MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR Corp MX
MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR Corp (MX) earns a Piotroski F-score of 3/9 (weak financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend (safety: no dividend). FY2025 revenue was $178.9M at a -16.6% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.53 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 3/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.38 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.611 |
| EBIT / assets | -0.102 |
| Equity / liabilities | 2.404 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MX | MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR Corp | 3/9 | 6.32 | — | -8.9% |
| NLST | NETLIST INC | 5/9 | — | — | +28.2% |
| INDI | indie Semiconductor, Inc. | 2/9 | -1.19 | — | +0.3% |
| FTCI | FTC Solar, Inc. | 4/9 | -13.15 | — | +110.5% |
| LASR | NLIGHT, INC. | 5/9 | 2.25 | — | +31.6% |
| AXTI | AXT INC | 2/9 | 4.67 | — | -11.1% |
| AMBQ | Ambiq Micro, Inc. | 4/9 | 5.22 | — | -4.7% |
About MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR Corp
Magnachip Semiconductor Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and supplies analog and mixed-signal semiconductor platform solutions for communications, the Internet of Things, consumer, computing, industrial, and automotive applications. It provides display solutions, including source and gate drivers, and timing controllers that cover a range of flat panel displays used in mobile communications, automotive, entertainment devices, monitors, notebook PCs, tablet PC and TVs, liquid crystal display, organic light emitting diodes (OLED), and micro light emitting diode (Micro LED) panel. The company also offers metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors, insulated-gate bipolar transistors, AC-DC converters, DC-DC converters, LED drivers, regulators, and power management integrated circuits for a range of devices comprising televisions, smartphones, mobile phones, wearable devices, desktop PCs, notebooks, tablet PCs, level shifter, and other consumer electronics, as well as for power suppliers, e-bikes, photovoltaic inverters, LED lighting, and motor drives; and OLED display driver integrated circuit products. It serves consumer, computing, communication, automotive and industrial electronics OEMs, original design manufacturers, and electronics manufacturing services companies, as well as subsystem designers in Korea, the Asia Pacific, the United States, and Europe. The company sells its products through a direct sales force and a network of agents and distributors. Magnachip Semiconductor Corporation was incorporated in 2003 and is based in Cheongju-si, South Korea.
FAQ
Is MX financially healthy?
MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR Corp's Piotroski F-score is 3/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does MX pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR Corp pays a dividend with a None payout ratio, rated “no dividend” for safety.
How profitable is MX?
In FY2025, MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR Corp had a net margin of -16.6% and a return on equity of -12.0%.
Is MX overvalued or undervalued?
MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR Corp trades at about 3.2× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 2.3×–14.7×, median 6.2×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
Is MX a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR Corp: a Piotroski F-score of 3/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.