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Monolithic Power Systems (Monolithic Power Systems) Beneish M-Score : -2.66 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Monolithic Power Systems 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 -2.66 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

MPWR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.02   Med: -2.63   Max: -0.99
Current: -2.66

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Monolithic Power Systems was -0.99. The lowest was -3.02. And the median was -2.63.


Monolithic Power Systems Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Monolithic Power Systems'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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Monolithic Power Systems Beneish M-Score Chart

Monolithic Power Systems 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 -3.02 -2.62 -2.38 -0.99 -2.66

Monolithic Power Systems 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 -0.99 -1.42 -1.47 -2.48 -2.66

Competitive Comparison of Monolithic Power Systems's Beneish M-Score

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Monolithic Power Systems'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.


Monolithic Power Systems's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

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

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



Monolithic Power Systems 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 Monolithic Power Systems 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 * 1.249+0.528 * 1.0423+0.404 * 0.7144+0.892 * 1.015+0.115 * 0.9588
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9647+4.679 * -0.086915-0.327 * 0.7677
=-2.66

* 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 $250 Mil.
Revenue was 454.012 + 474.867 + 441.128 + 451.065 = $1,821 Mil.
Gross Profit was 251.123 + 263.541 + 247.675 + 258.78 = $1,021 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,819 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,434 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $369 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $40 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $276 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $235 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6 Mil.
Net Income was 96.905 + 121.163 + 99.504 + 109.802 = $427 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 3.457 + -3.782 + 0.578 + 0.489 = $1 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 153.313 + 175.908 + 90.185 + 218.807 = $638 Mil.
Total Receivables was $197 Mil.
Revenue was 460.012 + 495.418 + 461.004 + 377.714 = $1,794 Mil.
Gross Profit was 267.809 + 290.902 + 270.961 + 218.88 = $1,049 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,411 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,059 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $357 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $37 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $282 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $263 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $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)
=(249.999 / 1821.072) / (197.194 / 1794.148)
=0.137281 / 0.10991
=1.249

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)
=(1048.552 / 1794.148) / (1021.119 / 1821.072)
=0.584429 / 0.560724
=1.0423

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 - (1819.499 + 368.952) / 2434.353) / (1 - (1410.619 + 357.157) / 2058.885)
=0.101013 / 0.141392
=0.7144

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
=1821.072 / 1794.148
=1.015

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))
=(37.114 / (37.114 + 357.157)) / (40.168 / (40.168 + 368.952))
=0.094133 / 0.098181
=0.9588

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)
=(275.74 / 1821.072) / (281.595 / 1794.148)
=0.151416 / 0.156952
=0.9647

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)
=((5.565 + 235.035) / 2434.353) / ((1.664 + 263.4) / 2058.885)
=0.098835 / 0.128742
=0.7677

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
=(427.374 - 0.742 - 638.213) / 2434.353
=-0.086915

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.

Monolithic Power Systems has a M-score of -2.66 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Monolithic Power Systems (Monolithic Power Systems) Business Description

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5808 Lake Washington Boulevard NE, Kirkland, WA, USA, 98033
Monolithic Power Systems is an analog and mixed-signal chipmaker, specializing in power management solutions. The firm's mission is to reduce total energy consumption in end systems, and it serves the computing, automotive, industrial, communications, and consumer end markets. MPS uses a fabless manufacturing model, partnering with third-party chip foundries to host its proprietary BCD process technology.
Executives
Maurice Sciammas officer: Sr. V.P.of Sales and Marketing 79 GREAT OAKS BLVD, SAN JOSE CA 95119
Deming Xiao officer: Vice President of Operations 79 GREAT OAKS BLVD, SAN JOSE CA 95119
Saria Tseng officer: VP and General Counsel 79 GREAT OAKS BLVD, SAN JOSE CA 95119
Michael Hsing director, 10 percent owner, officer: President and CEO 79 GREAT OAKS BLVD, SAN JOSE CA 95119
Theodore Blegen officer: CFO 5808 LAKE WASHINGTON BLVD NE, KIRKLAND WA 98033
James C Moyer director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Design Engineer 79 GREAT OAKS BLVD, SAN JOSE CA 95119
Chang Kuo Wei Herbert director, 10 percent owner C/O MARVELL SEMICONDUCTOR, INC., 5488 MARVELL LANE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Eileen Wynne director MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS, 79 GREAT OAKS BLVD, SAN JOSE CA 95117
Jeff Zhou director 6409 GUADALUPE MINES ROAD, SAN JOSE CA 95120
Eugen J Elmiger director BUEELHADE 3A, SEMPACH STADT V8 6204
Victor K Lee director C/O LEADIS TECHNOLOGY, 800 W. CALIFORNIA AVENUE, SUITE 200, SUNNYVALE CA 94086
Carintia Martinez director 5808 LAKE WASHINGTON BLVD NE, KIRKLAND WA 98033
Meera Rao officer: VP of Finance, Corp Controller 1050 ENTERPRISE WAY, SUITE 700, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
Douglas M Mcburnie director 233 S. HILLVIEW DRIVE, MILPITAS CA 95035
Smith- Pilkington Karen A director 343 STATE STREET, ROCHESTER NY 146500211

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