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Niche-Tech Semiconductor Materials (HKSE:08490) Beneish M-Score : -1.27 (As of Jun. 05, 2024)


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What is Niche-Tech Semiconductor Materials 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 -1.27 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

HKSE:08490' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.68   Med: -1.87   Max: -1.27
Current: -1.27

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Niche-Tech Semiconductor Materials was -1.27. The lowest was -2.68. And the median was -1.87.


Niche-Tech Semiconductor Materials Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Niche-Tech Semiconductor Materials'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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Niche-Tech Semiconductor Materials Beneish M-Score Chart

Niche-Tech Semiconductor Materials Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -1.76 -2.68 -1.34 -1.87 -1.27

Niche-Tech Semiconductor Materials 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 -1.87 - - - -1.27

Competitive Comparison of Niche-Tech Semiconductor Materials's Beneish M-Score

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, Niche-Tech Semiconductor Materials'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.


Niche-Tech Semiconductor Materials's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Niche-Tech Semiconductor Materials's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Niche-Tech Semiconductor Materials 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 Niche-Tech Semiconductor Materials 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 * 1.1182+0.528 * 1.0306+0.404 * 1.4716+0.892 * 0.9758+0.115 * 1.1356
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0796+4.679 * 0.228653-0.327 * 1.4788
=-1.27

* 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 HK$115.1 Mil.
Revenue was HK$212.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$54.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$183.0 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$358.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$54.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$4.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$49.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$112.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$22.6 Mil.
Net Income was HK$0.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$-81.4 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$105.5 Mil.
Revenue was HK$217.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$58.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$181.6 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$311.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$58.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$5.7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$46.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$70.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$9.3 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)
=(115.148 / 212.589) / (105.528 / 217.859)
=0.541646 / 0.484387
=1.1182

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)
=(57.992 / 217.859) / (54.911 / 212.589)
=0.266191 / 0.258297
=1.0306

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 - (182.966 + 54.41) / 358.132) / (1 - (181.58 + 58.679) / 311.673)
=0.337183 / 0.229131
=1.4716

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
=212.589 / 217.859
=0.9758

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))
=(5.709 / (5.709 + 58.679)) / (4.608 / (4.608 + 54.41))
=0.088666 / 0.078078
=1.1356

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)
=(49.217 / 212.589) / (46.72 / 217.859)
=0.231512 / 0.214451
=1.0796

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)
=((22.626 + 112.396) / 358.132) / ((9.321 + 70.139) / 311.673)
=0.377017 / 0.254947
=1.4788

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
=(0.51 - 0 - -81.378) / 358.132
=0.228653

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.

Niche-Tech Semiconductor Materials has a M-score of -1.27 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Niche-Tech Semiconductor Materials (HKSE:08490) Business Description

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Unit 208, 2nd Floor, Lakeside 1, Phase Two, Hong Kong Science Park, Pak Shek Kok, New Territories, Hong Kong, HKG
Niche-Tech Semiconductor Materials Ltd is a semiconductor packaging materials manufacturer. Its products are divided into Bonding Wires, Encapsulants, and Others. Bonding wires include developing, manufacturing, and supply of fine and ultra-fine Bonding Wires such as gold, gold alloy, silver alloy, aluminum, silicone aluminum, copper, copper alloy, and palladium-coated copper. Other products mainly include solder wire, solder bar, solder paste, and bonding tools for PCB application, and Encapsulant includes high-purity liquid glob-top epoxy for COB applications and others. The company generates a majority of its revenue from Bonding wires, and geographically from the People's Republic of China.
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