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AVGO (Broadcom) Beneish M-Score : -2.01 (As of Oct. 31, 2024)


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What is Broadcom 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 -2.01 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

AVGO' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.37   Med: -2.67   Max: -1.15
Current: -2.01

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Broadcom was -1.15. The lowest was -3.37. And the median was -2.67.


Broadcom Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Broadcom Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.17 -3.37 -2.98 -2.49 -2.69

Broadcom Quarterly Data
Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24
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 -2.70 -2.69 -2.21 -2.07 -2.01

Competitive Comparison of Broadcom's Beneish M-Score

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Broadcom'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.


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

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

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



Broadcom 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 Broadcom 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 * 1.617+0.528 * 1.0686+0.404 * 1.2134+0.892 * 1.3204+0.115 * 0.8581
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 2.142+4.679 * -0.076289-0.327 * 0.8046
=-2.01

* 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 (Jul24) TTM:Last Year (Jul23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $6,222 Mil.
Revenue was 13072 + 12487 + 11961 + 9295 = $46,815 Mil.
Gross Profit was 8356 + 7776 + 7375 + 6407 = $29,914 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $19,947 Mil.
Total Assets was $167,966 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,602 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $8,331 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $4,367 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $19,221 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $66,798 Mil.
Net Income was -1875 + 2121 + 1325 + 3524 = $5,095 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -221 + -205 + -435 + -416 = $-1,277 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 4963 + 4580 + 4815 + 4828 = $19,186 Mil.
Total Receivables was $2,914 Mil.
Revenue was 8876 + 8733 + 8915 + 8930 = $35,454 Mil.
Gross Profit was 6164 + 6115 + 6004 + 5926 = $24,209 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $18,333 Mil.
Total Assets was $71,595 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,180 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $4,119 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,544 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $7,345 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $38,222 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)
=(6222 / 46815) / (2914 / 35454)
=0.132906 / 0.082191
=1.617

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)
=(24209 / 35454) / (29914 / 46815)
=0.682828 / 0.638983
=1.0686

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 - (19947 + 2602) / 167966) / (1 - (18333 + 2180) / 71595)
=0.865753 / 0.713486
=1.2134

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
=46815 / 35454
=1.3204

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))
=(4119 / (4119 + 2180)) / (8331 / (8331 + 2602))
=0.653913 / 0.762005
=0.8581

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)
=(4367 / 46815) / (1544 / 35454)
=0.093282 / 0.043549
=2.142

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)
=((66798 + 19221) / 167966) / ((38222 + 7345) / 71595)
=0.512122 / 0.636455
=0.8046

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
=(5095 - -1277 - 19186) / 167966
=-0.076289

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.

Broadcom has a M-score of -2.01 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Broadcom Business Description

Address
3421 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA, USA, 94304
Broadcom is the sixth-largest semiconductor company globally and has expanded into various software businesses, with over $30 billion in annual revenue. It sells 17 core semiconductor product lines across wireless, networking, broadband, storage, and industrial markets. It is primarily a fabless designer but holds some manufacturing in-house, like for its best-of-breed FBAR filters that sell into the Apple iPhone. In software, it sells virtualization, infrastructure, and security software to large enterprises, financial institutions, and governments.Broadcom is the product of consolidation. Its businesses are an amalgamation of former companies like legacy Broadcom and Avago Technologies in chips, as well as Brocade, CA Technologies, and Symantec in software.
Executives
Charlie B Kawwas officer: SVP & Chief Sales Officer C/O AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES U.S. INC., 350 WEST TRIMBLE ROAD, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Hock E Tan director, officer: President and CEO BROADCOM INC., 1320 RIDDER PARK DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Justine Lien director 1320 RIDDER PARK DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Mark David Brazeal officer: Chief Legal Officer 1320 RIDDER PARK DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Kirsten M. Spears officer: Principal Accounting Officer 1320 RIDDER PARK, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Kenneth Hao director C/O SILVER LAKE PARTNERS, 2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Eddy W Hartenstein director
Harry L. You director EMC CORPORATION, 176 SOUTH STREET, HOPKINTON MA 01748
Check Kian Low director 1320 RIDDER PARK DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Raul J Fernandez director 11600 SUNRISE VALLEY DR, RESTON VA 20191
Gayla J Delly director 3000 TECHNOLOGY DR, ANGLETON TX 77515
Diane M Bryant director 2200 MISSION COLLEGE BLVD, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Thomas H. Krause officer: Chief Financial Officer 1320 RIDDER PARK, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Henry Samueli director, officer: Chief Technical Officer 5300 CALIFORNIA AVENUE, IRVINE CA 92617-3038
Bryan Ingram officer: SVP & GM, Wireless Semicon Div C/O AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED, 350 WEST TRIMBLE ROAD, BLDG. 90, SAN JOSE CA 95131