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MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR Corp MX

NYSE · stock · Semiconductors & Related Devices · website · IPO 2011-03-10 · LEI

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.

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Stocktoria Quality Score · grade D
3/9
Piotroski F — financial health
6.32
Altman Z″ — distress risk · safe
Dividend yield · no dividend
-2.53
Beneish M-score — earnings quality · low

Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year

Piotroski F /9
6 4 5 5 6 5 4 2 2 3 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Altman Z″
0.29 2.42 2.75 2.63 6.27 10.15 10.82 9.26 7.47 6.32 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

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.

$3.82 as of 2026-08-01 · +21.3% 1y
$2.55$8.8052-wk

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.

Market cap USD$170M
Net margin 5y avg-10.1%
Return on equity 5y avg-6.3%
Beta1.52
Employees711

Smart money · insiders, last 12 months

Insiders net bought +$167,974 on the open market · 3 trades

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.

Revenue trend · last 10y · down

How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies

Piotroski Fstronger than 27%
Net marginstronger than 37%
Return on equitystronger than 47%
Revenue growthstronger than 16%

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

Altman Z″ components · safe zone

ComponentValue
Working capital / assets0.38
Retained earnings / assets0.611
EBIT / assets-0.102
Equity / liabilities2.404

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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.