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Broadcom (HAM:1YD) Beneish M-Score

: -2.21 (As of Today)
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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 -2.21 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HAM:1YD' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.37   Med: -2.68   Max: -1.15
Current: -2.21

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Broadcom was -1.15. The lowest was -3.37. And the median was -2.68.


Broadcom Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Broadcom'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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Broadcom Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.17 -3.37 -2.98 -2.49 -2.69

Broadcom Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Beneish M-Score 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.56 -2.76 -2.70 -2.69 -2.21

Competitive Comparison

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Broadcom'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.


Broadcom Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



Broadcom 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 Broadcom 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 * 1.409+0.528 * 0.9987+0.404 * 1.1692+0.892 * 1.0787+0.115 * 1.0471
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.7691+4.679 * -0.035961-0.327 * 0.8434
=-2.21

* 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 (Jan24) TTM:Last Year (Jan23) TTM:
Total Receivables was €4,562 Mil.
Revenue was 10980.198 + 8802.365 + 8023.904 + 7964.496 = €35,771 Mil.
Gross Profit was 6770.25 + 6067.429 + 5572.256 + 5576.88 = €23,987 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €24,962 Mil.
Total Assets was €163,285 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €2,444 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €4,734 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €2,589 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €18,699 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €67,444 Mil.
Net Income was 1216.35 + 3337.228 + 2985.912 + 3174.672 = €10,714 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -399.33 + -393.952 + -79.552 + 94.848 = €-778 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 4420.17 + 4572.116 + 4265.976 + 4105.824 = €17,364 Mil.
Total Receivables was €3,001 Mil.
Revenue was 8273.12 + 9063.95 + 8320.112 + 7503.378 = €33,161 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5571.712 + 6014.89 + 5584.423 + 5036.514 = €22,208 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €17,480 Mil.
Total Assets was €67,722 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €2,043 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €4,559 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €1,357 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €6,944 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €35,419 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)
=(4561.542 / 35770.963) / (3001.152 / 33160.56)
=0.127521 / 0.090504
=1.409

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)
=(22207.539 / 33160.56) / (23986.815 / 35770.963)
=0.669697 / 0.670567
=0.9987

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 - (24962.256 + 2443.716) / 163284.66) / (1 - (17479.808 + 2042.528) / 67721.728)
=0.832158 / 0.711727
=1.1692

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
=35770.963 / 33160.56
=1.0787

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))
=(4558.711 / (4558.711 + 2042.528)) / (4734.21 / (4734.21 + 2443.716))
=0.690584 / 0.659551
=1.0471

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)
=(2589.15 / 35770.963) / (1356.771 / 33160.56)
=0.072381 / 0.040915
=1.7691

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)
=((67443.624 + 18698.742) / 163284.66) / ((35418.976 + 6944.224) / 67721.728)
=0.527559 / 0.625548
=0.8434

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
=(10714.162 - -777.986 - 17364.086) / 163284.66
=-0.035961

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.

Broadcom has a M-score of -2.21 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Broadcom (HAM:1YD) Business Description

Address
3421 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA, USA, 94304
Broadcom is the sixth-largest semiconductor company globally and has expanded into various software businesses, with over $30 billion in annual revenue. It sells 17 core semiconductor product lines across wireless, networking, broadband, storage, and industrial markets. It is primarily a fabless designer but holds some manufacturing in-house, like for its best-of-breed FBAR filters that sell into the Apple iPhone. In software, it sells virtualization, infrastructure, and security software to large enterprises, financial institutions, and governments.Broadcom is the product of consolidation. Its businesses are an amalgamation of former companies like legacy Broadcom and Avago Technologies in chips, as well as Brocade, CA Technologies, and Symantec in software.

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