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SiTime (SiTime) Beneish M-Score : 2.85 (As of May. 27, 2024)


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What is SiTime 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 2.85 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

SITM' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.34   Med: -2.15   Max: 2.85
Current: 2.85

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of SiTime was 2.85. The lowest was -3.34. And the median was -2.15.


SiTime Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

SiTime Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -3.12 -2.01 -2.15 2.80

SiTime 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 -2.32 -3.22 -3.10 2.80 2.85

Competitive Comparison of SiTime's Beneish M-Score

For the Semiconductors subindustry, SiTime'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.


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

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

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



SiTime 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 SiTime 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 * 1.4184+0.528 * 1.1547+0.404 * 17.1436+0.892 * 0.551+0.115 * 0.7152
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 2.0102+4.679 * -0.083978-0.327 * 3.0093
=2.85

* 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 $16.8 Mil.
Revenue was 33.022 + 42.403 + 35.52 + 27.728 = $138.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 17.661 + 23.693 + 19.917 + 15.438 = $76.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $618.2 Mil.
Total Assets was $942.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $61.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $17.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $87.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $119.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4.8 Mil.
Net Income was -28.704 + -19.998 + -18.125 + -25.922 = $-92.7 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -3.455 + -7.577 + -0.232 + -0.161 = $-11.4 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1.729 + -1.406 + -2.555 + 0.068 = $-2.2 Mil.
Total Receivables was $21.5 Mil.
Revenue was 38.343 + 60.839 + 73.095 + 79.418 = $251.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 23.041 + 37.759 + 47.296 + 52.674 = $160.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $666.5 Mil.
Total Assets was $746.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $67.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $13.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $78.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $25.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $7.5 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)
=(16.774 / 138.673) / (21.464 / 251.695)
=0.120961 / 0.085278
=1.4184

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)
=(160.77 / 251.695) / (76.709 / 138.673)
=0.638749 / 0.553165
=1.1547

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 - (618.175 + 60.976) / 942.623) / (1 - (666.544 + 67.714) / 746.428)
=0.279509 / 0.016304
=17.1436

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
=138.673 / 251.695
=0.551

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))
=(13.123 / (13.123 + 67.714)) / (17.905 / (17.905 + 60.976))
=0.162339 / 0.226987
=0.7152

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)
=(87.151 / 138.673) / (78.688 / 251.695)
=0.628464 / 0.312632
=2.0102

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)
=((4.786 + 119.397) / 942.623) / ((7.471 + 25.206) / 746.428)
=0.131742 / 0.043778
=3.0093

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
=(-92.749 - -11.425 - -2.164) / 942.623
=-0.083978

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.

SiTime has a M-score of 2.85 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


SiTime (SiTime) Business Description

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SiTime Corp is a USA-based provider of silicon timing systems solutions. The company designs develops and sell silicon timing systems solutions for different industries including automotive, infrastructure, aerospace-defense, consumer, internet of things, consumer and industrials. Its product offerings include Stratum 3E DCOCXOs, Programmable OCXOs, MHz Oscillators, 32.768 kHz Oscillators, Embedded Resonators, Precision MHz Super-TCXOs, and Ruggedized Oscillators. It sells its products around Taiwan, Hong Kong, the United States, and other regions and generates the majority of its revenue from Taiwan.
Executives
Fariborz Assaderaghi officer: See Remarks C/O SITIME CORPORATION, 5451 PATRICK HENRY DR., SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Rajesh Vashist director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O SITIME CORPORATION, 5451 PATRICK HENRY DR., SANTA CLARA CA 95054
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Piyush B Sevalia officer: See Remarks C/O SITIME CORPORATION, 5451 PATRICK HENRY DRIVE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Lionel Bonnot officer: See Remarks 3450 W. WARREN AVENUE, FREMONT CA 94538
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Katherine Schuelke director 47488 KATO ROAD, FREMONT CA 94538
Torsten Kreindl director C/O SITIME CORPORATION, 5451 PATRICK HENRY DRIVE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
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