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KFRC (Kforce) Beneish M-Score : -2.85 (As of Dec. 12, 2024)


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What is Kforce 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 -2.85 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

KFRC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.06   Med: -2.52   Max: -0.92
Current: -2.85

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Kforce was -0.92. The lowest was -3.06. And the median was -2.52.


Kforce Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Kforce 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 -1.58 -2.94 -2.31 -2.40 -2.92

Kforce Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 -2.72 -2.92 -2.86 -2.90 -2.85

Competitive Comparison of Kforce's Beneish M-Score

For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, Kforce'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.


Kforce's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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

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



Kforce 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 Kforce 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 * 1.029+0.528 * 1.0233+0.404 * 1.2283+0.892 * 0.8974+0.115 * 0.8429
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9809+4.679 * -0.082474-0.327 * 1.0149
=-2.85

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $229 Mil.
Revenue was 353.319 + 356.318 + 351.889 + 363.447 = $1,425 Mil.
Gross Profit was 98.567 + 98.973 + 95.25 + 99.363 = $392 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $240 Mil.
Total Assets was $370 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $22 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $311 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $117 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $39 Mil.
Net Income was 14.209 + 14.157 + 10.987 + 15.716 = $55 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.429 + -0.504 + -0.656 + -0.332 = $-2 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 30.979 + 20.936 + 13.169 + 22.409 = $87 Mil.
Total Receivables was $248 Mil.
Revenue was 373.122 + 389.19 + 405.997 + 419.662 = $1,588 Mil.
Gross Profit was 103.461 + 110.266 + 113.976 + 119.479 = $447 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $258 Mil.
Total Assets was $370 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $24 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $353 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $119 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $34 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)
=(229.259 / 1424.973) / (248.291 / 1587.971)
=0.160887 / 0.156357
=1.029

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)
=(447.182 / 1587.971) / (392.153 / 1424.973)
=0.281606 / 0.2752
=1.0233

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 - (239.939 + 22.498) / 369.85) / (1 - (257.911 + 24.426) / 369.762)
=0.290423 / 0.236436
=1.2283

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
=1424.973 / 1587.971
=0.8974

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))
=(4.989 / (4.989 + 24.426)) / (5.667 / (5.667 + 22.498))
=0.169607 / 0.201207
=0.8429

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)
=(310.591 / 1424.973) / (352.871 / 1587.971)
=0.217963 / 0.222215
=0.9809

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)
=((39.026 + 116.523) / 369.85) / ((33.96 + 119.272) / 369.762)
=0.420573 / 0.414407
=1.0149

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
=(55.069 - -1.921 - 87.493) / 369.85
=-0.082474

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.

Kforce has a M-score of -2.85 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Kforce Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1150 Assembly Drive, Suite 500, Tampa, FL, USA, 33607
Kforce Inc provides professional and technical specialty staffing services and solutions. The company operates two business segments: 1) technology segment where the company provides talent solutions with candidates skilled in areas including systems/applications architecture and development, data management and analytics, business and artificial intelligence, machine learning, project and program management, and network architecture and security. 2) FA segment where the company offers consultants in traditional finance and accounting roles such as finance, planning and analysis; business intelligence analysis; general accounting; transactional accounting business and cost analysis; and taxation and treasury. The majority of revenue is earned through the technology segment.
Executives
David M Kelly officer: Sr VP, Chief Financial Officer
Joseph J Liberatore officer: President
Andrew G Thomas officer: CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER 1001 E PALM AVE, TAMPA FL 33605
Mark F Furlong director 770 M WATER ST, MILWAUKEE WI 53202
N John Simmons director 33 NORTH PINE CIRCLE, BELLEAIR FL 33756
Elaine Rosen director
David L Dunkel director, officer: Chief Executive Officer
Jeffrey B. Hackman officer: SVP Finance & Accounting 1001 EAST PALM AVENUE, TAMPA FL 33605
Ralph Struzziero director
Derrick Dewan Brooks director 1001 EAST PALM AVENUE, TAMPA FL 33605
Kye L. Mitchell officer: Chief Operations Officer 1001 EAST PALM AVENUE, TAMPA FL 33605
Michael R Blackman officer: Chief Corporate Dev. Officer
Ann E. Dunwoody director 600 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10016
Catherine Cloudman director 1001 E. PALM AVENUE, TAMPA FL 33605
Richard M Cocchiaro director, officer: Vice Chairman