# Super MicroComputer

Type: Company (SMCI)

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## Timeline

- **2025-02-01**: Financial Certification — New auditor certifies FY 2024 financials but flags persistent internal control issues.
- **2024-10-01**: EY Resignation — Auditor Ernst & Young resigns, stating it can no longer rely on management's representations.
- **2024-08-01**: Hindenburg Report — Short-seller Hindenburg Research alleges accounting manipulation and sanctions evasion.
- **2024-03-01**: S&P 500 Inclusion — The company is added to the S&P 500 index following a 2,000% stock price increase.
- **2020-01-01**: SEC Settlement — Super Micro settles with the SEC over charges of overstating revenue and understating expenses.

## Recent coverage (1 stories, network-wide)

### S&P 500 Governance Crisis: Super Micro’s Accounting Woes Hit Passive Investors
2026-03-21 00:28:41 · Sector: finance · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 3

Super MicroComputer’s inclusion in the S&P 500 has exposed millions of passive investors to significant volatility following a series of accounting scandals and auditor resignations. Despite a history of SEC settlements and recent allegations of financial manipulation, the server builder remains a volatile fixture in major retirement portfolios.
Full story: https://getfinancebrief.com/story/sp-500-super-micro-accounting-crisis

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