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ONTO (Onto Innovation) Beneish M-Score : -2.49 (As of Dec. 14, 2024)


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What is Onto Innovation 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 -2.49 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ONTO' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.09   Med: -2.48   Max: -0.21
Current: -2.49

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Onto Innovation was -0.21. The lowest was -3.09. And the median was -2.48.


Onto Innovation Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Onto Innovation'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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Onto Innovation Beneish M-Score Chart

Onto Innovation 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 -0.21 -2.52 -2.44 -1.96 -2.66

Onto Innovation Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 -2.56 -2.66 -2.47 -2.38 -2.49

Competitive Comparison of Onto Innovation's Beneish M-Score

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, Onto Innovation'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.


Onto Innovation's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

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

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



Onto Innovation 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 Onto Innovation 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 * 1.0928+0.528 * 1.0148+0.404 * 0.8334+0.892 * 1.1081+0.115 * 1.0601
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0507+4.679 * -0.032435-0.327 * 0.9275
=-2.49

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $253.7 Mil.
Revenue was 252.21 + 242.327 + 228.846 + 218.856 = $942.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was 136.379 + 128.236 + 118.285 + 107.966 = $490.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,457.9 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,073.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $135.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $66.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $159.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $144.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $10.9 Mil.
Net Income was 53.051 + 52.949 + 46.853 + 30.309 = $183.2 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.724 + -0.06 + 0.793 + -0.86 = $-0.9 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 67.247 + 65.299 + 57.131 + 61.586 = $251.3 Mil.
Total Receivables was $209.5 Mil.
Revenue was 207.185 + 190.662 + 199.165 + 253.27 = $850.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was 106.852 + 100.461 + 104.975 + 137.222 = $449.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,221.2 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,862.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $123.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $66.7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $136.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $135.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $15.0 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)
=(253.716 / 942.239) / (209.52 / 850.282)
=0.269269 / 0.246412
=1.0928

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)
=(449.51 / 850.282) / (490.866 / 942.239)
=0.52866 / 0.520957
=1.0148

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 - (1457.948 + 135.111) / 2073.365) / (1 - (1221.202 + 123.347) / 1862.188)
=0.231655 / 0.277974
=0.8334

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
=942.239 / 850.282
=1.1081

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))
=(66.712 / (66.712 + 123.347)) / (66.877 / (66.877 + 135.111))
=0.351007 / 0.331094
=1.0601

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)
=(159.41 / 942.239) / (136.908 / 850.282)
=0.169182 / 0.161015
=1.0507

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)
=((10.94 + 144.736) / 2073.365) / ((14.996 + 135.758) / 1862.188)
=0.075084 / 0.080955
=0.9275

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
=(183.162 - -0.851 - 251.263) / 2073.365
=-0.032435

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.

Onto Innovation has a M-score of -2.49 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Onto Innovation Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
16 Jonspin Road, Wilmington, MA, USA, 01887
Onto Innovation Inc is engaged in the design, development, manufacture, and support of high-performance control metrology, defect inspection, lithography, and data analysis systems used by microelectronics device manufacturers. The Company and its subsidiaries currently operate in a single operating segment. The company mainly operates in the United States, Southeast Asia, China, Japan, and Europe, with Taiwan and South Korea the largest sources of total revenue.
Executives
Mark Slicer officer: Chief Financial Officer 16 JONSPIN ROAD, WILMINGTON MA 01887
Srinivas Vedula officer: SVP, Customer Success C/O ONTO INNOVATION, INC., 16 JONSPIN ROAD, WILMINGTON MA 01887
Michael P Plisinski director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O ONTO INNOVATION, INC., 16 JONSPIN ROAD, WILMINGTON MA 01887
Yoon Ah Oh officer: General Counsel 16 JONSPIN ROAD, WILMINGTON MA 01887
David Brian Miller director C/O ONTO INNOVATION, INC., 16 JONSPIN ROAD, WILMINGTON MA 01887
Robert Fiordalice other: See Remarks C/O ONTO INNOVATION, INC., 16 JONSPIN ROAD, WILMINGTON MA 01887
D Mayson Brooks officer: VP, GM IBU C/O ONTO INNOVATION INC., 16 JONSPIN ROAD, WILMINGTON MA 01887
Ju Jin other: SEE REMARKS C/O ONTO INNOVATION, INC., 16 JONSPIN ROAD, WILMINGTON MA 01887
Karen M Rogge director APPLIED MICRO CIRCUITS CORP, 4555 GREAT AMERICA PARKWAY, SUITE 601, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
May Su director 16 JONSPIN ROAD, WILMINGTON MA 01887
Ramil Yaldaei officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O ONTO INNOVATION INC., 16 JONSPIN ROAD, WILMINGTON MA 01887
James Harlow officer: Chief Operating Officer 16 JONSPIN RD, WILMINGTON MA 01887
Stephen Douglas Kelley director 1900 S. PRICE ROAD, CHANDLER AZ 85286
Steven R Roth officer: SEE REMARKS C/O ONTO INNOVATION, INC., 16 JONSPIN ROAD, WILMINGTON MA 01887
Bruce C Rhine director C/O ONTO INNOVATION, INC., 16 JONSPIN ROAD, WILMINGTON MA 01887