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SkyWater Technology (SkyWater Technology) Beneish M-Score : -2.84 (As of May. 08, 2024)


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What is SkyWater Technology 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 -2.84 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SKYT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.67   Med: -3.27   Max: -2.84
Current: -2.84

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of SkyWater Technology was -2.84. The lowest was -4.67. And the median was -3.27.


SkyWater Technology Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for SkyWater Technology'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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SkyWater Technology Beneish M-Score Chart

SkyWater Technology Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -4.67 -3.27 -2.84

SkyWater Technology Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -3.27 -3.24 -2.88 -2.53 -2.84

Competitive Comparison of SkyWater Technology's Beneish M-Score

For the Semiconductors subindustry, SkyWater Technology'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.


SkyWater Technology's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

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

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



SkyWater Technology 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 SkyWater Technology 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 * 1.1324+0.528 * 0.5896+0.404 * 1.1509+0.892 * 1.3463+0.115 * 0.8816
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0252+4.679 * -0.128923-0.327 * 1.0358
=-2.84

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $95.8 Mil.
Revenue was 79.153 + 71.624 + 69.811 + 66.094 = $286.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 12.01 + 14.147 + 16.667 + 16.468 = $59.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $146.4 Mil.
Total Assets was $316.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $159.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $28.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $63.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $144.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $45.4 Mil.
Net Income was -10.325 + -7.568 + -8.59 + -4.273 = $-30.8 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 31.743 + -3.654 + -6.922 + -11.086 = $10.1 Mil.
Total Receivables was $62.8 Mil.
Revenue was 65.087 + 52.326 + 47.407 + 48.121 = $212.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was 16.55 + 8.277 + 2.08 + -0.94 = $26.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $116.6 Mil.
Total Assets was $305.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $180.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $28.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $46.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $132.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $44.5 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)
=(95.799 / 286.682) / (62.839 / 212.941)
=0.334165 / 0.295101
=1.1324

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)
=(25.967 / 212.941) / (59.292 / 286.682)
=0.121945 / 0.206821
=0.5896

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 - (146.375 + 159.463) / 316.756) / (1 - (116.551 + 180.056) / 305.764)
=0.034468 / 0.029948
=1.1509

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
=286.682 / 212.941
=1.3463

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))
=(28.192 / (28.192 + 180.056)) / (28.93 / (28.93 + 159.463))
=0.135377 / 0.153562
=0.8816

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)
=(63.91 / 286.682) / (46.303 / 212.941)
=0.22293 / 0.217445
=1.0252

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)
=((45.425 + 144.197) / 316.756) / ((44.538 + 132.172) / 305.764)
=0.598637 / 0.577929
=1.0358

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
=(-30.756 - 0 - 10.081) / 316.756
=-0.128923

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.

SkyWater Technology has a M-score of -2.84 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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SkyWater Technology (SkyWater Technology) Business Description

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Address
2401 East 86th Street, Bloomington, MN, USA, 55425
SkyWater Technology Inc is a U.S.-based, independent, pure-play technology foundry that offers semiconductor development and manufacturing services from its fabrication facilities. In its technology as a service model, it leverages a foundation of proprietary technology to co-develop process technology intellectual property (IP) with its customers that enable disruptive concepts through its Technology Services for diverse microelectronics (integrated circuits) and related micro- and nanotechnology applications. It focuses on serving diversified, high-growth, end users in numerous vertical markets, including computation, aerospace, defense, or A&D, automotive and transportation, bio-health, consumer, and industrial/internet of things.
Executives
Thomas Sonderman director, officer: President & CEO 16 JONSPIN ROAD, WILMINGTON MA 01887
Christopher Hilberg officer: Chief Legal Officer 2401 EAST 86TH STREET, BLOOMINGTON MN 55425
Loren A Unterseher director, 10 percent owner 8799 BROOKLYN BLVD, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55445
Edward Daly director 2401 EAST 86TH STREET, BLOOMINGTON MN 55425
John Sakamoto officer: President and COO 2401 EAST 86TH STREET, BLOOMINGTON MN 55425
Steve Manko officer: CFO 2401 EAST 86TH ST, BLOOMINGTON MN 55425
Bradley Ferguson officer: Chief Govt Affairs Officer 2401 EAST 86TH STREET, BLOOMINGTON MN 55425
Steve Kosier officer: Chief Technology Officer 2401 EAST 86TH STREET, BLOOMINGTON MN 55425
Amanda Daniel officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 2401 EAST 86TH STREET, BLOOMINGTON MN 55425
Mark Litecky officer: Chief Revenue Officer 2401 EAST 86TH STREET, BLOOMINGTON MN 55425
Ddk Developments, L.l.c. 10 percent owner C/O BART L. ZIBROWSKI, 740 SADDLE WOOD DRIVE, EAGAN MN 55123
Bart L Zibrowski 10 percent owner 740 SADDLE WOOD DRIVE, EAGAN MN 55123
Gregory B Graves director 129 CONCORD ROAD, BILLERICA MA 01821
John T Kurtzweil director C/O CIRRUS LOGIC, INC., 2901 VIA FORTUNA, AUSTIN TX 78746
Cmi Oxbow Partners, Llc director, 10 percent owner C/O OXBOW INDUSTRIES, LLC, 4450 EXCELSIOR BOULEVARD, SUITE 440, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55416