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Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (TPE:6770) Beneish M-Score : -1.20 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing 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 -1.2 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

TPE:6770' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.78   Med: -2.38   Max: -1.2
Current: -1.2

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing was -1.20. The lowest was -2.78. And the median was -2.38.


Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing'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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Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Beneish M-Score Chart

Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - -2.38 -2.78 -1.20

Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Quarterly Data
Dec17 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 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 -2.78 -2.86 -2.86 -2.22 -1.20

Competitive Comparison of Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing's Beneish M-Score

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing'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.


Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

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

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



Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing 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 Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing 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 * 1.5035+0.528 * 3.89+0.404 * 0.8377+0.892 * 0.5786+0.115 * 1.4433
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.9126+4.679 * -0.016662-0.327 * 1.2502
=-1.20

* 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 NT$7,000 Mil.
Revenue was 11161.466 + 10402.449 + 11008.926 + 11449.711 = NT$44,023 Mil.
Gross Profit was 341.435 + 956.198 + 1851.54 + 2142.798 = NT$5,292 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$61,806 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$188,761 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$121,731 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$6,750 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$4,889 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$33,603 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$48,514 Mil.
Net Income was -2113.844 + -333.45 + 616.974 + 186.779 = NT$-1,644 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1242.894 + 815.484 + 65.068 + -621.942 = NT$1,502 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$8,046 Mil.
Revenue was 14362.212 + 19183.948 + 21832.031 + 20708.428 = NT$76,087 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5004.37 + 8891.171 + 11166.377 + 10517.047 = NT$35,579 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$86,999 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$173,494 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$80,765 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$6,626 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$4,418 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$37,511 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$22,859 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)
=(6999.578 / 44022.552) / (8046.238 / 76086.619)
=0.159 / 0.105751
=1.5035

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)
=(35578.965 / 76086.619) / (5291.971 / 44022.552)
=0.467611 / 0.12021
=3.89

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 - (61806.427 + 121731.297) / 188760.66) / (1 - (86998.593 + 80764.896) / 173494.215)
=0.02767 / 0.033031
=0.8377

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
=44022.552 / 76086.619
=0.5786

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))
=(6626.46 / (6626.46 + 80764.896)) / (6749.965 / (6749.965 + 121731.297))
=0.075825 / 0.052537
=1.4433

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)
=(4888.517 / 44022.552) / (4417.578 / 76086.619)
=0.111046 / 0.05806
=1.9126

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)
=((48513.664 + 33603.235) / 188760.66) / ((22858.575 + 37511.075) / 173494.215)
=0.435032 / 0.347963
=1.2502

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
=(-1643.541 - 0 - 1501.504) / 188760.66
=-0.016662

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.

Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing has a M-score of -1.20 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (TPE:6770) Business Description

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No. 18, Li-Hsin Road 1, Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu, TWN, 300
Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp is engaged in the business of manufacturing and distributing memory components. The company produces power integrated circuits, discrete components, memory chips, image sensors, and other related products. Geographically, the majority is from Taiwan.

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