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CEVA (CEVA) Beneish M-Score : -2.59 (As of Apr. 24, 2024)


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What is CEVA 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 -2.59 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

CEVA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.08   Med: -2.58   Max: -0.52
Current: -2.59

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of CEVA was -0.52. The lowest was -3.08. And the median was -2.58.


CEVA Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

CEVA 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 -2.62 -2.57 -2.99 -2.72 -2.59

CEVA 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 -2.72 -2.19 -2.70 -2.38 -2.59

Competitive Comparison of CEVA's Beneish M-Score

For the Semiconductors subindustry, CEVA'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.


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

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

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



CEVA 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 CEVA 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 * 1.2607+0.528 * 0.9729+0.404 * 0.7101+0.892 * 0.8059+0.115 * 1.27
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.249+4.679 * -0.021089-0.327 * 0.8126
=-2.59

* 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 $30.3 Mil.
Revenue was 24.162 + 24.073 + 26.172 + 28.735 = $103.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 21.903 + 21.716 + 20.6 + 23.42 = $87.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $209.4 Mil.
Total Assets was $304.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $13.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $4.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $26.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $26.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3.9 Mil.
Net Income was 3.769 + -4.957 + -5.818 + -4.872 = $-11.9 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.852 + 0.16 + -0.029 + -0.117 = $0.9 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 4.813 + -1.281 + -4.787 + -5.076 = $-6.3 Mil.
Total Receivables was $29.8 Mil.
Revenue was 30.35 + 30.05 + 33.195 + 34.391 = $128.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 27.056 + 24.389 + 26.37 + 27.987 = $105.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $177.6 Mil.
Total Assets was $308.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $15.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $7.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $26.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $33.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5.2 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)
=(30.307 / 103.142) / (29.83 / 127.986)
=0.293838 / 0.233072
=1.2607

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)
=(105.802 / 127.986) / (87.639 / 103.142)
=0.826669 / 0.849693
=0.9729

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 - (209.371 + 13.71) / 304.085) / (1 - (177.625 + 15.109) / 308.442)
=0.266386 / 0.375137
=0.7101

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
=103.142 / 127.986
=0.8059

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))
=(7.561 / (7.561 + 15.109)) / (4.883 / (4.883 + 13.71))
=0.333524 / 0.262626
=1.27

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)
=(26.923 / 103.142) / (26.747 / 127.986)
=0.261028 / 0.208984
=1.249

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)
=((3.943 + 26.887) / 304.085) / ((5.207 + 33.278) / 308.442)
=0.101386 / 0.124772
=0.8126

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
=(-11.878 - 0.866 - -6.331) / 304.085
=-0.021089

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.

CEVA has a M-score of -2.59 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


CEVA (CEVA) Business Description

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Address
15245 Shady Grove Road, Suite 400, Rockville, MD, USA, 20850
CEVA Inc is a licensor of signal-processing intellectual property. Through partnerships with semiconductor companies and original equipment manufacturers globally, the company helps produce devices for a range of end markets. OEMs and semiconductor companies choose to sell products with CEVA equipment to wireless, consumer, automotive, and Internet of Things companies. Revenue is derived primarily from licensing fees and related revenue, and royalties generated from the shipments of products utilizing its intellectual properties. CEVA also engages in the training and sale of development systems.
Executives
Amir Panush officer: Chief Executive Officer 15245 SHADY GROVE ROAD, SUITE 400, ROCKVILLE MD 20850
Gweltaz Toquet officer: Chief Commercial Officer C/O CEVA, INC., 15245 SHADY GROVE ROAD, SUITE 400, ROCKVILLE MD 20850
Louis Silver director C/O CEVA, INC., 1943 LANDINGS DRIVE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Michael Boukaya officer: Chief Operating Officer 1174 CASTRO STREET, SUITE 210, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94040
Issachar Ohana officer: EVP Worldwide Sales C/O CEVA, INC., 1943 LANDINGS DRIVE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Gideon Wertheizer officer: EVP and GM DSP Cores C/O CEVA, INC., 1943 LANDINGS DRIVE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Yaniv Arieli officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O CEVA, INC., 1943 LANDINGS DRIVE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Zvi Limon director C/O CEVA, INC., 1943 LANDINGS DRIVE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Sven Christer Nilsson director C/O CEVA, INC., 1943 LANDINGS DRIVE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Maria Marced director C/O CEVA, INC.,1174 CASTRO STREET, SUITE 210, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94040
Eliyahu Ayalon director C/O CEVA, INC., 1943 LANDINGS DRIVE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Jaclyn Liu director C/O CEVA, INC., 15245 SHADY GROVE ROAD, SUITE 400, ROCKVILLE MD 20850
Peter Mcmanamon director C/O CEVA, INC., 1943 LANDINGS DRIVE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Bruce Mann director C/O CEVA, INC., 1943 LANDINGS DRIVE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Bernadette Andrietti director C/O CEVA, INC.,1174 CASTRO STREET, SUITE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94040