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Tutor Perini (Tutor Perini) Beneish M-Score : -3.45 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Tutor Perini 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 -3.45 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TPC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.45   Med: -2.36   Max: 3.34
Current: -3.45

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Tutor Perini was 3.34. The lowest was -3.45. And the median was -2.36.


Tutor Perini Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tutor Perini'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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Tutor Perini Beneish M-Score Chart

Tutor Perini 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 -2.33 -2.70 -2.29 3.34 -3.45

Tutor Perini 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 3.34 -7.23 -1.04 -1.69 -3.45

Competitive Comparison of Tutor Perini's Beneish M-Score

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Tutor Perini'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.


Tutor Perini's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

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

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



Tutor Perini 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 Tutor Perini 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 * 0.8662+0.528 * 0.2156+0.404 * 1.117+0.892 * 1.0236+0.115 * 1.3862
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0638+4.679 * -0.112154-0.327 * 1.044
=-3.45

* 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 $2,779 Mil.
Revenue was 1021.471 + 1060.705 + 1021.751 + 776.3 = $3,880 Mil.
Gross Profit was 48.919 + 50.913 + 64.961 + -24.169 = $141 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,521 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,430 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $441 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $45 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $255 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,125 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $782 Mil.
Net Income was -47.529 + -36.896 + -37.534 + -49.196 = $-171 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 4.758 + 2.967 + 3.058 + 6.417 = $17 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 127.66 + 103.161 + 56.322 + 21.328 = $308 Mil.
Total Receivables was $3,134 Mil.
Revenue was 906.648 + 1070.926 + 861.027 + 952.154 = $3,791 Mil.
Gross Profit was -36.85 + 50.34 + -34.223 + 50.345 = $30 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,679 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,543 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $435 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $64 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $234 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,968 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $888 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)
=(2778.786 / 3880.227) / (3134.169 / 3790.755)
=0.71614 / 0.826793
=0.8662

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)
=(29.612 / 3790.755) / (140.624 / 3880.227)
=0.007812 / 0.036241
=0.2156

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 - (3521.354 + 441.291) / 4429.856) / (1 - (3678.771 + 435.088) / 4542.8)
=0.105469 / 0.094422
=1.117

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
=3880.227 / 3790.755
=1.0236

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))
=(64.364 / (64.364 + 435.088)) / (45.229 / (45.229 + 441.291))
=0.128869 / 0.092964
=1.3862

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)
=(255.221 / 3880.227) / (234.376 / 3790.755)
=0.065775 / 0.061828
=1.0638

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)
=((782.314 + 2124.953) / 4429.856) / ((888.154 + 1967.527) / 4542.8)
=0.656289 / 0.628617
=1.044

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
=(-171.155 - 17.2 - 308.471) / 4429.856
=-0.112154

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.

Tutor Perini has a M-score of -3.45 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Tutor Perini (Tutor Perini) Business Description

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Address
15901 Olden Street, Sylmar, CA, USA, 91342
Tutor Perini Corp offers general contracting, construction management, and design-build services to private and public customers. The company constructs and repairs transportation infrastructure, water-treatment facilities, and a wide range of buildings. It plans and schedules the manpower, equipment, materials, and subcontractors required for a project. Tutor Perini has three operating segments: civil, building, and specialty contractors and generates majority revenue from civil segment. The company offers self-performed construction services, including site work, concrete forming, steel erection, electrical, mechanical, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning, or HVAC. The majority of its total revenue is derived from the United States.
Executives
Ronald N Tutor director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman & CEO C/O TUTOR PERINI CORP, 15901 OLDEN STREET, SYLMAR CA 91342
Dale Anne Reiss director 589 KINZIE ISLAND COURT, SANIBEL FL 33957
Michael Francis Smithson officer: Executive Vice President 15901 OLDEN ST, SYLMAR CA 91342
Sidney J Feltenstein director 5328 NORTH BAY RD, MIAMI BEACH FL 33140
Desai Jigisha director C/O 585 WEST BEACH STREET, WATSONVILLE CA 95076
Dennis D Oklak director 600 E 96TH ST, #100, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46240
Michael Filip Horodniceanu director 15901 OLDEN STREET, SYLMAR CA 91342
Robert C Lieber director C/O ISLAND CAPITAL GROUP, LLC, 717 5TH AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Ghassan Ariqat officer: Executive Vice President 15901 OLDEN ST., SYLMAR CA 91342
James A Frost officer: Executive VP TUTOR PERINI CORPORATION, 15901 OLDEN STREET, SYLMAR CA 91342
Michael R Klein director 2001 K STREET, N.W., SUITE 206, WASHINGTON DC 20006
Gary G. Smalley officer: Executive VP and CFO C/O TUTOR PERINI CORPORATION, 15901 OLDEN STREET, SYLMAR CA 91342
Ronald N. Tutor Separate Property Trust 10 percent owner C/O JOHN D. BARRETT, 15901 OLDEN STREET, SYLMAR CA 91342
Raymond R Oneglia director C/O O&G INDUSTRIES, INC., 112 WALL STREET, TORRINGTON CT 06790
Jean Jamil Abiassi officer: Pres & CEO, Bldg & Spec Groups C/O TUTOR PERINI CORPORATION, 15901 OLDEN ST., SYLMAR CA 91342