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SUMCO (TSE:3436) Beneish M-Score : -2.65 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is SUMCO 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 -2.65 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSE:3436' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.12   Med: -2.7   Max: -2.42
Current: -2.65

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of SUMCO was -2.42. The lowest was -3.12. And the median was -2.70.


SUMCO Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

SUMCO 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 -2.79 -2.84 -2.72 -3.12 -2.65

SUMCO Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 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 Premium Member Only -3.12 - - - -2.65

Competitive Comparison of SUMCO's Beneish M-Score

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, SUMCO'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.


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

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

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



SUMCO 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 SUMCO 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 * 0.9534+0.528 * 1.2788+0.404 * 0.8094+0.892 * 0.9657+0.115 * 1.4473
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.030247-0.327 * 1.2255
=-2.65

* 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 円82,854 Mil.
Revenue was 円425,941 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円108,251 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円473,821 Mil.
Total Assets was 円1,073,087 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円551,994 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円71,582 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円204,529 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円190,254 Mil.
Net Income was 円63,884 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円96,342 Mil.
Total Receivables was 円89,991 Mil.
Revenue was 円441,083 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円143,354 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円543,605 Mil.
Total Assets was 円892,555 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was 円300,371 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was 円59,846 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was 円0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円157,235 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円110,719 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)
=(82854 / 425941) / (89991 / 441083)
=0.19452 / 0.204023
=0.9534

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)
=(143354 / 441083) / (108251 / 425941)
=0.325005 / 0.254146
=1.2788

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 - (473821 + 551994) / 1073087) / (1 - (543605 + 300371) / 892555)
=0.044052 / 0.054427
=0.8094

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
=425941 / 441083
=0.9657

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))
=(59846 / (59846 + 300371)) / (71582 / (71582 + 551994))
=0.166139 / 0.114793
=1.4473

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)
=(0 / 425941) / (0 / 441083)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((190254 + 204529) / 1073087) / ((110719 + 157235) / 892555)
=0.367895 / 0.30021
=1.2255

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
=(63884 - 0 - 96342) / 1073087
=-0.030247

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.

SUMCO has a M-score of -2.65 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


SUMCO (TSE:3436) Business Description

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1-2-1 Shibaura, Seavans North, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 105-8634
Founded in 1999 as a joint venture between Nippon Steel and two Mitsubishi entities, Sumco is the world's second-largest semiconductor-grade silicon wafer manufacturer, with 22% market share in 2022. Sumco is headquartered in Tokyo and operates seven production sites across Japan. It also maintains sales and support offices in Taiwan, the U.S., the U.K., Indonesia, and Singapore. Sumco sells to most semiconductor manufacturers like TSMC, Intel, Samsung and Micron. The firm employs over 9,000 people.

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