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SinkerMagnachip Semiconductor Corporation · Technology · South Korea · $180M cap · $2.6M/day traded
$2.82 -4.7% · close 12 Nov · scored 13 Nov
Sinker: Weak business, rich price and weak momentum. Nothing here to keep it afloat.
As of 13 Nov 2026, the MoatMap Score for Magnachip Semiconductor Corporation (MX) is 7/100, ranked against 25,000+ stocks in 38 markets (Quality 20, Value 42, Momentum 14, each scored against its sector).
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ABOUT MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
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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.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)
| Year | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | CAGR | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 337.7M | 230.1M | 196.4M | 178.9M | -19.1% | 177.4M |
| EPS | -0.18 | -0.89 | -1.44 | -0.82 | — | -0.94 |
| Shares | 43.8M | 38.9M | 36.9M | 36.2M | -17.4% | 38.1M |
| Debt | 5.5M | 4.8M | 30.4M | 46.7M | 104.2% | 43.2M |
| Equity | 428.2M | 344.6M | 276.8M | 248.3M | -16.6% | — |
| Op CF | 5.2M | -3.0M | -6.1M | -24.2M | — | 2.6M |
| Inv CF | -24.9M | -7.7M | -11.7M | -24.4M | — | — |
| Fin CF | -12.7M | -52.3M | 16.6M | 12.0M | — | — |
Made a new 52-week low 5 trading days ago, 71% below its 52-week high. The fall has not stopped yet.
Swung more than 95% of stocks we rank over the past year (volatility 101% a year).
How this is worked out
The Price check reads only the chart, the price side of the Momentum score in words; it is not the MoatMap Score.
- Still falling (this stock): It set a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, after a deep fall.
- Finding a floor: It fell hard, but has set no new low for more than two weeks.
- Turning up: It has climbed off its low and is back above a rising 50-day average.
- In an uptrend: It is near its 52-week high and above its 200-day average.
- No clear trend: None of the above: no recent deep fall and no steady climb.
- No read yet: Not enough price history yet: it needs a year of trading.
In past US falls, waiting for Turning up cut the chance of another 20% drop from 42% to 33%. Returns were no better, and 33% of turns failed.
The exact rules
Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high, with the low set after the high. Finding a floor is the same fall with no new low in the last two weeks. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average, with the 50-day average above the 200-day, and within 15% of the high. No clear trend is everything else. No read yet is under 252 trading days of history, or missing data. A new state shows once it has held for three trading days.
In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn (the Turning up rule above) cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.
What it measures: how much the price moved day to day over the past year, scaled to a yearly figure (annualised volatility) and ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.
What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.
Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.
Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.
SCORE BREAKDOWN
FUNDAMENTALS
SECTOR PEERS
Closest peers in Technology, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of MX are excluded.
| Ticker | Company | Mkt Cap | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| MX | Magnachip Semiconductor Corporation(you) | $180M | 7 |
| 456010.KQ | ICTK Co., Ltd. | $189M | 8 |
| 445090.KQ | ASICLAND Co., Ltd. | $150M | 8 |
| 317330.KQ | DUKSAN TECHOPIA Co.,Ltd. | $152M | 1 |
| 399720.KQ | Gaonchips Co., Ltd. | $306M | 7 |
| 084850.KQ | ITM Semiconductor Co., Ltd. | $100M | 5 |
| 094170.KQ | Dongwoon Anatech Co., Ltd. | $298M | 15 |
| 432720.KQ | Qualitas Semiconductor | $99M | 1 |
| 054450.KQ | Telechips Inc. | $92M | 14 |
| 088280.KQ | SAWNICS Inc. | $64M | 9 |
Peer medians: ROE 5.9% · P/E 18.1x · Gross margin 24.6%
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