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IES Holdings (IES Holdings) Beneish M-Score : -2.79 (As of Apr. 24, 2024)


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What is IES Holdings 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 -2.79 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

IESC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.2   Med: -2.46   Max: 0.1
Current: -2.79

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of IES Holdings was 0.10. The lowest was -3.20. And the median was -2.46.


IES Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for IES Holdings'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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IES Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

IES Holdings Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.39 -2.68 -2.00 -2.03 -2.87

IES Holdings 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 -2.32 -2.48 -2.80 -2.87 -2.79

Competitive Comparison of IES Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, IES Holdings'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.


IES Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, IES Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



IES Holdings 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 IES Holdings 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 * 1.0219+0.528 * 0.7316+0.404 * 0.815+0.892 * 1.0777+0.115 * 0.9746
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0841+4.679 * -0.043456-0.327 * 0.8731
=-2.79

* 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 $510 Mil.
Revenue was 634.444 + 649.021 + 584.451 + 568.881 = $2,437 Mil.
Gross Profit was 143.804 + 140.566 + 107.609 + 100.926 = $493 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $728 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,042 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $128 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $31 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $317 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $422 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $42 Mil.
Net Income was 40.956 + 37.789 + 22.546 + 21.551 = $123 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.253 + 0.36 + 1.199 + 1.801 = $4 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 24.953 + 57.28 + 36.563 + 45.715 = $165 Mil.
Total Receivables was $463 Mil.
Revenue was 574.874 + 617.405 + 567.301 + 501.593 = $2,261 Mil.
Gross Profit was 95.438 + 97.896 + 82.8 + 58.507 = $335 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $589 Mil.
Total Assets was $897 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $111 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $26 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $271 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $377 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $81 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)
=(509.983 / 2436.797) / (463.079 / 2261.173)
=0.209284 / 0.204796
=1.0219

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)
=(334.641 / 2261.173) / (492.905 / 2436.797)
=0.147994 / 0.202276
=0.7316

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 - (727.591 + 127.983) / 1042.019) / (1 - (589.342 + 110.578) / 896.816)
=0.178927 / 0.21955
=0.815

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
=2436.797 / 2261.173
=1.0777

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))
=(25.642 / (25.642 + 110.578)) / (30.636 / (30.636 + 127.983))
=0.18824 / 0.193142
=0.9746

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)
=(316.707 / 2436.797) / (271.08 / 2261.173)
=0.129969 / 0.119885
=1.0841

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)
=((42.337 + 421.909) / 1042.019) / ((80.76 + 376.889) / 896.816)
=0.445525 / 0.510304
=0.8731

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
=(122.842 - 3.613 - 164.511) / 1042.019
=-0.043456

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.

IES Holdings has a M-score of -2.79 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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IES Holdings (IES Holdings) Business Description

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Address
2 Riverway, Suite 1730, Houston, TX, USA, 77056
IES Holdings Inc owns and manages subsidiaries that design and installs integrated electrical and technology systems and provide infrastructure products and services. It has four business segments; Communications, Residential, Infrastructure Solutions and Commercial & Industrial. Majority of the revenue for the company is generated from its Residential segment in which the company provides electrical installation services for single-family housing and multi-family apartment complexes, as well as heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) and plumbing installation services. Through this segment it also provides services for the installation of residential solar power, both for new construction and existing residences.
Executives
Gendell Jeffrey L Et Al director, 10 percent owner 200 PARK AVENUE SUITE 3900, NEW YORK NY 10166
Todd M Cleveland director 107 W. FRANKLIN ST., ELKHART IN 46515
Mary K Newman officer: VP, General Counsel & Corp Sec 2 RIVERWAY, SUITE 1730, HOUSTON TX 77056
Matthew J Simmes officer: Chief Operating Officer 2 RIVERWAY, SUITE 1730, HOUSTON TX 77056
Alison M Petersen officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer 2 RIVERWAY, SUITE 1730, HOUSTON TX 77056
Tracy Mclauchlin officer: SVP, CFO & Treasurer 2 RIVERWAY, SUITE 1730, HOUSTON TX 77056
David B. Gendell director 2 RIVERWAY, SUITE 1730, HOUSTON TX 77056
Jennifer A Baldock director 7 WITHERELL DRIVE, GREENWICH CT 06831
Elizabeth Leykum director C/O 5500 TRILLIUM BOULEVARD, SUITE 501, HOFFMAN ESTATES IL 60192
Gary S Matthews director, officer: CEO and Director 5433 WESTHEIMER ROAD, SUITE 500, HOUSTON TX 77056
Donald L Luke director 5433 WESTHEIMER RD, SUITE 500, HOUSTON TX 77056
Gail D Makode officer: SVP, GC & Secretary ONE SOUND SHORE DR, SUITE 304, GREENWICH CT 06830
Tontine Capital Management Llc 10 percent owner C/O TORTINE PARTNERS LP, 55 RAILRAOD AVENUE 3RD FL, GREENWICH CT 06830
Tontine Capital Partners L P 10 percent owner C/O TONTINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC LP, 55 RAILROAD AVENUE 3RD FL, GREENWICH CT 06830
Tontine Associates, Llc 10 percent owner 1 SOUND SHORE DRIVE, SUITE 304, GREENWICH CT 06830

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