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Beazer Homes USA (Beazer Homes USA) Beneish M-Score : -1.29 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Beazer Homes USA 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.29 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

BZH' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.37   Med: -2.34   Max: 2.64
Current: -1.29

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Beazer Homes USA was 2.64. The lowest was -3.37. And the median was -2.34.


Beazer Homes USA Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Beazer Homes USA'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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Beazer Homes USA Beneish M-Score Chart

Beazer Homes USA 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 -1.95 -3.37 -2.13 -2.12 -2.43

Beazer Homes USA 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 -2.20 -2.61 -2.77 -2.43 -1.29

Competitive Comparison of Beazer Homes USA's Beneish M-Score

For the Residential Construction subindustry, Beazer Homes USA'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.


Beazer Homes USA's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Homebuilding & Construction Industry

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

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



Beazer Homes USA 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 Beazer Homes USA 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 * 2.0352+0.528 * 1.1265+0.404 * 0.9051+0.892 * 0.9311+0.115 * 1.4959
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0796+4.679 * 0.045524-0.327 * 0.9508
=-1.29

* 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 $65 Mil.
Revenue was 386.818 + 645.405 + 572.544 + 543.908 = $2,149 Mil.
Gross Profit was 77.73 + 137.287 + 116.744 + 102.896 = $435 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,157 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,389 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $51 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $12 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $181 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $221 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $993 Mil.
Net Income was 21.728 + 55.756 + 43.817 + 34.707 = $156 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 2.644 + 2.167 + 2.158 + 1.007 = $8 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -225.583 + 82.225 + 55.564 + 127.048 = $39 Mil.
Total Receivables was $34 Mil.
Revenue was 444.928 + 827.667 + 526.666 + 508.506 = $2,308 Mil.
Gross Profit was 85.768 + 187.892 + 132.465 + 119.75 = $526 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,970 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,186 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $33 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $13 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $180 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $173 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $995 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)
=(65.302 / 2148.675) / (34.463 / 2307.767)
=0.030392 / 0.014933
=2.0352

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)
=(525.875 / 2307.767) / (434.657 / 2148.675)
=0.227872 / 0.202291
=1.1265

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 - (2157.224 + 51.063) / 2389.451) / (1 - (1970.331 + 32.904) / 2186.385)
=0.075818 / 0.083768
=0.9051

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
=2148.675 / 2307.767
=0.9311

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))
=(12.992 / (12.992 + 32.904)) / (11.918 / (11.918 + 51.063))
=0.283075 / 0.189232
=1.4959

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)
=(181.132 / 2148.675) / (180.201 / 2307.767)
=0.084299 / 0.078085
=1.0796

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)
=((992.935 + 220.695) / 2389.451) / ((994.517 + 173.492) / 2186.385)
=0.507912 / 0.534219
=0.9508

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
=(156.008 - 7.976 - 39.254) / 2389.451
=0.045524

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.

Beazer Homes USA has a M-score of -1.29 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Beazer Homes USA (Beazer Homes USA) Business Description

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Address
2002 Summit Boulevard NE, 15th Floor, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30319
Beazer Homes USA Inc is an construction company that focuses on residential construction. The company specializes in single-family housing and multi-unit building construction in over 13 states and over 22 metro markets. Beazer Homes builds homes and communities that target first-time, move-up, and luxury homebuyers with an average selling price of roughly $300,000. From a geographic perspective, home sales in the western and eastern United States have been the leading sources of revenue for the company. Key metro areas include Atlanta, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Orlando, and Tampa. The company also focuses on land purchasing and development to support future construction efforts as well as mortgage services for its homebuyers.
Executives
Lloyd Emerson Johnson director 16737 NEW PROVIDENCE LANE, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Robert L. Salomon officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer 5535 LEXINGTON WOODS LANE, ALPHARETTA GA 30005
Pei Sun officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer 1000 ABERNATHY ROAD, SUITE 260, ATLANTA GA 30328
C Christian Winkle director ONE RAVINIA DRIVE, STE 1500, ATLANTA GA 30346
David I Goldberg officer: SVP, Chief Financial Officer 1000 ABERNATHY ROAD, NE, SUITE 260, ATLANTA GA 30328
Zelnak Stephen P Jr director MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC, 2710 WYCLIFF ROAD, RALEIGH NC 27607
David J Spitz director C/O CHANNELADVISOR CORPORATION, 2701 AERIAL CENTER PARKWAY, MORRISVILLE NC 27568
Allan P Merrill director, officer: President and CEO BEAZER HOMES, 1000 ABERNATHY RD, SUITE 1200, ATLANTA GA 30328
Danny R Shepherd director VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY, 1200 URBAN CENTER DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM AL 35242
Belknap Keith L Jr officer: EVP, General Counsel 3585 ENGINEERING DRIVE, SUITE 100, NORCROSS GA 30092
Larry T Solari director
Brian C Beazer director C/O NUMEREX, 1600 PARKWOOD CIRCLE #200, ATLANTA GA 30339-2119
Peter M Orser director 1000 ABERNATHY ROAD, SUITE 260, ATLANTA GA 30328
Elizabeth S Acton director 5408 WALDENHILL COURT, SUPERIOR TOWNSHIP MI 48198
Laurent Alpert director