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MHH (Mastech Digital) Beneish M-Score : -2.81 (As of Dec. 14, 2024)


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What is Mastech Digital 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 -2.81 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: -3.58   Med: -2.33   Max: 5.1
Current: -2.81

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Mastech Digital was 5.10. The lowest was -3.58. And the median was -2.33.


Mastech Digital Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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.

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Mastech Digital Beneish M-Score Chart

Mastech Digital 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 -3.07 -3.10 -1.97 -2.57 -3.58

Mastech Digital 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 -3.34 -3.58 -3.36 -2.60 -2.81

Competitive Comparison of Mastech Digital's Beneish M-Score

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's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the 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.



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 * 1.0793+0.528 * 0.9446+0.404 * 0.8263+0.892 * 0.9151+0.115 * 1.0323
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8536+4.679 * -0.048581-0.327 * 1.0776
=-2.81

* 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 $34.1 Mil.
Revenue was 51.839 + 49.534 + 46.823 + 46.052 = $194.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was 14.771 + 13.98 + 12.131 + 11.344 = $52.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $65.8 Mil.
Total Assets was $111.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $6.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $3.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $12.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $22.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2.9 Mil.
Net Income was 1.875 + 1.391 + -0.161 + -5.351 = $-2.2 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.03 + -0.014 + -0.03 + -5.343 = $-5.4 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 3.299 + 1.181 + -1.326 + 5.433 = $8.6 Mil.
Total Receivables was $34.5 Mil.
Revenue was 47.779 + 52.204 + 55.063 + 57.216 = $212.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was 12.566 + 13.644 + 13.482 + 14.218 = $53.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $56.2 Mil.
Total Assets was $109.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $6.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $3.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $16.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $19.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3.1 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)
=(34.054 / 194.248) / (34.478 / 212.262)
=0.175312 / 0.162431
=1.0793

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)
=(53.91 / 212.262) / (52.226 / 194.248)
=0.253979 / 0.268862
=0.9446

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 - (65.815 + 6.23) / 111.485) / (1 - (56.218 + 6.427) / 109.543)
=0.35377 / 0.428124
=0.8263

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
=194.248 / 212.262
=0.9151

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))
=(3.887 / (3.887 + 6.427)) / (3.582 / (3.582 + 6.23))
=0.376866 / 0.365063
=1.0323

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)
=(12.537 / 194.248) / (16.05 / 212.262)
=0.064541 / 0.075614
=0.8536

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)
=((2.857 + 22.101) / 111.485) / ((3.054 + 19.704) / 109.543)
=0.223869 / 0.207754
=1.0776

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
=(-2.246 - -5.417 - 8.587) / 111.485
=-0.048581

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 -2.81 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Mastech Digital Business Description

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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. 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.
Executives
Manoj P Singh 10 percent owner PUTNAM INVESTMENTS, ONE POST OFFICE SQUARE, BOSTON MA 02109
Sunil Wadhwani director, 10 percent owner 1004 MCKEE ROAD, OAKDALE PA 15071
Michael Lee Fleishman officer: See Remarks 1305 CHERRINGTON PKWY, BLDG 210, SUITE 400, MOON TOWNSHIP PA 15108
Vladimir Rak director 345 COURT STREET, CORAOPOLIS PA 15108
Ganeshan Venkateshwaran officer: See Remarks 1305 CHERRINGTON PKWY, BLDG 210, STE 400, MOON TOWNSHIP PA 15108
Paul Philip Burton officer: See Remarks 1305 CHERRINGTON PARKWAY, SUITE 400, MOON TOWNSHIP PA 15109
Brenda C Galilee director C/O HALL KINION & ASSOCIATES INC, 75 ROWLAND WAY, SUITE 200, NOVATO CA 94945
Steven A Shaw 10 percent owner 503 13TH AVENUE EAST, #205, SEATTLE WA 98102
John J. Cronin officer: Chief Financial Officer 1603 BLACKBURN HTS DRIVE, SEWICKLEY PA 15143
Vivek Gupta director, officer: President and CEO C/O MASTECH HOLDINGS, 1305 CHERRINGTON PKWY, BLDG 200, STE 400, MOON TOWNSHIP PA 15108
Gerhard Watzinger director 2821 TARFLOWER WAY, NAPLES FL 34105
John Ausura director 210 CAPE COD WAY, MOORESVILLE NC 28117
Ashok Trivedi director, 10 percent owner 1004 MCKEE ROAD, OAKDALE PA 15071
Scott Adam Aicher officer: See Remarks 2709 PEBBLE BEACH DRIVE, OAKALND MI 48363
Denis D. Deet officer: VP of Technology and CIO C/O MASTECH HOLDINGS, INC., 1305 CHERRINGTON PKWY, BLDG 210, STE 400, MOON TOWNSHIP PA 15108