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MHO (M/I Homes) Beneish M-Score : -2.27 (As of Oct. 31, 2024)


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What is M/I 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 -2.27 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

MHO' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.62   Med: -2.12   Max: -1.51
Current: -2.27

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of M/I Homes was -1.51. The lowest was -2.62. And the median was -2.12.


M/I Homes Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for M/I 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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M/I Homes Beneish M-Score Chart

M/I Homes 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 -2.19 -2.18 -1.65 -1.92 -2.62

M/I Homes Quarterly Data
Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24
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 -2.38 -2.62 -2.62 -2.48 -2.27

Competitive Comparison of M/I Homes's Beneish M-Score

For the Residential Construction subindustry, M/I 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.


M/I Homes's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Homebuilding & Construction Industry

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

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



M/I 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 M/I 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 * 1+0.528 * 0.9138+0.404 * 0.9783+0.892 * 0.9837+0.115 * 1.001
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0992+4.679 * 0.057921-0.327 * 0.921
=-2.27

* 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 (Jun24) TTM:Last Year (Jun23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $0 Mil.
Revenue was 1109.781 + 1046.703 + 972.588 + 1046.371 = $4,175 Mil.
Gross Profit was 309.28 + 283.343 + 244.386 + 281.733 = $1,119 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4,003 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,340 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $93 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $15 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $457 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $372 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $975 Mil.
Net Income was 146.746 + 138.061 + 105.282 + 139.016 = $529 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + -0.001 + -0.001 = $-0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 27.511 + 115.772 + 54.901 + 79.541 = $278 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0 Mil.
Revenue was 1014.013 + 1000.53 + 1217 + 1012.928 = $4,244 Mil.
Gross Profit was 258.184 + 234.626 + 274.531 + 271.915 = $1,039 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,546 Mil.
Total Assets was $3,862 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $94 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $15 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $422 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $363 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $939 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)
=(0 / 4175.443) / (0 / 4244.471)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(1039.256 / 4244.471) / (1118.742 / 4175.443)
=0.244849 / 0.267934
=0.9138

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 - (4003.176 + 93.135) / 4340.07) / (1 - (3546.146 + 93.899) / 3861.749)
=0.056165 / 0.05741
=0.9783

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
=4175.443 / 4244.471
=0.9837

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))
=(14.755 / (14.755 + 93.899)) / (14.618 / (14.618 + 93.135))
=0.135798 / 0.135662
=1.001

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)
=(456.655 / 4175.443) / (422.33 / 4244.471)
=0.109367 / 0.099501
=1.0992

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)
=((975.218 + 372.118) / 4340.07) / ((938.962 + 362.747) / 3861.749)
=0.310441 / 0.337078
=0.921

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
=(529.105 - -0.002 - 277.725) / 4340.07
=0.057921

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.

M/I Homes has a M-score of -2.27 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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M/I Homes Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
4131 Worth Avenue, Suite 500, Columbus, OH, USA, 43219
M/I Homes Inc is an American construction company that focuses on residential construction. It consists of two distinct operations: homebuilding and financial services. The homebuilding operations are spread into the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern regions and the financial services operations support homebuilding operations by providing mortgage loans and title services to the customers of homebuilding operations. Homebuilding operations comprise the most significant portion of the revenue. The company builds homes and communities that target entry-level, move-up, and luxury homebuyers.
Executives
Robert H Schottenstein director, officer: Chairman, CEO & President
Ann Marie Hunker officer: Principal Accounting Officer
Phillip G Creek director, officer: Ex. Vice President and CFO
Susan E Krohne officer: Chief Legal Officer, Secretary 4131 WORTH AVE, SUITE 500, COLUMBUS OH 43219
Bruce A Soll director 17655 WATERVIEW PKWY, DALLAS TX 75252
Norman L Traeger director
J Thomas Mason director, officer: Ex. VP & Chief Legal Officer 3 EASTON OVAL, SUITE 500, COLUMBUS OH 43219
Kumi D Walker director 17 STANBERRY AVENUE, BEXLEY OH 43209
William H Carter director C/O MOMENTIVE SPECIALTY CHEMICALS INC., 180 EAST BROAD STREET, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Michael P Glimcher director C/O GLIMCHER REALTY TRUST, 180 EAST BROAD STREET, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Nancy J Kramer director
Friedrich Km Bohm director
Elizabeth K Ingram director 555 W. GOODALE STREET, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Thomas D Igoe director
Sharen J Turney director THREE LIMITED PARKWAY, COLUMBUS OH 43230

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