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EME (EMCOR Group) Beneish M-Score : -2.49 (As of Jul. 01, 2025)


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What is EMCOR Group 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 -2.49 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

EME' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.07   Med: -2.5   Max: -2.17
Current: -2.49

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of EMCOR Group was -2.17. The lowest was -3.07. And the median was -2.50.


EMCOR Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for EMCOR Group'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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EMCOR Group Beneish M-Score Chart

EMCOR Group Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.07 -2.26 -2.42 -2.60 -2.72

EMCOR Group Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 -2.58 -2.75 -2.72 -2.49

Competitive Comparison of EMCOR Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, EMCOR Group'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.


EMCOR Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

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

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


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EMCOR Group 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 EMCOR Group 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 * 1.0421+0.528 * 0.8843+0.404 * 1.2779+0.892 * 1.143+0.115 * 0.9605
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.038+4.679 * -0.041334-0.327 * 1.0668
=-2.49

* 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 (Mar25) TTM:Last Year (Mar24) TTM:
Total Receivables was $4,138 Mil.
Revenue was 3867.372 + 3770.019 + 3696.924 + 3666.897 = $15,001 Mil.
Gross Profit was 722.718 + 757.015 + 734.726 + 684.001 = $2,898 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4,911 Mil.
Total Assets was $8,079 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $588 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $146 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,495 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $4,222 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $548 Mil.
Net Income was 240.677 + 292.161 + 270.263 + 247.572 = $1,051 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.054 + 0.224 + 0.227 + 0 = $1 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 108.471 + 469.492 + 526.444 + 279.694 = $1,384 Mil.
Total Receivables was $3,474 Mil.
Revenue was 3432.276 + 3439.221 + 3207.598 + 3045.622 = $13,125 Mil.
Gross Profit was 589.309 + 617.745 + 545.472 + 490.06 = $2,243 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4,508 Mil.
Total Assets was $6,687 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $508 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $120 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,260 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3,431 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $270 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)
=(4137.559 / 15001.212) / (3473.742 / 13124.717)
=0.275815 / 0.264672
=1.0421

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)
=(2242.586 / 13124.717) / (2898.46 / 15001.212)
=0.170867 / 0.193215
=0.8843

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 - (4910.984 + 587.685) / 8078.872) / (1 - (4508.129 + 507.915) / 6687.327)
=0.319377 / 0.249918
=1.2779

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
=15001.212 / 13124.717
=1.143

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))
=(120.055 / (120.055 + 507.915)) / (146.037 / (146.037 + 587.685))
=0.19118 / 0.199036
=0.9605

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)
=(1494.573 / 15001.212) / (1259.719 / 13124.717)
=0.09963 / 0.095981
=1.038

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)
=((547.856 + 4222.262) / 8078.872) / ((269.799 + 3431.485) / 6687.327)
=0.590444 / 0.553477
=1.0668

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
=(1050.673 - 0.505 - 1384.101) / 8078.872
=-0.041334

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.

EMCOR Group has a M-score of -2.49 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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EMCOR Group Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
301 Merritt Seven, Norwalk, CT, USA, 06851-1092
EMCOR Group Inc is a specialty contractor in the United States and a provider of electrical and mechanical construction and facilities services, building services, and industrial services. Its services are provided to a broad range of commercial, technology, manufacturing, industrial, healthcare, utility, and institutional customers through approximately 100 operating subsidiaries. The company's operating subsidiaries are organized into reportable segments: United States mechanical construction and facilities services, which derives key revenue; United States electrical construction and facilities services; United States building services; United States industrial services; and United Kingdom building services. Geographically, its key revenue is derived from the United States.
Executives
Anthony Guzzi officer: President & COO 301 MERRITT SEVEN, 6TH FLOOR, NORWALK CT 06851
Robin A Walker-lee director C/O TRW AUTOMOTIVE, 12001 TECH CENTER DRIVE, LIVONIA MI 48150
Maxine Lum Mauricio officer: SVP and General Counsel 301 MERRITT SEVEN CORPORATE PARK, 6TH FL, C/O EMCOR GROUP INC., NORWALK CT 06851
John W Altmeyer director 946 HIGHMEADOW COURT, LANCASTER PA 17601
Carol P Lowe director 4311 BEULAH CHURCH ROAD, WEDDINGTON NC 28104
Jason R Nalbandian officer: SVP & Chief Accounting Officer 301 MERRITT SEVEN CORPORATE PARK, 6TH FL, C/O EMCOR GROUP, INC., NORWALK CT 06851
R Kevin Matz officer: SVP, Admin & Strategic Service 301 MERRITT SEVEN 6TH FLOOR, NORWALK CT 06851
Mark A Pompa officer: SVP, CAO & Treasurer 301 MERRITT SEVEN 6TH FLOOR, NORWALK CT 06851
Rebecca A Weyenberg director 1725 SHEPHERD RD, CHATTANOOGA TN 37421
M Kevin Mcevoy director C/O OCEANEERING INTERNATIONAL INC, 11911 FM 529, HOUSTON TX 77041-3011
William P Reid director 301 MERRITT SEVEN CORPORATE PARK, 6TH FL, C/O EMCOR GROUP, INC., NORWALK CT 06851
Hamm Richard F Jr director 6370 OXBOW BEND, CHANHASSEN MN 55317
Ronald L Johnson director 3344 PEACHTREE STREET NE, #3403, ATLANTA GA 30326
Brown David A B director
Jerry E Ryan director 3201 EAST 65TH, TULSA OK 74136