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Jacobs Solutions (Jacobs Solutions) Beneish M-Score : -2.50 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Jacobs Solutions 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 -2.5 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

J' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.92   Med: -2.51   Max: -1.41
Current: -2.5

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Jacobs Solutions was -1.41. The lowest was -2.92. And the median was -2.51.


Jacobs Solutions Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Jacobs Solutions'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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Jacobs Solutions Beneish M-Score Chart

Jacobs Solutions Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.78 -2.42 -2.67 -2.43 -2.47

Jacobs Solutions 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 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 -2.30 -2.27 -2.43 -2.47 -2.50

Competitive Comparison of Jacobs Solutions's Beneish M-Score

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Jacobs Solutions'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.


Jacobs Solutions's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

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

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



Jacobs Solutions 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 Jacobs Solutions 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 * 0.981+0.528 * 1.0386+0.404 * 0.9903+0.892 * 1.0894+0.115 * 0.943
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9569+4.679 * -0.024925-0.327 * 0.9592
=-2.50

* 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 $3,677 Mil.
Revenue was 4159.225 + 4288.712 + 4186.702 + 4078.332 = $16,713 Mil.
Gross Profit was 850.538 + 911.566 + 856.743 + 890.294 = $3,509 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4,975 Mil.
Total Assets was $14,952 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $759 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $306 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2,468 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3,645 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,358 Mil.
Net Income was 171.61 + 149.38 + 164.239 + 216.512 = $702 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -3.195 + -1.543 + -7.099 + -4.567 = $-16 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 418.361 + 219.363 + 321.061 + 132.042 = $1,091 Mil.
Total Receivables was $3,440 Mil.
Revenue was 3798.668 + 3881.048 + 3827.093 + 3834.059 = $15,341 Mil.
Gross Profit was 814.713 + 835.681 + 824.475 + 870.41 = $3,345 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4,808 Mil.
Total Assets was $14,918 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $823 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $306 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2,367 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3,241 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,042 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)
=(3676.508 / 16712.971) / (3439.94 / 15340.868)
=0.219979 / 0.224234
=0.981

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)
=(3345.279 / 15340.868) / (3509.141 / 16712.971)
=0.218063 / 0.209965
=1.0386

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 - (4975.268 + 759.053) / 14952.204) / (1 - (4807.746 + 823.115) / 14918.173)
=0.61649 / 0.62255
=0.9903

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
=16712.971 / 15340.868
=1.0894

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))
=(305.664 / (305.664 + 823.115)) / (305.788 / (305.788 + 759.053))
=0.270792 / 0.287168
=0.943

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)
=(2467.645 / 16712.971) / (2366.957 / 15340.868)
=0.147648 / 0.154291
=0.9569

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)
=((3357.55 + 3644.546) / 14952.204) / ((4041.992 + 3241.262) / 14918.173)
=0.468299 / 0.488214
=0.9592

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
=(701.741 - -16.404 - 1090.827) / 14952.204
=-0.024925

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.

Jacobs Solutions has a M-score of -2.50 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Jacobs Solutions (Jacobs Solutions) Business Description

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Address
1999 Bryan Street, Suite 1200, Dallas, TX, USA, 75201
Jacobs Solutions is a global provider of engineering, design, procurement, construction, and maintenance services as well as cyber engineering and security solutions. The firm serves industrial, commercial, and government clients in a wide variety of sectors, including water, transportation, healthcare, technology, and chemicals. Jacobs Solutions employs approximately 60,000 workers. The company generated $16.4 billion in revenue and $1.3 billion in adjusted operating income in fiscal 2023.
Executives
Steven J. Demetriou director, officer: President and CEO 25825 SCIENCE PARK DRIVE, SUITE 400, BEACHWOOD OH 44102
Patrick Hill officer: Executive Vice President 1999 BRYAN STREET, STE 1200, DALLAS TX 75201
Ralph E Eberhart director 909 N. WASHINGTON STREET, ALEXANDRIA VA 22314
Allen William B Jr officer: SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT C/O LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES N.V., DELFTSEPLEIN 27E, ROTTERDAM P7 3013AA
Claudia Jaramillo officer: CFO and EVP 5959 SAN FELIPE, 17TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77056
Kevin C Berryman officer: EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 521 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Thompson Christopher M.t. director 10901 W. TOLLER DRIVE, SUITE 300, LITTLETON CO 80127
Shannon Miller officer: Executive Vice President 1999 BRYAN STREET, SUITE 1200, DALLAS TX 75201
Stephen A Arnette officer: Executive Vice President 1999 BRYAN STREET, STE 1300 TX 75201
Priya Abani director 1999 BRYAN STREET, SUITE 1200, DALLAS TX 75201
Robert V Pragada officer: PRESIDENT - INDUSTRIAL C/O JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP, INC., 1111 S. ARROYO PARKWAY, PASADENA CA 91105
Michael R Tyler officer: SVP & General Counsel 7565 IRVINE CENTER DRIVE, IRVINE CA 92618
Davidson Robert C Jr director
Dawne S Hickton director 148 KENYON RD, PITTSBURGH PA 15205
Linda Fayne Levinson director C/O JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP INC, 1111 S ARROYO PKWY, PASADENA CA 91105