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Advanced Micro-fabrication Equipment (SHSE:688012) Beneish M-Score : -2.36 (As of Apr. 17, 2025)


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What is Advanced Micro-fabrication Equipment 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 -2.36 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SHSE:688012' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.91   Med: -2.2   Max: -1.31
Current: -2.36

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Advanced Micro-fabrication Equipment was -1.31. The lowest was -2.91. And the median was -2.20.


Advanced Micro-fabrication Equipment Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Advanced Micro-fabrication Equipment'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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Advanced Micro-fabrication Equipment Beneish M-Score Chart

Advanced Micro-fabrication Equipment Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -2.29 -2.65 -2.31 -2.01 -1.44

Advanced Micro-fabrication Equipment 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 -1.31 -1.44 -1.38 -1.86 -2.36

Competitive Comparison of Advanced Micro-fabrication Equipment's Beneish M-Score

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, Advanced Micro-fabrication Equipment'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.


Advanced Micro-fabrication Equipment's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Advanced Micro-fabrication Equipment's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Advanced Micro-fabrication Equipment 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 Advanced Micro-fabrication Equipment 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 * 0.94+0.528 * 0.9944+0.404 * 0.8223+0.892 * 1.3471+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.4764+4.679 * 0.038459-0.327 * 1.4771
=-2.36

* 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 ¥1,444 Mil.
Revenue was 2059.482 + 1842.689 + 1605.024 + 2222.247 = ¥7,729 Mil.
Gross Profit was 900.619 + 703.33 + 721.291 + 1114.198 = ¥3,439 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥17,625 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥25,271 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥3,225 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥582 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥6,139 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥261 Mil.
Net Income was 396.286 + 267.558 + 249.136 + 626.072 = ¥1,539 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -114.354 + 968.362 + -586.44 + 299.565 = ¥567 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥1,140 Mil.
Revenue was 1514.765 + 1303.433 + 1223.068 + 1696.773 = ¥5,738 Mil.
Gross Profit was 646.548 + 548.446 + 561.078 + 783.035 = ¥2,539 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥14,499 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥20,515 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥1,652 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥293 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥3,250 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥267 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)
=(1443.646 / 7729.442) / (1140.154 / 5738.039)
=0.186772 / 0.198701
=0.94

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)
=(2539.107 / 5738.039) / (3439.438 / 7729.442)
=0.442504 / 0.444979
=0.9944

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 - (17625.379 + 3224.817) / 25271.341) / (1 - (14498.81 + 1651.596) / 20515.012)
=0.174947 / 0.212752
=0.8223

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
=7729.442 / 5738.039
=1.3471

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))
=(0 / (0 + 1651.596)) / (0 / (0 + 3224.817))
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(582.433 / 7729.442) / (292.856 / 5738.039)
=0.075353 / 0.051038
=1.4764

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)
=((260.596 + 6139.102) / 25271.341) / ((267.177 + 3250.055) / 20515.012)
=0.253239 / 0.171447
=1.4771

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
=(1539.052 - 0 - 567.133) / 25271.341
=0.038459

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.

Advanced Micro-fabrication Equipment has a M-score of -2.36 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Advanced Micro-fabrication Equipment Business Description

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No. 188, Taihua Road, Jinqiao Export Processing Zone (South District), Pudong New Area, Shanghai, CHN, 201201
Advanced Micro-fabrication Equipment Inc is engaged in the development, production and sales of equipment such as plasma etching equipment, deep silicon etching equipment and MOCVD equipment for microelectronic devices such as integrated circuits and LED chips.
Executives
Liu Zhi Qiang Core technical personnel
Chen Huang Lin Core technical personnel
Jiang Yong Core technical personnel
He Wei Ye Core technical personnel
Yin Zhi Yao Directors, senior managers, core technical personnel
Core technical personnel
Senior management, core technical personnel
Chen Wei Wen senior management
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Senior management, core technical personnel
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