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ENGlobal (ENGlobal) Beneish M-Score : -0.07 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is ENGlobal 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -0.07 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

ENG' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.41   Med: -2.92   Max: -0.07
Current: -0.07

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of ENGlobal was -0.07. The lowest was -6.41. And the median was -2.92.


ENGlobal Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

ENGlobal 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 -3.09 -2.63 -6.41 -3.74 -0.07

ENGlobal 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 -3.74 -3.43 -5.10 -6.38 -0.07

Competitive Comparison of ENGlobal's Beneish M-Score

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, ENGlobal'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.


ENGlobal's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

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

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



ENGlobal 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 ENGlobal 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 * 0.7206+0.528 * 11.178+0.404 * 1.4204+0.892 * 0.9713+0.115 * 0.685
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0596+4.679 * -0.552776-0.327 * 1.6556
=-0.07

* 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 $9.92 Mil.
Revenue was 6.655 + 9.45 + 9.738 + 13.193 = $39.04 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.001 + 1.837 + -0.382 + -1.822 = $-0.37 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $11.44 Mil.
Total Assets was $18.79 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $6.44 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.93 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $14.53 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $13.66 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6.31 Mil.
Net Income was -3.764 + -0.721 + -4.339 + -6.329 = $-15.15 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.011 + 0.003 + 0.046 + 0.003 = $0.06 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -1.001 + 1.748 + -2.449 + -3.129 = $-4.83 Mil.
Total Receivables was $14.18 Mil.
Revenue was 8.412 + 13.056 + 11.355 + 7.366 = $40.19 Mil.
Gross Profit was -5.55 + 0.664 + 1.332 + -0.658 = $-4.21 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $19.17 Mil.
Total Assets was $30.02 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $9.83 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.93 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $14.12 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $12.06 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $7.22 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)
=(9.924 / 39.036) / (14.179 / 40.189)
=0.254227 / 0.352808
=0.7206

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)
=(-4.212 / 40.189) / (-0.366 / 39.036)
=-0.104805 / -0.009376
=11.178

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 - (11.437 + 6.439) / 18.787) / (1 - (19.169 + 9.829) / 30.023)
=0.048491 / 0.03414
=1.4204

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
=39.036 / 40.189
=0.9713

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))
=(0.933 / (0.933 + 9.829)) / (0.933 / (0.933 + 6.439))
=0.086694 / 0.12656
=0.685

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)
=(14.527 / 39.036) / (14.115 / 40.189)
=0.372144 / 0.351216
=1.0596

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)
=((6.309 + 13.658) / 18.787) / ((7.217 + 12.056) / 30.023)
=1.062809 / 0.641941
=1.6556

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
=(-15.153 - 0.063 - -4.831) / 18.787
=-0.552776

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.

ENGlobal has a M-score of -0.07 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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ENGlobal (ENGlobal) Business Description

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Address
11740 Katy Freeway, Energy Tower 3, 11th floor, Houston, TX, USA, 77079
ENGlobal Corp engages in providing engineering and professional services to the energy industry. The company operates through two segments Commercial and Government Services. The Commercial segment derives revenue on contracts from time-and-material fees charged for professional and technical services. The Government segment provides services related to the design, integration and implementation of process distributed control and analyzer systems, advanced automated data gathering systems, information technology and the maintenance of these systems primarily to the U.S. Government globally.
Executives
Margaret Kash Lassarat director 5624 THUNDERBIRD CT, GRANBURY TX 76049
Lloyd G. Kirchner director 10218 PINE FOREST RD., HOUSTON TX 77042
Christopher D. Sorrells director REG NEWCO, INC., 416 S. BELL AVENUE, AMES IA 50010
David W Gent director
Kevin M Palma director 5318 MORNINGSIDE AVE., DALLAS TX 75206
Darren Wayne Spriggs officer: CFO 654 NORTH SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY EAST, SUITE 400, HOUSTON TX 77060
Roger Goran Westerlind officer: President 654 NORTH SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY EAST, SUITE 400, HOUSTON TX 77060
Robert Bruce Williams officer: Sr. VP, Midwest/Southwest Ops 654 N SAM HOUSTON PKWY E, STE 400, HOUSTON TX 77060
William A Coskey director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman of the Board 11740 KATY FWY., SUITE 1100, HOUSTON TX 77079
John L Kratzert officer: Senior V P, Automation 654 N. SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY E., SUITE 400, HOUSTON TX 77060
John Michael Harrison officer: Sr. VP, Business Development 654 N. SAM HOUSTON PKWY E., SUITE 400, HOUSTON TX 77060
Mark Allen Hess officer: Chief Financial Officer 654 N SAM HOUSTON PKWY E, STE 400, HOUSTON TX 77060
Robert Calvin Smith officer: Sr. VP, Gulf Coast Operations 654 N SAM HOUSTON PKWY E, STE 400, HOUSTON TX 77060
Rochelle D Leedy officer: Executive Vice President ENGLOBAL CORPORATION, 654 N. SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY E, SUITE 400, HOUSTON TX 77060-5914
Timothy Patrick Rennie officer: Exec VP, Eng & Construction 654 N. SAM HOUSTON PKWY E, SUITE 400, HOUSTON TX 77060