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UCTT (Ultra Clean Holdings) Beneish M-Score : -2.59 (As of Jul. 18, 2025)


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What is Ultra Clean Holdings 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 Ultra Clean Holdings's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

UCTT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.24   Med: -2.42   Max: -1.8
Current: -2.59

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ultra Clean Holdings was -1.80. The lowest was -3.24. And the median was -2.42.


Ultra Clean Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ultra Clean 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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Ultra Clean Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Ultra Clean Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.30 -2.18 -2.27 -3.01 -2.42

Ultra Clean Holdings Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 -2.70 -2.61 -2.45 -2.42 -2.59

Competitive Comparison of Ultra Clean Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, Ultra Clean 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.


Ultra Clean Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

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

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


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Ultra Clean 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 Ultra Clean 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 * 0.932+0.528 * 0.9642+0.404 * 0.9389+0.892 * 1.2021+0.115 * 0.8767
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9206+4.679 * -0.041142-0.327 * 0.9876
=-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 (Mar25) TTM:Last Year (Mar24) TTM:
Total Receivables was $218 Mil.
Revenue was 518.6 + 563.3 + 540.4 + 516.1 = $2,138 Mil.
Gross Profit was 84 + 91.8 + 93.4 + 88.5 = $358 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $948 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,891 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $486 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $76 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $242 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $313 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $618 Mil.
Net Income was -5 + 16.3 + -2.3 + 19.1 = $28 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.8 + 8.4 + -4.1 + 17.4 = $23 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 28.2 + 17.1 + 14.9 + 23.2 = $83 Mil.
Total Receivables was $195 Mil.
Revenue was 477.7 + 444.7 + 435 + 421.5 = $1,779 Mil.
Gross Profit was 82.6 + 71 + 65.2 + 68.1 = $287 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $909 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,888 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $493 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $66 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $219 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $329 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $612 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)
=(217.9 / 2138.4) / (194.5 / 1778.9)
=0.101899 / 0.109337
=0.932

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)
=(286.9 / 1778.9) / (357.7 / 2138.4)
=0.161279 / 0.167275
=0.9642

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 - (947.8 + 485.8) / 1891) / (1 - (908.7 + 492.6) / 1887.6)
=0.241883 / 0.257629
=0.9389

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
=2138.4 / 1778.9
=1.2021

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))
=(66.2 / (66.2 + 492.6)) / (75.9 / (75.9 + 485.8))
=0.118468 / 0.135126
=0.8767

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)
=(241.9 / 2138.4) / (218.6 / 1778.9)
=0.113122 / 0.122885
=0.9206

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)
=((617.8 + 313.2) / 1891) / ((611.6 + 329.4) / 1887.6)
=0.492332 / 0.498517
=0.9876

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
=(28.1 - 22.5 - 83.4) / 1891
=-0.041142

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.

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


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Ultra Clean Holdings Business Description

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Address
26462 Corporate Avenue, Hayward, CA, USA, 94545
Ultra Clean Holdings Inc, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and supplies production tools, modules, and subsystems for the semiconductor capital equipment industry. The product includes precision robotic solutions, gas delivery systems, and a variety of industrial and automation production equipment products; subsystems include wafer cleaning subsystems, chemical delivery modules, top-plate assemblies, frame assemblies, and process modules. Its customer base includes firms in the semiconductor capital equipment industry, medical, energy, industrial, flat panel, and research equipment industries. It has two segments Products and Services. Its principal markets are Americas, Asia Pacific and EMEA.
Executives
Jamie J. Palfrey officer: SVP, Global Human Resources ULTRA CLEAN HOLDINGS, INC., 26462 CORPORATE AVENUE, HAYWARD CA 94545
Clarence L Granger director, officer: President, CEO, COO 150 INDEPENDENCE DR, C/O ULTRA CLEAN, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Brian E Harding officer: Chief Accounting Officer 27700 SW PARKWAY AVE, WILSONVILLE OR 97070
Ernest E Maddock director LAM RESEARCH, 4650 CUSHING PARKWAY, FREMONT CA 94538
Christopher S Cook officer: President, Products Div ULTRA CLEAN HOLDINGS, INC., 26462 CORPORATE AVENUE, HAYWARD CA 94545
Bill Bentinck officer: Pres, Semiconductor Svcs Bus. C/O ULTRA CLEAN HOLDINGS, INC., 26462 CORPORATE AVE, HAYWARD CA 94545
Jeffrey L. Mckibben officer: Chief Information Officer C/O ULTRA CLEAN HOLDINGS, INC., 26462 CORPORATE AVENUE, HAYWARD, CA 94545
Sheri Brumm officer: SVP, Finance & CAO C/O ULTRA CLEAN HOLDINGS, INC., 26462 CORPORATE AVENUE, HAYWARD CA 94545
James P Scholhamer director, officer: CEO 9586I-25 FRONTAGE ROAD, LONGMONT CO 80504
Emily M Liggett director
Paul Yoonku Cho officer: General Counsel and Secretary C/O ULTRA CLEAN HOLDINGS, INC., 26462 CORPORATE AVENUE, HAYWARD CA 94545
Vijayan S. Chinnasami officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O ULTRA CLEAN HOLDINGS, INC., 26462 CORPORATE AVENUE, HAYWARD CA 94545
Jacqueline A. Seto director C/O ULTRA CLEAN HOLDINGS, INC., 26462 CORPORATE AVENUE, HAYWARD CA 94545
David T Ibnale director 150 INDEPENDENCE DR, C/O ULTRA CLEAN, MENLO PARK CA 94025
William Joe Williams officer: SVP, Customer Business Mgmt ULTRA CLEAN HOLDINGS, INC., 26462 CORPORATE AVE, HAYWARD CA 94545

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