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Techpoint (Techpoint) Beneish M-Score : -3.43 (As of Jun. 02, 2024)


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What is Techpoint 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 -3.43 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

THPTF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.84   Med: -1.48   Max: 6.23
Current: -3.43

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Techpoint was 6.23. The lowest was -3.84. And the median was -1.48.


Techpoint Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Techpoint 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 -0.11 -2.71 -0.89 -2.14 -3.50

Techpoint Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -1.20 1.00 -2.92 -3.50 -3.43

Competitive Comparison of Techpoint's Beneish M-Score

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Techpoint'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.


Techpoint's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Techpoint's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Techpoint 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 Techpoint 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 * 0.2779+0.528 * 1.0304+0.404 * 0.4267+0.892 * 1.0731+0.115 * 1.0017
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0637+4.679 * -0.057077-0.327 * 0.8303
=-3.52

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $0.05 Mil.
Revenue was 16.311 + 18.694 + 17.511 + 15.298 = $67.81 Mil.
Gross Profit was 8.796 + 9.378 + 9.368 + 8.227 = $35.77 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $76.73 Mil.
Total Assets was $84.05 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1.33 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.41 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $9.70 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $6.10 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was 4.38 + 5.188 + 5.195 + 4.05 = $18.81 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.773 + 0.608 + 0.55 + 0.475 = $2.41 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 2.999 + 4.191 + 9.969 + 4.045 = $21.20 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.15 Mil.
Revenue was 14.142 + 16.498 + 15.505 + 17.052 = $63.20 Mil.
Gross Profit was 7.645 + 8.727 + 8.601 + 9.373 = $34.35 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $58.98 Mil.
Total Assets was $72.40 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1.36 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.42 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $8.50 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $6.33 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 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)
=(0.045 / 67.814) / (0.151 / 63.197)
=0.000664 / 0.002389
=0.2779

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)
=(34.346 / 63.197) / (35.769 / 67.814)
=0.543475 / 0.527457
=1.0304

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 - (76.732 + 1.334) / 84.045) / (1 - (58.975 + 1.357) / 72.403)
=0.07114 / 0.16672
=0.4267

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
=67.814 / 63.197
=1.0731

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))
=(0.418 / (0.418 + 1.357)) / (0.41 / (0.41 + 1.334))
=0.235493 / 0.235092
=1.0017

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)
=(9.703 / 67.814) / (8.501 / 63.197)
=0.143083 / 0.134516
=1.0637

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)
=((0 + 6.104) / 84.045) / ((0 + 6.333) / 72.403)
=0.072628 / 0.087469
=0.8303

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
=(18.813 - 2.406 - 21.204) / 84.045
=-0.057077

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.

Techpoint has a M-score of -3.52 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Techpoint (Techpoint) Business Description

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Address
2550 N. First Street, Suite 550, San Jose, CA, USA, 95131
Techpoint Inc is a semiconductor company engaged in developing mixed-signal integrated circuits for multiple video applications in the security surveillance and automotive markets. The products of the company include surveillance camera systems and in-vehicle camera systems. Its geographical segments are China, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, and Others, of which the majority of its revenue comes from China.
Executives
Darron Ma officer: Chief Operating Officer 2550 N FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Arthur Nguyen officer: Chief Financial Officer 4001 BURTON DR, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Noriko Tsujihiro director 2550 N 1ST ST. SUITE 550, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Maureen A. Monahan officer: Chief Financial Officer 2550 N 1ST ST. SUITE 550, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Mark Voll officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O AQUANTIA CORP., 105 EAST TASMAN DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Stephen M. Wong officer: Interim Chief Financial Office C/O TECHPOINT, INC., SAN JOSE CA 95131
Robert D Cochran director 2300 ORCHARD PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Feng Kuo 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Technology Officer 408 E. PLUMERIA DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Fumihiro Kozato director, 10 percent owner, officer: See Remarks 408 E. PLUMERIA DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Yukiko Tegarden officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O TECHPOINT, INC., 2550 N. FIRST STREET, #550, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Koji Mori director C/O TECHPOINT, INC., 2550 N. FIRST STREET, #550, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Fun-kai Liu director C/O TECHPOINT, INC., 2550 N. FIRST STREET, #550, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Yaichi Aoshima director C/O TECHPOINT, INC., 2550 N. FIRST STREET, #550, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Akiko Kozato 10 percent owner C/O TECHPOINT, INC., 2550 N. FIRST STREET, #550, SAN JOSE CA 95131

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