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Macronix International Co (TPE:2337) Beneish M-Score : -2.63 (As of Mar. 28, 2025)


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What is Macronix International Co 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 -2.63 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TPE:2337' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.21   Med: -2.77   Max: -2.25
Current: -2.63

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Macronix International Co was -2.25. The lowest was -3.21. And the median was -2.77.


Macronix International Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Macronix International Co'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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Macronix International Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Macronix International Co 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 -2.93 -2.40 -2.91 -2.34 -2.63

Macronix International Co Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 -2.34 -2.27 -2.16 -2.32 -2.63

Competitive Comparison of Macronix International Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Macronix International Co'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.


Macronix International Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

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

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Macronix International Co 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 Macronix International Co 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 * 1.1922+0.528 * 1.0386+0.404 * 0.9083+0.892 * 0.937+0.115 * 0.8834
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0408+4.679 * -0.039014-0.327 * 1.1635
=-2.63

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was NT$3,617 Mil.
Revenue was 5912.9 + 7754.539 + 6455.575 + 5760.461 = NT$25,883 Mil.
Gross Profit was 777.318 + 2243.789 + 1935.657 + 1142.438 = NT$6,099 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$29,254 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$77,876 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$42,538 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$4,857 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$3,293 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$10,320 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$21,381 Mil.
Net Income was -1551.479 + -296.427 + -286.372 + -1079.282 = NT$-3,214 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1094.572 + -80.66 + 65.382 + -1254.598 = NT$-175 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$3,238 Mil.
Revenue was 5807.775 + 7283.103 + 7428.887 + 7103.843 = NT$27,624 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1111.025 + 1761.254 + 2102.506 + 1785.875 = NT$6,761 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$28,692 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$77,811 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$42,427 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$4,224 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$3,376 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$9,254 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$17,969 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)
=(3616.871 / 25883.475) / (3237.723 / 27623.608)
=0.139737 / 0.117209
=1.1922

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)
=(6760.66 / 27623.608) / (6099.202 / 25883.475)
=0.244742 / 0.235641
=1.0386

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 - (29253.996 + 42538.426) / 77876.354) / (1 - (28692.369 + 42426.845) / 77811.473)
=0.078123 / 0.086006
=0.9083

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
=25883.475 / 27623.608
=0.937

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))
=(4223.513 / (4223.513 + 42426.845)) / (4857.163 / (4857.163 + 42538.426))
=0.090535 / 0.102481
=0.8834

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)
=(3292.667 / 25883.475) / (3376.43 / 27623.608)
=0.127211 / 0.12223
=1.0408

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)
=((21380.741 + 10320.395) / 77876.354) / ((17969.491 + 9254.124) / 77811.473)
=0.40707 / 0.349866
=1.1635

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
=(-3213.56 - 0 - -175.304) / 77876.354
=-0.039014

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.

Macronix International Co has a M-score of -2.63 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Macronix International Co Business Description

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No. 16 Li-Hsin Road, Science Park, Hsin-Chu, TWN
Macronix International Co Ltd designs, manufactures, and supplies integrated circuits and memory chips. It specializes in nonvolatile memory devices, including NOR Flash, NAND Flash, and read-only memory products. The Company also performs design, research and development, consultation and trade of relevant products. Macronix's NOR Flash products contribute the majority of revenue and are used by customers in the consumer, computer, communications, and automotive industries. The firm operates in four segments: Flash, ROM, Foundry and Others. Company opeartes in Taiwan, China, and other countries.

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