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Sigurd Microelectronics (TPE:6257) Beneish M-Score : -2.60 (As of May. 06, 2024)


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What is Sigurd Microelectronics 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 -2.6 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TPE:6257' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.39   Med: -2.83   Max: -1.18
Current: -2.6

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sigurd Microelectronics was -1.18. The lowest was -3.39. And the median was -2.83.


Sigurd Microelectronics Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sigurd Microelectronics'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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Sigurd Microelectronics Beneish M-Score Chart

Sigurd Microelectronics 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 -2.83 -2.63 -2.64 -3.16 -2.83

Sigurd Microelectronics Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -3.39 -3.34 -2.92 -2.83 -2.60

Competitive Comparison of Sigurd Microelectronics's Beneish M-Score

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, Sigurd Microelectronics'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.


Sigurd Microelectronics's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

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

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



Sigurd Microelectronics 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 Sigurd Microelectronics 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 * 1.3228+0.528 * 1.1488+0.404 * 1.2983+0.892 * 0.9058+0.115 * 0.9311
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0325+4.679 * -0.118419-0.327 * 0.8909
=-2.60

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was NT$4,150 Mil.
Revenue was 4161.942 + 4013.569 + 4133.154 + 3715.734 = NT$16,024 Mil.
Gross Profit was 990.711 + 976.146 + 1061.115 + 805.631 = NT$3,834 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$19,079 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$38,049 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$15,651 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$4,383 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$1,148 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$9,216 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$8,368 Mil.
Net Income was 744.2 + 260.142 + 735.68 + 515.665 = NT$2,256 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1742.043 + 1860.148 + 1682.234 + 1476.924 = NT$6,761 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$3,464 Mil.
Revenue was 3617.044 + 4136.609 + 4783.905 + 5154.295 = NT$17,692 Mil.
Gross Profit was 735.874 + 1105.511 + 1335.08 + 1685.824 = NT$4,862 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$16,907 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$37,524 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$18,096 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$4,630 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$1,228 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$8,231 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$11,234 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)
=(4150.096 / 16024.399) / (3463.949 / 17691.853)
=0.258986 / 0.195793
=1.3228

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)
=(4862.289 / 17691.853) / (3833.603 / 16024.399)
=0.274832 / 0.239235
=1.1488

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 - (19078.931 + 15650.782) / 38048.63) / (1 - (16906.62 + 18095.87) / 37523.633)
=0.087228 / 0.067188
=1.2983

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
=16024.399 / 17691.853
=0.9058

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))
=(4629.651 / (4629.651 + 18095.87)) / (4383.271 / (4383.271 + 15650.782))
=0.20372 / 0.218791
=0.9311

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)
=(1148.359 / 16024.399) / (1227.949 / 17691.853)
=0.071663 / 0.069408
=1.0325

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)
=((8368.012 + 9215.805) / 38048.63) / ((11234.37 + 8230.839) / 37523.633)
=0.462141 / 0.518745
=0.8909

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
=(2255.687 - 0 - 6761.349) / 38048.63
=-0.118419

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.

Sigurd Microelectronics has a M-score of -2.60 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Sigurd Microelectronics (TPE:6257) Business Description

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No. 436, Section 1, Pei-Shing Road, Chu-Tung, Hsinchu, TWN, 31053
Sigurd Microelectronics Corp engages in the assembly, manufacture, testing, and sale of integrated circuit semiconductors. The company is headquartered in Taiwan and generates most of its revenue domestically. Semiconductors produced by the company are used in applications such as computers, consumer electronics, multimedia, and wireless communication technology. The company also offers testing services, including wafer probe tests, final testing, back-end servicing, test engineering, and laser repair.

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