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GSI Technology (GSI Technology) Beneish M-Score : -3.38 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is GSI Technology 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 -3.38 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

GSIT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.61   Med: -2.87   Max: -1.81
Current: -3.38

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of GSI Technology was -1.81. The lowest was -3.61. And the median was -2.87.


GSI Technology Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for GSI Technology'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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GSI Technology Beneish M-Score Chart

GSI Technology Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.97 -3.06 -2.59 -2.72 -

GSI Technology 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 -2.72 -2.92 -3.10 -3.38 -

Competitive Comparison of GSI Technology's Beneish M-Score

For the Semiconductors subindustry, GSI Technology'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.


GSI Technology's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

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

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



GSI Technology 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 GSI Technology 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 * 0.9815+0.528 * 1.0822+0.404 * 1.2767+0.892 * 0.6657+0.115 * 1.0375
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.5753+4.679 * -0.097768-0.327 * 1.5743
=-3.38

* 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 $2.49 Mil.
Revenue was 5.318 + 5.708 + 5.587 + 5.382 = $22.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2.975 + 3.121 + 3.069 + 3.008 = $12.17 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $31.54 Mil.
Total Assets was $49.06 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $7.80 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.97 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $10.08 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $8.42 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.54 Mil.
Net Income was -6.601 + -4.055 + -5.11 + -3.961 = $-19.73 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.005 + -0.06 + -0.063 + -0.012 = $-0.13 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -3.906 + -2.564 + -3.731 + -4.6 = $-14.80 Mil.
Total Receivables was $3.81 Mil.
Revenue was 6.447 + 8.953 + 8.909 + 8.731 = $33.04 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3.706 + 5.602 + 5.365 + 5.116 = $19.79 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $46.36 Mil.
Total Assets was $64.15 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $7.83 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.02 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $9.62 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $7.14 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.30 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)
=(2.49 / 21.995) / (3.811 / 33.04)
=0.113208 / 0.115345
=0.9815

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)
=(19.789 / 33.04) / (12.173 / 21.995)
=0.598941 / 0.553444
=1.0822

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 - (31.535 + 7.803) / 49.055) / (1 - (46.362 + 7.833) / 64.148)
=0.198084 / 0.155157
=1.2767

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
=21.995 / 33.04
=0.6657

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))
=(1.015 / (1.015 + 7.833)) / (0.97 / (0.97 + 7.803))
=0.114715 / 0.110567
=1.0375

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)
=(10.083 / 21.995) / (9.615 / 33.04)
=0.458422 / 0.291011
=1.5753

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)
=((0.542 + 8.42) / 49.055) / ((0.3 + 7.144) / 64.148)
=0.182693 / 0.116044
=1.5743

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
=(-19.727 - -0.13 - -14.801) / 49.055
=-0.097768

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.

GSI Technology has a M-score of -3.38 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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GSI Technology (GSI Technology) Business Description

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Address
1213 Elko Drive, Sunnyvale, CA, USA, 94089
GSI Technology Inc is a provider of semiconductor memory solutions. The company develops and markets high-performance memory products, including Very Fast static random access memory, or SRAM, that are incorporated in high-performance networking and telecommunications equipment, such as routers, switches, wide area network infrastructure equipment, wireless base stations, and network access equipment. It sells these products to original equipment manufacturers, and customers including Nokia. In addition, it serves the ongoing needs of the military, aerospace, industrial, test and measurement equipment, and automotive and medical markets for high-performance SRAMs. It operates geographically in China, Singapore, the Netherlands, Germany, Rest of the world, and the United States.
Executives
Robert Yau director, officer: VP, Engin., Sect. & Director GSI TECHNOLOGY, INC., 2360 OWEN STREET, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Avidan Akerib officer: VP of Associative Computing C/O GSI TECHNOLOGY, INC., 1213 ELKO DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
Elizabeth Cholawsky director 1636 LA VISTA DEL OCEANO, SANTA BARBARA CA 93109
Ruey-lin Lu director EMPIA TECHNOLOGY, 2600 AUGUSTINE DRIVE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Douglas Schirle officer: CFO GSI TECHNOLOGY, INC., 1213 ELKO DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
Didier Lasserre officer: VP, Sales GSI TECHNOLOGY, INC., 2360 OWEN STREET, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Hong-po Hsieh director 20 PARK AVE. II, HSINCHU SCIENCE PARK, HSINCHU F5 308
Kim Le director 1608 PALA RANCH CIRCLE, SAN JOSE CA 95133
Jack A. Bradley director C/O GSI TECHNOLOGY, INC., 1213 ELKO DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
Arthur O Whipple director 870 WEST MAUDE AVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94085
Ping Tak Wu officer: VP, U.S. Operations GSI TECHNOLOGY, INC., 2360 OWEN STREET, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Barbara H Nelson director C/O QUANTUM CORP, 501 SYCAORE DR, MILPITAS CA 95035
Bor-tay Wu officer: VP, Taiwan Operations GSI TECHNOLOGY, INC., 1213 ELKO DRIVE, SANTA CLARA CA 94089
Lee-lean Shu director, 10 percent owner, officer: Pres., CEO and Chairman GSI TECHNOLOGY, INC., 1213 ELKO DRIVE, SANTA CLARA CA 94089
E Thomas Hart director 1277 ORLEANS DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089-1138