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KBR (KBR) Beneish M-Score : -2.58 (As of Oct. 31, 2024)


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What is KBR 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 -2.58 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

KBR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -8.36   Med: -2.61   Max: 3.12
Current: -2.58

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of KBR was 3.12. The lowest was -8.36. And the median was -2.61.


KBR Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for KBR'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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KBR Beneish M-Score Chart

KBR 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 -2.50 -2.64 -2.18 -2.94 -2.62

KBR 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 -2.55 -2.62 -2.68 -2.53 -2.58

Competitive Comparison of KBR's Beneish M-Score

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, KBR'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.


KBR's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

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

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



KBR 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 KBR 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 * 0.9706+0.528 * 0.9718+0.404 * 1.0866+0.892 * 1.0755+0.115 * 1.1876
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9944+4.679 * -0.034951-0.327 * 1.0657
=-2.58

* 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 $1,309 Mil.
Revenue was 1947 + 1855 + 1818 + 1730 = $7,350 Mil.
Gross Profit was 291 + 271 + 248 + 237 = $1,047 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,961 Mil.
Total Assets was $6,781 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $489 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $149 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $508 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,827 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,796 Mil.
Net Income was 100 + 106 + 93 + 21 = $320 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 25 + 38 + 30 + -41 = $52 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 161 + 170 + 91 + 83 = $505 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1,254 Mil.
Revenue was 1770 + 1753 + 1703 + 1608 = $6,834 Mil.
Gross Profit was 244 + 251 + 245 + 206 = $946 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,092 Mil.
Total Assets was $5,973 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $370 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $142 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $475 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,127 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,694 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)
=(1309 / 7350) / (1254 / 6834)
=0.178095 / 0.183494
=0.9706

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)
=(946 / 6834) / (1047 / 7350)
=0.138426 / 0.142449
=0.9718

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 - (1961 + 489) / 6781) / (1 - (2092 + 370) / 5973)
=0.638696 / 0.587812
=1.0866

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
=7350 / 6834
=1.0755

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))
=(142 / (142 + 370)) / (149 / (149 + 489))
=0.277344 / 0.233542
=1.1876

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)
=(508 / 7350) / (475 / 6834)
=0.069116 / 0.069505
=0.9944

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)
=((2796 + 1827) / 6781) / ((1694 + 2127) / 5973)
=0.681758 / 0.639712
=1.0657

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
=(320 - 52 - 505) / 6781
=-0.034951

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.

KBR has a M-score of -2.58 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


KBR Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
601 Jefferson Street, Suite 3400, Houston, TX, USA, 77002
KBR (formerly Kellogg, Brown & Root) is global provider of technology, integrated engineering, procurement, and construction delivery, and operations and maintenance services. The company's business is organized into two segments: government solutions and sustainable technology solutions. KBR has operations in over 30 countries, and employs approximately 34,000 people. The firm generated $7 billion in revenue in 2023.
Executives
Jalal Ibrahim officer: President E&C (MENA) 601 JEFFERSON STREET, HOUSTON TX 77002
Sonia Galindo officer: EVP, Gen. Counsel & Corp. Sec. C/O ROSETTA STONE, 1621 NORTH KENT STREET, SUITE 1200, ARLINGTON VA 22209
Jennifer Myles officer: EVP, Chief People Officer 601 JEFFERSON STREET, HOUSTON TX 77002
Mark W Sopp officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer 601 JEFFERSON STREET, SUITE 3400, HOUSTON TX 77002
Bright William Byron Jr. officer: President Gov't Solutions US 601 JEFFERSON STREET, HOUSTON TX 77002
Paul Emmanuel Kahn officer: President Gov't Solutions Intl 601 JEFFERSON STREET, HOUSTON TX 77002
Stuart Bradie director, officer: President and CEO 601 JEFFERSON ST, HOUSTON TX 77002
Shad E. Evans officer: SVP of Finance Ops and CAO 601 JEFFERSON STREET, HOUSTON TX 77002
Manzoni John Alexander Kcb director 601 JEFFERSON STREET, HOUSTON TX 77002
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Douglas Nick Kelly officer: President-Technology Solutions 601 JEFFERSON STREET, SUITE 3400, HOUSTON TX 77002
Gregory Sean Conlon officer: President E&C APAC 601 JEFFERSON STREET, HOUSTON TX 77002