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STRL (Sterling Infrastructure) Beneish M-Score : -3.31 (As of Dec. 14, 2024)


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What is Sterling Infrastructure 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 -3.31 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

STRL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.11   Med: -2.99   Max: -1.68
Current: -3.31

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sterling Infrastructure was -1.68. The lowest was -4.11. And the median was -2.99.


Sterling Infrastructure Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sterling Infrastructure'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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Sterling Infrastructure Beneish M-Score Chart

Sterling Infrastructure 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 -1.68 -3.10 -2.73 -2.66 -3.50

Sterling Infrastructure Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 -3.33 -3.50 -3.40 -3.24 -3.31

Competitive Comparison of Sterling Infrastructure's Beneish M-Score

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Sterling Infrastructure'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.


Sterling Infrastructure's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

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

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



Sterling Infrastructure 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 Sterling Infrastructure 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 * 0.8568+0.528 * 0.8322+0.404 * 0.9379+0.892 * 1.0869+0.115 * 0.9685
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0762+4.679 * -0.140865-0.327 * 0.9519
=-3.31

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $417 Mil.
Revenue was 593.741 + 582.822 + 440.36 + 485.978 = $2,103 Mil.
Gross Profit was 129.799 + 112.743 + 76.904 + 91.755 = $411 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,084 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,024 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $325 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $65 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $112 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $839 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $332 Mil.
Net Income was 61.321 + 51.879 + 31.048 + 40.173 = $184 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.072 + -0.101 + -0.036 + -0.521 = $-1 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 152.274 + 120.97 + 49.591 + 147.369 = $470 Mil.
Total Receivables was $448 Mil.
Revenue was 560.347 + 522.325 + 403.579 + 448.607 = $1,935 Mil.
Gross Profit was 91.867 + 92.274 + 61.742 + 68.966 = $315 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $876 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,724 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $290 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $56 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $96 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $686 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $362 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)
=(417.432 / 2102.901) / (448.251 / 1934.858)
=0.198503 / 0.231671
=0.8568

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)
=(314.849 / 1934.858) / (411.201 / 2102.901)
=0.162725 / 0.19554
=0.8322

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 - (1083.645 + 325.28) / 2023.585) / (1 - (875.964 + 289.55) / 1723.805)
=0.303748 / 0.323871
=0.9379

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
=2102.901 / 1934.858
=1.0869

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))
=(56.045 / (56.045 + 289.55)) / (65.42 / (65.42 + 325.28))
=0.16217 / 0.167443
=0.9685

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)
=(111.937 / 2102.901) / (95.696 / 1934.858)
=0.05323 / 0.049459
=1.0762

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)
=((331.63 + 839.036) / 2023.585) / ((361.793 + 685.837) / 1723.805)
=0.578511 / 0.607743
=0.9519

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
=(184.421 - -0.73 - 470.204) / 2023.585
=-0.140865

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.

Sterling Infrastructure has a M-score of -3.31 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Sterling Infrastructure Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1800 Hughes Landing Boulevard, Suite 250, The Woodlands, TX, USA, 77380
Sterling Infrastructure Inc is a construction company that specializes in heavy civil infrastructure construction and infrastructure rehabilitation as well as residential construction projects. The company operates in three reportable segments namely, Transportation Solutions, E-Infrastructure Solutions, and Building Solution. Transportation Solutions include highways, roads, bridges, airfields, ports, light rail, and others. Building Solution projects include concrete foundations for single-family homes. E-Infrastructure Solutions include the services which are provided to large, blue-chip companies in the e-commerce, data center, distribution center, and warehousing, energy, mixed-use, and multi-family sectors. The majority of the revenue is generated from E-Infrastructure Solutions. .
Executives
Ronald A Ballschmiede officer: EVP & CFO 1800 HUGHES LANDING BLVD, SUITE 250, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Joseph A Cutillo officer: Chief Executive Officer 1800 HUGHES LANDING BLVD, SUITE 250, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Mark D. Wolf officer: General Counsel, Corporate Sec 770 SOUTH POST OAK LANE, SUITE 405, C/O U.S. WELL SERVICES, INC., HOUSTON TX 77056
Julie Dill director 1301 RIVERPLACE BOULEVARD, SUITE 2300, JACKSONVILLE FL 32207
Dwayne Andree Wilson director 6700 LAS COLINAS BOULEVARD, IRVING TX 75039
Roger A Cregg director 100 BLOOMFIELD HILL PARKWAY, STE 300, BLOOMFIELD HILLS MI 48304
Raymond F Messer director 1800 HUGHES LANDING BLVD., SUITE 250, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Dana C. O'brien director 1111 LOUISIANA STREET, HOUSTON TX 77002
Thomas M White director C/O APOLLO MANAGEMENT, 9 WEST 57TH STREET, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Marian M Davenport director 1800 HUGHES LANDING BLVD., SUITE 250, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Milton L Scott director
Charles R. Patton director 1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Richard O Schaum director 388 WARREN COURT, BIRMINGHAM MI 48009
Craig B Allen officer: SVP & CHRO/CCO 1800 HUGHES LANDING BLVD, STE 250, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Wadsworth Con L officer: EVP & Chief Operating Officer 1800 HUGHES LANDING BLVD, SUITE 250, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380