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Ichor Holdings (Ichor Holdings) Beneish M-Score

: -3.35 (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 -3.35 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ICHR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.35   Med: -2.27   Max: -1.43
Current: -3.35

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ichor Holdings was -1.43. The lowest was -3.35. And the median was -2.27.


Ichor Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ichor Holdings'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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Ichor Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.43 -2.27 -1.70 -2.37 -3.35

Ichor Holdings 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 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 -2.37 -2.61 -3.07 -3.19 -3.35

Competitive Comparison

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, Ichor Holdings'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.


Ichor Holdings Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



Ichor Holdings 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 Ichor Holdings 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 * 0.7724+0.528 * 1.2984+0.404 * 1.0908+0.892 * 0.6337+0.115 * 0.958
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.4136+4.679 * -0.106356-0.327 * 0.8657
=-3.35

* 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 $66.7 Mil.
Revenue was 203.481 + 196.761 + 185.008 + 225.87 = $811.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 20.345 + 24.069 + 25.742 + 33.24 = $103.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $401.4 Mil.
Total Assets was $938.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $129.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $34.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $79.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $99.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $269.4 Mil.
Net Income was -11.899 + -10.425 + -20.656 + -0.005 = $-43.0 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.109 + -0.029 + -0.1 + -0.784 = $-0.8 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 37.574 + 3.988 + 26.943 + -10.873 = $57.6 Mil.
Total Receivables was $136.3 Mil.
Revenue was 301.72 + 355.643 + 329.56 + 293.146 = $1,280.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 48.911 + 63.56 + 55.461 + 43.932 = $211.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $513.5 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,083.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $138.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $35.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $88.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $166.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $325.0 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)
=(66.721 / 811.12) / (136.321 / 1280.069)
=0.082258 / 0.106495
=0.7724

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)
=(211.864 / 1280.069) / (103.396 / 811.12)
=0.16551 / 0.127473
=1.2984

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 - (401.365 + 129.366) / 938.481) / (1 - (513.458 + 138.612) / 1083.742)
=0.434479 / 0.398316
=1.0908

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
=811.12 / 1280.069
=0.6337

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))
=(35.1 / (35.1 + 138.612)) / (34.577 / (34.577 + 129.366))
=0.202059 / 0.210909
=0.958

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)
=(79.334 / 811.12) / (88.572 / 1280.069)
=0.097808 / 0.069193
=1.4136

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)
=((269.37 + 98.962) / 938.481) / ((325.046 + 166.292) / 1083.742)
=0.392477 / 0.453372
=0.8657

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
=(-42.985 - -0.804 - 57.632) / 938.481
=-0.106356

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.

Ichor Holdings has a M-score of -3.35 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Ichor Holdings (Ichor Holdings) Business Description

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Address
3185 Laurelview Court, Fremont, CA, USA, 94538
Ichor Holdings Ltd is engaged in the design, engineering, and manufacturing of critical fluid delivery subsystems and components for semiconductor capital equipment. The product offerings include gas and chemical delivery subsystems, collectively known as fluid delivery subsystems, which are key elements of the process tools used in the manufacturing of semiconductor devices. The company also manufactures machined components, weldments, and proprietary products for use in fluid delivery systems. Geographically, the company operates in the United States of America, Singapore, Europe, and other countries, of which a majority of the revenue is generated from the United States of America.
Executives
Barros Philip Ryan Sr. officer: Chief Technology Officer 3185 LAUREL VIEW CT., FREMONT CA 94538
Thomas M Rohrs director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 2 RESULTS WAY, CUPERTINO CA 95014
Greg Swyt officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O ONTO INNOVATION INC., 16 JONSPIN ROAD, WILMINGTON MA 01887
Christopher Smith officer: Chief Commercial Officer 3560 BASSETT STREET, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Marc Haugen director C/O CEPHEID, 904 CARIBBEAN DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
Bruce Ragsdale officer: Chief Operating Officer 3185 LAURELVIEW CT, FREMONT CA 94538
Jorge Titinger director 7005 SOUTHFRONT ROAD, LIVERMORE CA 94551
Iain Mackenzie director C/O SMART GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC., 39870 EUREKA DRIVE, NEWARK CA 94560
Paul Chhabra officer: Chief Operating Officer 9255 COVERDALE ROAD, FORT WAYNE IN 46809
Kevin M. Canty officer: Chief Operating Officer 3185 LAURELVIEW CT., FREMONT CA 94538
Yuval Wasserman director 1625 SHARP POINT DRIVE, FORT COLLINS CO 80525
Sarah A O'dowd director 3185 LAURELVIEW COURT, FREMONT CA 94538
Wendy Arienzo director 5245 HELLYER AVE, SAN JOSE CA 95138
Larry J Sparks officer: Chief Financial Officer 3185 LAURELVIEW CT, FREMONT CA 94538
Laura A. Black director 3000 SAND HILL ROAD, BLDG. 1, SUITE 240, MENLO PARK CA 94025

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