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MTZ (MasTec) Beneish M-Score : -3.24 (As of Oct. 31, 2024)


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What is MasTec 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 -3.24 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

MTZ' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.34   Med: -2.64   Max: -1.68
Current: -3.24

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of MasTec was -1.68. The lowest was -3.34. And the median was -2.64.


MasTec Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

MasTec 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 -2.63 -3.20 -2.44 -2.35 -2.86

MasTec 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 -2.35 -2.47 -2.86 -3.08 -3.24

Competitive Comparison of MasTec's Beneish M-Score

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, MasTec'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.


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

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

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



MasTec 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 MasTec 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 * 0.7768+0.528 * 0.9731+0.404 * 1.0416+0.892 * 1.1097+0.115 * 0.9254
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0045+4.679 * -0.137879-0.327 * 0.9893
=-3.24

* 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 $2,876 Mil.
Revenue was 2961.086 + 2686.849 + 3280.083 + 3257.077 = $12,185 Mil.
Gross Profit was 420.639 + 307.177 + 367.713 + 399.959 = $1,495 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,477 Mil.
Total Assets was $8,679 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,934 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $586 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $691 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,748 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,643 Mil.
Net Income was 33.988 + -41.18 + 0.753 + 14.296 = $8 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -4.123 + 6.006 + 21.824 + 23.41 = $47 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 264.449 + 107.75 + 490.705 + 294.482 = $1,157 Mil.
Total Receivables was $3,336 Mil.
Revenue was 2874.115 + 2584.659 + 3008.361 + 2513.484 = $10,981 Mil.
Gross Profit was 389.335 + 225.165 + 371.29 + 325.649 = $1,311 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,829 Mil.
Total Assets was $9,288 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,101 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $576 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $620 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,441 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,391 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)
=(2875.543 / 12185.095) / (3335.948 / 10980.619)
=0.235989 / 0.303803
=0.7768

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)
=(1311.439 / 10980.619) / (1495.488 / 12185.095)
=0.119432 / 0.122731
=0.9731

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 - (3477.064 + 1933.553) / 8678.986) / (1 - (3829.004 + 2100.76) / 9287.82)
=0.376584 / 0.361555
=1.0416

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
=12185.095 / 10980.619
=1.1097

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))
=(575.962 / (575.962 + 2100.76)) / (585.767 / (585.767 + 1933.553))
=0.215174 / 0.23251
=0.9254

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)
=(691.447 / 12185.095) / (620.331 / 10980.619)
=0.056745 / 0.056493
=1.0045

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)
=((2642.754 + 2747.909) / 8678.986) / ((3390.553 + 2440.835) / 9287.82)
=0.621117 / 0.627853
=0.9893

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
=(7.857 - 47.117 - 1157.386) / 8678.986
=-0.137879

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.

MasTec has a M-score of -3.24 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


MasTec Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
800 S. Douglas Road, 12th Floor, Coral Gables, FL, USA, 33134
MasTec is a leading infrastructure construction company operating mainly in North America across a range of industries. The company's primary activities include the engineering, building, installation, maintenance, and upgrade of communications, oil and gas, utility, renewable energy, and other infrastructure. MasTec reports its results under five reportable segments: communications; clean energy and infrastructure; oil and gas; power delivery; and other.
Executives
Robert E Apple officer: Chief Operations Officer 800 S DOUGLAS ROAD, 12TH FLOOR, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
C Robert Campbell officer: EVP & CFO 800 DOUGLAS ROAD, 12TH FLOOR, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Ernst N Csiszar director 2600 S RIVER ROAD, DES PLAINES IL 60018
Javier Alberto Palomarez director 3405 PINNEY POINT DRIVE, FLOWER MOUND TX 75022
Paul Dimarco officer: CFO 800 S. DOUGLAS ROAD, SUITE 1200, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Timothy Michael Love officer: CAO 8915 GEORGE WILLIAMS RD., KNOXVILLE TN 37923
Ava L Parker director 1469 HARRINGTON PARK DRIVE, JACKSONVILLE FL 32225
De Cardenas Alberto I officer: Executive Vice President 800 S DOUGLAS ROAD, 12TH FLOOR, CORAL GABLES X1 33134
George Pita officer: CFO 3000 NW 107TH AVENUE, MIAMI FL 33172
Robert J Dwyer director 880 SOUTH OCEAN BOULEVARD, PALM BEACH FL 33480
Jose S Sorzano director AUSTIN GROUP INC, 5305 LEE HIGHWAY NORTH, ARLINGTON VA 22207
Julia L Johnson director NETCOMMUNICATIONS LLC, 614 GRAND HIGHWAY, CLAREMONT FL 34711
Jorge Mas director, 10 percent owner 800 DOUGLAS ROAD, 12TH FLOOR, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Jose Ramon Mas director, officer: EVP 800 DOUGLAS ROAD, 12TH FLOOR, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Daniel A Restrepo director C/O MASTEC, INC., 800 S. DOUGLAS RD., 12TH FLOOR, CORAL GABLES FL 33134