MHH (Mastech Digital) Beneish M-Score: -3.06 (As of Jun. 24, 2026)


MHH Mastech Digital Inc MHH
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Price $7.63
GF Value $7.17
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What is Mastech Digital Beneish M-Score?

Mastech Digital MHH -0.78% 66 Beneish M-Score is -3.06 as of Jun. 24, 2026. GuruFocus rates MHH with a GF Score™ of 66/100 and a GF Value™ of $7.17 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,020 Business Services companies, Mastech Digital ranks better than 82.06% on this metric.

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 -3.06 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

MHH' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.53   Med: -2.74   Max: -1.78
Current: -3.06

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Mastech Digital was -1.78. The lowest was -3.53. And the median was -2.74.


Mastech Digital Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Mastech Digital'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.

Mastech Digital Beneish M-Score Chart

Mastech Digital Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.97 -2.57 -3.53 -2.99 -3.19

Mastech Digital Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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 -3.00 -2.95 -3.14 -3.19 -3.06

MHH vs BGSF, ATLN, JOB: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, Mastech Digital'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.


Mastech Digital Beneish M-Score vs Business Services Industry

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

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


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Mastech Digital 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 Mastech Digital 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 * 0.9385+0.528 * 1.0114+0.404 * 0.9585+0.892 * 0.9187+0.115 * 0.8156
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.3628+4.679 * -0.089644-0.327 * 0.795
=-3.06

* 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 (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Total Receivables was $27.7 Mil.
Revenue was 41.083 + 45.461 + 48.496 + 49.097 = $184.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 11.025 + 12.883 + 13.461 + 13.82 = $51.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $66.6 Mil.
Total Assets was $108.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $3.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $49.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $16.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.8 Mil.
Net Income was 0.264 + 0.972 + 0.941 + 0.135 = $2.3 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.318 + 0.372 + 0.415 + -0.007 = $1.1 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -3.162 + 4.358 + 6.476 + 3.223 = $10.9 Mil.
Total Receivables was $32.1 Mil.
Revenue was 48.317 + 50.747 + 51.839 + 49.534 = $200.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was 12.892 + 14.715 + 14.771 + 13.98 = $56.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $64.5 Mil.
Total Assets was $110.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $5.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $3.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $39.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $19.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2.2 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)
=(27.715 / 184.137) / (32.146 / 200.437)
=0.150513 / 0.16038
=0.9385

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)
=(56.358 / 200.437) / (51.189 / 184.137)
=0.281176 / 0.277994
=1.0114

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 - (66.566 + 3.656) / 107.994) / (1 - (64.463 + 5.446) / 110.076)
=0.34976 / 0.364902
=0.9585

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
=184.137 / 200.437
=0.9187

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))
=(3.433 / (3.433 + 5.446)) / (3.295 / (3.295 + 3.656))
=0.386643 / 0.474033
=0.8156

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)
=(49.284 / 184.137) / (39.364 / 200.437)
=0.267649 / 0.196391
=1.3628

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)
=((0.81 + 16.013) / 107.994) / ((2.158 + 19.411) / 110.076)
=0.155777 / 0.195946
=0.795

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
=(2.312 - 1.098 - 10.895) / 107.994
=-0.089644

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.

Mastech Digital has a M-score of -3.06 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -3.06 mean?
Mastech Digital (MHH) has a Beneish M-Score of -3.06 as of Jun. 24, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Mastech Digital and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Mastech Digital ranks #183 out of 1020 companies in the Business Services industry, placing it in the top 17.9%.
Is Mastech Digital's Beneish M-Score too high?
Mastech Digital's current Beneish M-Score is -3.06. Based on the distribution chart, Mastech Digital ranks #183 out of 1020 companies in the Business Services industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Mastech Digital has a GF Score™ of 66/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Mastech Digital's Beneish M-Score compare to BGSF and ATLN?
According to the Business Services industry distribution chart, Mastech Digital ranks #183 out of 1020 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Mastech Digital in the top 18% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for a Business Services company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Business Services industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Mastech Digital and its competitors. Mastech Digital's current Beneish M-Score is -3.06. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Mastech Digital stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Mastech Digital (MHH) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $7.17, compared to a current price of $7.63 — trading 6.4% above its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -3.06. Mastech Digital's overall GF Score™ is 66/100 with 5 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Mastech Digital (MHH), the current Beneish M-Score is -3.06 as of Jun. 24, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Mastech Digital (MHH) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Mastech Digital stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $7.63 is trading 6.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of $7.17. GuruFocus considers Mastech Digital to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for MHH:

  • Beneish M-Score: -3.06
  • GF Value™: $7.17 vs. price of $7.63 (6.4% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 66/100 with 5 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the MHH stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Mastech Digital Business Description

Other Exchanges MS4A:Germany
Address 1305 Cherrington Parkway, Building 210, Suite 400, Moon Township, PA, USA, 15108
Mastech Digital Inc is a provider of Digital Transformation IT Services. The Company offers data & analytics solutions & IT staffing services for both digital & mainstream technologies. The Group has two segments. Its Data & Analytics Services segment delivers specialized data management, data engineering, customer experience consulting, data analytics & cloud services to customers globally. The IT Staffing Services segment combines technical expertise with business process experience to deliver a broad range of services in digital & mainstream technologies. The company derives a majority of its revenue from IT staffing services. Geographically, the majority of revenue is generated from the United States.
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