SK Hynix Inc (000660.KS) — Quality & forensics
As of 2026-09-14 — refreshed nightly. Closelook readings from an investment research diary, not ratings or advice.
The Closelook module scores
- Valuation 77
- Quality 92
- Growth 91
- Balance sheet 77
- Cash quality 60
- Capital allocation 45
- Momentum 39
Scores are computed nightly across the coverage universe and read relative to it — the methodology lives in the company-scoring explainer.
Financial forensics — the academic screens
Sits in the safe zone (above 2.99). The Z-Score estimates financial-distress risk from five balance-sheet and earnings ratios.
Nine binary fundamental-strength checks across profitability, leverage and operating efficiency.
Screens reported earnings for statistical manipulation patterns — below the −1.78 manipulation-risk threshold. A screen, not an accusation.
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FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-14
Quick answers
What is SK Hynix Inc's Closelook quality reading?
The composite reads 69/100 across 7 modules, as of 2026-09-14: valuation 77, quality 92, growth 91, balance sheet 77, cash quality 60, capital allocation 45, momentum 39. Closelook scores are research diary readings, not ratings or investment advice.
What is SK Hynix Inc's Altman Z-Score?
16.42, which sits in the safe zone (above 2.99) as of 2026-09-14. The Altman Z-Score estimates financial distress risk from five balance-sheet and earnings ratios.
What is SK Hynix Inc's Piotroski F-Score?
8 of 9, as of 2026-09-14. The F-Score counts nine binary fundamental-strength signals across profitability, leverage and operating efficiency.
What does SK Hynix Inc's Beneish M-Score indicate?
-2.39 — below the −1.78 manipulation-risk threshold, as of 2026-09-14. The M-Score screens reported earnings for statistical manipulation patterns; it is a screen, not an accusation.
Mentioned on Closelook
Where 000660.KS appears in the diary — 13 pieces, newest first. Every link is our own writing.
Long reads
101 and glossary
Dailies
- AI trade — sellers of compute sold, buyers bought: chips −5.6%, software +5%, SoftBank +7% in Tokyo
- AI trade — the labs ask for a slowdown: Kospi −3.3%, SoftBank −11%, Nasdaq futures −1.2%, oil back above $106
- Oil settles at $107.63, the 10-year hits 4.95% and the 30-year 5.36%, its highest since 2007: chips lead a fourth down day, Oracle beats and jumps 4% after hours, Adobe beats and slips — and Asia sells its chipmakers 3% to 7%
- Brent closes above $100 for the first time since July and the 10-year hits 4.86%: Wall Street falls a third day while Cloudflare +10%, Datadog +7% and Meta +7% catch the money the chip leaders gave back
- Oil knocks on $100 and Wall Street sells everything but the AI pipe: Intel +9%, Lumentum +11%, Dow −1.2% — Seoul buys the dip and the Kospi is back above 7,000
- The trade flips at midday: chips fade, software bounces — Meta +6%, Cloudflare +9%, Datadog +6% while oil holds $101 and the 10-year hits 4.85%
- Asia’s chip rally fades into the close: Kospi touches 7,171 and ends under 7,000, Nikkei −1.2% on a 153 yen — and Lenovo drops 6%, Z.ai 10% in Hong Kong
- Kospi jumps 4% on OpenAI’s new model: SK hynix +7%, Kioxia +9%, SoftBank +10% — while gold and bitcoin slide on the rate-hike odds
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