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TPH (Tri Pointe Homes) Beneish M-Score : -2.46 (As of Jun. 27, 2025)


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What is Tri Pointe Homes 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 -2.46 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TPH' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.1   Med: -2.23   Max: 4.95
Current: -2.46

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Tri Pointe Homes was 4.95. The lowest was -3.10. And the median was -2.23.


Tri Pointe Homes Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tri Pointe Homes'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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Tri Pointe Homes Beneish M-Score Chart

Tri Pointe Homes 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 -2.93 -1.77 -1.99 -1.93 -2.89

Tri Pointe Homes 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 -2.42 -2.08 -2.25 -2.89 -2.46

Competitive Comparison of Tri Pointe Homes's Beneish M-Score

For the Residential Construction subindustry, Tri Pointe Homes'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.


Tri Pointe Homes's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Homebuilding & Construction Industry

For the Homebuilding & Construction industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Tri Pointe Homes's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Tri Pointe Homes's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Tri Pointe Homes 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 Tri Pointe Homes 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 * 0.9508+0.528 * 0.948+0.404 * 1.1745+0.892 * 1.1082+0.115 * 0.9027
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0237+4.679 * -0.027251-0.327 * 0.7758
=-2.46

* 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 $132 Mil.
Revenue was 740.928 + 1253.871 + 1144.673 + 1154.924 = $4,294 Mil.
Gross Profit was 178.297 + 294.453 + 265.905 + 274.512 = $1,013 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4,302 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,825 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $65 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $31 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $472 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $198 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,061 Mil.
Net Income was 64.036 + 129.213 + 111.759 + 118.002 = $423 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 9.624 + 7.8 + 6.885 + 10.033 = $34 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -31.157 + 360.299 + 167.869 + 23.15 = $520 Mil.
Total Receivables was $125 Mil.
Revenue was 939.402 + 1259.698 + 838.516 + 837.329 = $3,875 Mil.
Gross Profit was 217.614 + 288.621 + 189.841 + 170.555 = $867 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4,502 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,970 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $66 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $27 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $416 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $209 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,462 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)
=(131.855 / 4294.396) / (125.133 / 3874.945)
=0.030704 / 0.032293
=0.9508

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)
=(866.631 / 3874.945) / (1013.167 / 4294.396)
=0.22365 / 0.235928
=0.948

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 - (4301.678 + 65.14) / 4825.239) / (1 - (4502.044 + 65.904) / 4969.975)
=0.095005 / 0.080891
=1.1745

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
=4294.396 / 3874.945
=1.1082

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))
=(27.125 / (27.125 + 65.904)) / (31.078 / (31.078 + 65.14))
=0.291576 / 0.322996
=0.9027

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)
=(471.621 / 4294.396) / (415.706 / 3874.945)
=0.109822 / 0.10728
=1.0237

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)
=((1060.862 + 197.649) / 4825.239) / ((1461.578 + 209.324) / 4969.975)
=0.260818 / 0.336199
=0.7758

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
=(423.01 - 34.342 - 520.161) / 4825.239
=-0.027251

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.

Tri Pointe Homes has a M-score of -2.46 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Tri Pointe Homes Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
940 Southwood Boulevard, Suite 200, Incline Village, NV, USA, 89451
Tri Pointe Homes Inc is an American construction company that focuses on residential construction. The company is engaged in the design, construction, and sale of single-family attached and detached homes in different states across the United States. Its operations are organized into two principal businesses: homebuilding. which generates key revenue, and financial services. The homebuilding business has three reportable operating segments, based on the geographical layout of the markets, and includes West region, Central region, and East region. The company's financial services operation is comprised of its Tri Pointe Connect mortgage financing operations, Tri Pointe Assurance title and escrow services operations, and Tri Pointe Advantage property and casualty insurance agency operations.
Executives
Douglas F. Bauer director, officer: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER C/O TRI POINTE GROUP, INC., 19540 JAMBOREE ROAD, SUITE 300, IRVINE CA 92612
Thomas J Mitchell officer: President, COO, and Secretary C/O TRI POINTE GROUP, INC., 19540 JAMBOREE ROAD, SUITE 300, IRVINE CA 92612
David Ch Lee officer: VP GENERAL COUNSEL & SECRETARY C/O TRI POINTE GROUP, INC., 19540 JAMBOREE ROAD, SUITE 300, IRVINE CA 92612
Glenn J. Keeler officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer C/O TRI POINTE GROUP, INC., 19540 JAMBOREE ROAD, SUITE 300, IRVINE CA 92612
Lawrence B Burrows director C/O TRI POINTE GROUP, INC., 19540 JAMBOREE ROAD, SUITE 300, IRVINE CA 92612
Steven J Gilbert director 540 MADISON AVE, 40TH FL, NEW YORK NY 10022
Moore Constance B director 333 CLAY STREET, SUITE 4980, HOUSTON TX 77002
Robert Kent Grahl director 19540 JAMBOREE ROAD, SUITE 300, IRVINE CA 92612
Vicki D. Mcwilliams director C/O TRI POINTE GROUP, INC., SUITE 300, IRVINE CA 92612
Michael D Grubbs officer: See Remarks C/O TRI POINTE GROUP, INC., 19540 JAMBOREE ROAD, SUITE 300, IRVINE CA 92612
Bradley William Blank officer: See Remarks C/O TRI POINTE HOMES, INC., 19540 JAMBOREE ROAD, SUITE 300, IRVINE CA 92612
Barry S Sternlicht director, 10 percent owner STARWOOD CAPITAL GROUP GLOBAL LP, 1601 WASHINGTON AVENUE, SUITE 800, MIAMI BEACH FL 33139
Ken Krivanec officer: President of Quadrant Homes C/O TRI POINTE HOMES, INC., 19540 JAMBOREE ROAD, SUITE 300, IRVINE CA 92612
Daniel S Fulton director C/O TRI POINTE GROUP, INC., 19540 JAMBOREE ROAD, SUITE 300, IRVINE CA 92612
Christopher D. Graham director C/O TRI POINTE HOMES, INC., 19540 JAMBOREE ROAD, SUITE 300, IRVINE CA 92612