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Xilinx (Xilinx) Beneish M-Score : -2.08 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Xilinx 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 -2.08 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XLNX' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.77   Med: -2.56   Max: 0.46
Current: -2.08

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Xilinx was 0.46. The lowest was -3.77. And the median was -2.56.


Xilinx Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Xilinx Annual Data
Trend Mar12 Mar13 Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.96 -2.32 -2.40 -2.86 -2.93

Xilinx Quarterly Data
Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21
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 -3.10 -2.93 -3.05 -2.57 -2.08

Competitive Comparison of Xilinx's Beneish M-Score

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Xilinx'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.


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

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

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



Xilinx 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 Xilinx 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 * 1.3533+0.528 * 1.0111+0.404 * 0.9422+0.892 * 1.2043+0.115 * 0.9497
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9117+4.679 * -0.037327-0.327 * 0.7571
=-2.08

* 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 (Dec21) TTM:Last Year (Dec20) TTM:
Total Receivables was $439 Mil.
Revenue was 1011.059 + 935.77 + 878.606 + 850.987 = $3,676 Mil.
Gross Profit was 725.521 + 632.293 + 586.099 + 570.404 = $2,514 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4,530 Mil.
Total Assets was $6,345 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $328 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $194 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $505 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $684 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,494 Mil.
Net Income was 300.062 + 234.545 + 206.341 + 187.883 = $929 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 33.815 + -0.069 + 9.559 + 8.077 = $51 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 362.263 + 122.117 + 389.897 + 240.03 = $1,114 Mil.
Total Receivables was $270 Mil.
Revenue was 803.404 + 766.535 + 726.673 + 756.169 = $3,053 Mil.
Gross Profit was 547 + 541.719 + 493.873 + 528.435 = $2,111 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,967 Mil.
Total Assets was $5,749 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $352 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $192 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $460 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,114 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,492 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)
=(439.397 / 3676.422) / (269.605 / 3052.781)
=0.119518 / 0.088315
=1.3533

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)
=(2111.027 / 3052.781) / (2514.317 / 3676.422)
=0.691509 / 0.683903
=1.0111

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 - (4529.861 + 328.202) / 6345.441) / (1 - (3967.249 + 351.513) / 5748.965)
=0.234401 / 0.248776
=0.9422

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
=3676.422 / 3052.781
=1.2043

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))
=(191.649 / (191.649 + 351.513)) / (194.029 / (194.029 + 328.202))
=0.352839 / 0.371539
=0.9497

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)
=(504.549 / 3676.422) / (459.552 / 3052.781)
=0.137239 / 0.150536
=0.9117

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)
=((1493.623 + 684.477) / 6345.441) / ((1492.377 + 1114.092) / 5748.965)
=0.343254 / 0.453381
=0.7571

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
=(928.831 - 51.382 - 1114.307) / 6345.441
=-0.037327

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.

Xilinx has a M-score of -2.08 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Xilinx (Xilinx) Business Description

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Founded in 1984, Xilinx is the leader in FPGAs by market share. Its chips are critical in the performance of various devices in the communications, data processing, industrial, consumer, and automotive markets. Xilinx designs and sells FPGAs, but it outsources manufacturing to third-party chip foundries such as TSMC.
Executives
Mark Wadlington officer: SVP, Global Sales 215 MOFFETT PARK DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
Vincent Tong officer: Executive Vice President 2100 LOGIC DRIVE SAN JOSE CA 95124
William Christopher Madden officer: EVP, FPGA & Silicon Tech 2100 ALL PROGRAMMABLE DRIVE SAN JOSE CA 95124
Catia Hagopian officer: Sr. VP General Counsel 2100 LOGIC DRIVE SAN JOSE CA 95124
Vamsi Boppana officer: SVP, Central Engineering 2100 LOGIC DRIVE SAN JOSE CA 95124
Salil Raje officer: EVP, Software and IP Products 2100 ALL PROGRAMMABLE DRIVE SAN JOSE CA 95124
Sumeet Gagneja officer: CVP & Principal Acct Officer 160 RIO ROBLES SAN JOSE CA 95134
Thomas H Lee director 2100 LOGIC DRIVE SAN JOSE CA 95124
Marshall C Turner director 220 MONTGOMERY ST, PENTHOUSE 10, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
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John Michael Patterson director 2100 LOGIC DRIVE SAN JOSE CA 95124
Jon A Olson director 2100 LOGIC DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95124
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