, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94111
Prologis was formed by the June 2011 merger of AMB Property and Prologis Trust. The company develops, acquires, and operates around 1.2 billion square feet of high-quality industrial and logistics facilities across the globe. The company also has a strategic capital business segment that has around $60 billion of third-party AUM. The company is organized into four global divisions (Americas, Europe, Asia, and other Americas) and operates as a real estate investment trust.
Executives
James B. Connor director 600 E 96TH ST, #100, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46240
George L Fotiades director 281 SUMMIT AVENUE, SUMMIT NJ 07901
Daniel Letter officer: President PIER 1, BAY 1, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
David P Oconnor director C/O HIGH RISE, 325 NORTH AVENUE E, WESTFIELD NJ 07090
Avid Modjtabai director 420 MONTGOMERY STREET, 12TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Lyons Irving F Iii director C/O ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC., 925 E. MEADOW DRIVE, PALO ALTO CA 94303
Timothy D Arndt officer: Chief Financial Officer PIER 1, BAY 1, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
William D Zollars director 10777 BARKLEY, PO BOX 7563, OVERLAND PARK KS 66207-0563
Hamid R Moghadam director, officer: Chairman & CEO PIER 1, BAY 1, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Lydia H Kennard director 155 N LAKE AVE, PASADENA CA 91101
Jeffrey L Skelton director
Eugene F Reilly officer: Executive Vice President C/O AMB PROPERTY CORP, PIER I BAY 1, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Thomas S Olinger officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION, PIER 1, BAY 1, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Philip L Hawkins director C/O CORPORATE OFFICE PROPERTIES TRUST, 6711 COLUMBIA GATEWAY DRIVE, #300, COLUMBIA MD 21046
Edward S Nekritz officer: Chief Legal Off./Gen. Counsel KATE MEADE, 14100 E 35TH PL, AURORA CO 80011

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