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D.R. Horton (D.R. Horton) Beneish M-Score

: -2.22 (As of Today)
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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 -2.22 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

DHI' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.72   Med: -2.01   Max: -1.17
Current: -2.22

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of D.R. Horton was -1.17. The lowest was -2.72. And the median was -2.01.


D.R. Horton Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for D.R. Horton'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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D.R. Horton Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.73 -2.11 -1.81 -1.17 -2.38

D.R. Horton 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.53 -2.01 -2.14 -2.38 -2.22

Competitive Comparison

For the Residential Construction subindustry, D.R. Horton'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.


D.R. Horton Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Homebuilding & Construction industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, D.R. Horton's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



D.R. Horton 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 D.R. Horton 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 * 0.9364+0.528 * 1.1726+0.404 * 0.9511+0.892 * 1.0666+0.115 * 0.9376
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0443+4.679 * 0.034777-0.327 * 0.8847
=-2.22

* 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 $393 Mil.
Revenue was 7726 + 10504 + 9725.6 + 7972.9 = $35,929 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2006.2 + 2823.3 + 2583.8 + 1976.7 = $9,390 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $32,058 Mil.
Total Assets was $33,382 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $43 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $92 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $3,347 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,866 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5,335 Mil.
Net Income was 947.4 + 1509.7 + 1335.1 + 942.2 = $4,734 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 76.3 + 81.2 + 52.2 + 42.2 = $252 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -153.4 + 2043 + 787.5 + 644.5 = $3,322 Mil.
Total Receivables was $394 Mil.
Revenue was 7257.8 + 9639.4 + 8788.1 + 7999 = $33,684 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1966.5 + 2878.4 + 2908.8 + 2569.1 = $10,323 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $28,998 Mil.
Total Assets was $30,265 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $47 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $82 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $3,005 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,666 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5,738 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)
=(393.3 / 35928.5) / (393.8 / 33684.3)
=0.010947 / 0.011691
=0.9364

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)
=(10322.8 / 33684.3) / (9390 / 35928.5)
=0.306457 / 0.261352
=1.1726

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 - (32058 + 43.3) / 33381.6) / (1 - (28997.5 + 46.6) / 30264.5)
=0.038353 / 0.040324
=0.9511

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
=35928.5 / 33684.3
=1.0666

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))
=(81.8 / (81.8 + 46.6)) / (91.8 / (91.8 + 43.3))
=0.637072 / 0.679497
=0.9376

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)
=(3346.9 / 35928.5) / (3004.8 / 33684.3)
=0.093154 / 0.089205
=1.0443

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)
=((5334.9 + 2865.8) / 33381.6) / ((5738.2 + 2666) / 30264.5)
=0.245665 / 0.277692
=0.8847

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
=(4734.4 - 251.9 - 3321.6) / 33381.6
=0.034777

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.

D.R. Horton has a M-score of -2.22 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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D.R. Horton (D.R. Horton) Business Description

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Address
1341 Horton Circle, Arlington, TX, USA, 76011
D.R. Horton is a leading homebuilder in the United States with operations in 118 markets across 33 states. D.R. Horton mainly builds single-family detached homes (over 90% of home sales revenue) and offers products to entry-level, move-up, luxury buyers, and active adults. The company offers homebuyers mortgage financing and title agency services through its financial services segment. D.R. Horton's headquarters are in Arlington, Texas, and it manages six regional segments across the United States.
Executives
Aron M. Odom officer: VP, Controller and PAO 1341 HORTON CIRCLE, ARLINGTON TX 76011
Bradley S Anderson director 1361 HORTON CIRCLE, ARLINGTON TX 76011
Barbara K Allen director 1361 HORTON CIRCLE, ARLINGTON TX 76011
Michael R Buchanan director 1341 HORTON CIRCLE, ARLINGTON TX 76011
Bill W Wheat director, officer: EVP and CFO 1361 HORTON CIRCLE, ARLINGTON TX 76011
Paul J Romanowski officer: EVP and COO 1341 HORTON CIRCLE, ARLINGTON TX 76011
Michael J Murray officer: EVP and COO 1361 HORTON CIRCLE, ARLINGTON TX 76011
Michael W Hewatt director 1361 HORTON CIRCLE, ARLINGTON TX 76011
David V Auld officer: EVP and COO 1361 HORTON CIRCLE, ARLINGTON TX 76011
Benjamin Sr Carson director PO BOX 3599, BATTLE CREEK MI 49016-3599
Maribess L Miller director 2711 N. HASKELL AVENUE, SUITE 2300, DALLAS TX 75204
Donald R Horton director, officer: Chairman 1361 HORTON CIRCLE, ARLINGTON TX 76011
Donald J Tomnitz director, officer: President and CEO 2221 E. LAMAR BLVD., SUITE 790, ARLINGTON TX 76006
Stacey Dwyer officer: EVP and Treasurer 301 COMMERCE STREET, SUITE 500, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Bobby G Scott director 301 COMMERCE STREET, SUITE 500, FORT WORTH TX 76102