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Xilinx (WBO:XLNX) Beneish M-Score : -2.08 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Xilinx 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 -2.08 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

WBO:XLNX' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.77   Med: -2.56   Max: 0.46
Current: -2.08

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Xilinx was 0.46. The lowest was -3.77. And the median was -2.56.


Xilinx Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Xilinx'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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Xilinx Beneish M-Score Chart

Xilinx Annual Data
Trend Mar12 Mar13 Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.96 -2.32 -2.40 -2.86 -2.93

Xilinx Quarterly Data
Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21
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 -3.10 -2.93 -3.05 -2.57 -2.08

Competitive Comparison of Xilinx's Beneish M-Score

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Xilinx'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.


Xilinx's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

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

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



Xilinx 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 Xilinx 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 * 1.4784+0.528 * 1.0105+0.404 * 0.9422+0.892 * 1.1869+0.115 * 1.0071
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9129+4.679 * -0.035654-0.327 * 0.7571
=-1.96

* 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 (Dec21) TTM:Last Year (Dec20) TTM:
Total Receivables was €389 Mil.
Revenue was 894.787 + 795.405 + 729.243 + 714.829 = €3,134 Mil.
Gross Profit was 642.086 + 537.449 + 486.462 + 479.139 = €2,145 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €4,009 Mil.
Total Assets was €5,616 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €290 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €165 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €429 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €606 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €1,322 Mil.
Net Income was 265.555 + 199.363 + 171.263 + 157.822 = €794 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 29.926 + -0.059 + 7.934 + 6.785 = €45 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 320.603 + 103.799 + 323.615 + 201.625 = €950 Mil.
Total Receivables was €222 Mil.
Revenue was 660.398 + 650.788 + 645.286 + 684.333 = €2,641 Mil.
Gross Profit was 449.634 + 459.919 + 438.559 + 478.234 = €1,826 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €3,261 Mil.
Total Assets was €4,726 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €289 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €166 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €396 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €916 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €1,227 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)
=(388.866 / 3134.264) / (221.615 / 2640.805)
=0.124069 / 0.083919
=1.4784

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)
=(1826.346 / 2640.805) / (2145.136 / 3134.264)
=0.691587 / 0.684415
=1.0105

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 - (4008.927 + 290.459) / 5615.715) / (1 - (3261.079 + 288.944) / 4725.649)
=0.234401 / 0.248776
=0.9422

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
=3134.264 / 2640.805
=1.1869

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))
=(166.116 / (166.116 + 288.944)) / (165.149 / (165.149 + 290.459))
=0.365042 / 0.36248
=1.0071

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)
=(429.48 / 3134.264) / (396.384 / 2640.805)
=0.137027 / 0.1501
=0.9129

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)
=((1321.856 + 605.762) / 5615.715) / ((1226.734 + 915.784) / 4725.649)
=0.343254 / 0.453381
=0.7571

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
=(794.003 - 44.586 - 949.642) / 5615.715
=-0.035654

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.

Xilinx has a M-score of -1.96 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Xilinx (WBO:XLNX) Business Description

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Founded in 1984, Xilinx is the leader in FPGAs by market share. Its chips are critical in the performance of various devices in the communications, data processing, industrial, consumer, and automotive markets. Xilinx designs and sells FPGAs, but it outsources manufacturing to third-party chip foundries such as TSMC.

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