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BlackSky Technology (BlackSky Technology) Beneish M-Score : -2.52 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is BlackSky Technology Beneish M-Score?

The zones of discrimination for M-Score is as such:

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.52 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for BlackSky Technology's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

BKSY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.93   Med: -2.73   Max: -2.52
Current: -2.52

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of BlackSky Technology was -2.52. The lowest was -2.93. And the median was -2.73.


BlackSky Technology Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for BlackSky Technology's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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BlackSky Technology Beneish M-Score Chart

BlackSky Technology Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.93 -2.52

BlackSky Technology Quarterly Data
Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.93 -2.75 -3.14 -3.61 -2.52

Competitive Comparison of BlackSky Technology's Beneish M-Score

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, BlackSky Technology's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


BlackSky Technology's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, BlackSky Technology's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where BlackSky Technology's Beneish M-Score falls into.



BlackSky Technology Beneish M-Score Calculation

The M-score was created by Professor Messod Beneish. Instead of measuring the bankruptcy risk (Altman Z-Score) or business trend (Piotroski F-Score), M-score can be used to detect the risk of earnings manipulation. This is the original research paper on M-score.

The M-Score Variables:

The M-score of BlackSky Technology for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

M=-4.84+0.92 * DSRI+0.528 * GMI+0.404 * AQI+0.892 * SGI+0.115 * DEPI
=-4.84+0.92 * 1.7477+0.528 * 0.7031+0.404 * 1.0757+0.892 * 1.4459+0.115 * 0.8703
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.6279+4.679 * -0.215173-0.327 * 1.121
=-2.52

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

This Year (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $22.28 Mil.
Revenue was 35.508 + 21.26 + 19.327 + 18.397 = $94.49 Mil.
Gross Profit was 23.498 + 14.493 + 10.801 + 11.919 = $60.71 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $79.33 Mil.
Total Assets was $224.07 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $124.72 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $44.38 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $71.58 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $27.49 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $86.54 Mil.
Net Income was -3.788 + 0.675 + -33.431 + -17.315 = $-53.86 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 3.487 + 17.342 + -11.076 + 2.022 = $11.78 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -1.623 + -0.173 + 0.977 + -16.602 = $-17.42 Mil.
Total Receivables was $8.82 Mil.
Revenue was 19.417 + 16.935 + 15.102 + 13.896 = $65.35 Mil.
Gross Profit was 12.118 + 9.148 + 5.316 + 2.941 = $29.52 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $88.53 Mil.
Total Assets was $234.09 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $126.12 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $37.34 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $78.85 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $26.93 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $79.35 Mil.




1. DSRI = Days Sales in Receivables Index

Measured as the ratio of Revenue in Total Receivables in year t to year t-1.

A large increase in DSR could be indicative of revenue inflation.

DSRI=(Receivables_t / Revenue_t) / (Receivables_t-1 / Revenue_t-1)
=(22.284 / 94.492) / (8.818 / 65.35)
=0.235829 / 0.134935
=1.7477

2. GMI = Gross Margin Index

Measured as the ratio of gross margin in year t-1 to gross margin in year t.

Gross margin has deteriorated when this index is above 1. A firm with poorer prospects is more likely to manipulate earnings.

GMI=GrossMargin_t-1 / GrossMargin_t
=(GrossProfit_t-1 / Revenue_t-1) / (GrossProfit_t / Revenue_t)
=(29.523 / 65.35) / (60.711 / 94.492)
=0.451767 / 0.642499
=0.7031

3. AQI = Asset Quality Index

AQI is the ratio of asset quality in year t to year t-1.

Asset quality is measured as the ratio of non-current assets other than Property, Plant and Equipment to Total Assets.

AQI=(1 - (CurrentAssets_t + PPE_t) / TotalAssets_t) / (1 - (CurrentAssets_t-1 + PPE_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=(1 - (79.331 + 124.722) / 224.066) / (1 - (88.529 + 126.124) / 234.09)
=0.089317 / 0.083032
=1.0757

4. SGI = Sales Growth Index

Ratio of Revenue in year t to sales in year t-1.

Sales growth is not itself a measure of manipulation. However, growth companies are likely to find themselves under pressure to manipulate in order to keep up appearances.

SGI=Sales_t / Sales_t-1
=Revenue_t / Revenue_t-1
=94.492 / 65.35
=1.4459

5. DEPI = Depreciation Index

Measured as the ratio of the rate of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization in year t-1 to the corresponding rate in year t.

DEPI greater than 1 indicates that assets are being depreciated at a slower rate. This suggests that the firm might be revising useful asset life assumptions upwards, or adopting a new method that is income friendly.

DEPI=(Depreciation_t-1 / (Depreciaton_t-1 + PPE_t-1)) / (Depreciation_t / (Depreciaton_t + PPE_t))
=(37.34 / (37.34 + 126.124)) / (44.383 / (44.383 + 124.722))
=0.22843 / 0.262458
=0.8703

Note: If the Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization data is not available, we assume that the depreciation rate is constant and set the Depreciation Index to 1.

6. SGAI = Sales, General and Administrative expenses Index

The ratio of Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) to Sales in year t relative to year t-1.

SGA expenses index > 1 means that the company is becoming less efficient in generate sales.

SGAI=(SGA_t / Sales_t) / (SGA_t-1 /Sales_t-1)
=(71.579 / 94.492) / (78.846 / 65.35)
=0.757514 / 1.206519
=0.6279

7. LVGI = Leverage Index

The ratio of total debt to Total Assets in year t relative to yeat t-1.

An LVGI > 1 indicates an increase in leverage

LVGI=((LTD_t + CurrentLiabilities_t) / TotalAssets_t) / ((LTD_t-1 + CurrentLiabilities_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=((86.543 + 27.491) / 224.066) / ((79.351 + 26.927) / 234.09)
=0.50893 / 0.454005
=1.121

8. TATA = Total Accruals to Total Assets

Total accruals calculated as the change in working capital accounts other than cash less depreciation.

TATA=(IncomefromContinuingOperations_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(NetIncome_t - NonOperatingIncome_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(-53.859 - 11.775 - -17.421) / 224.066
=-0.215173

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator. An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

BlackSky Technology has a M-score of -2.52 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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BlackSky Technology (BlackSky Technology) Business Description

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Address
13241 Woodland Park Road, Suite 300, Herndon, VA, USA, 20171
BlackSky Technology Inc is a provider of real-time geospatial intelligence. The company delivers on-demand, high-frequency imagery, monitoring, and analytics of some of the critical and strategic locations, economic assets, and events in the world. It designs, owns, and operates one of the industry's low earth orbit (LEO) small satellite constellations, optimized to capture imagery cost-efficiently where and when its customers need it. its Spectra AI software platform processes data from BlackSky's constellation and from other third-party sensors to develop the critical insights and analytics that provide its customers with the actionable intelligence. Geographically, the company operates in North America, the Middle East, Asia, and Others.
Executives
Tracy Ward officer: Principal Accounting Officer 3901 STONECROFT BOULEVARD, C/O INTERSECTIONS INC., CHANTILLY VA 20151
Brian E O'toole director, officer: CEO and President 2325 DULLES CORNER BLVD., HERNDON VA 20171
Henry Edward Dubois officer: Chief Development Officer C/O 13241 WOODLAND PARK ROAD, STE 300, HERNDON VA 20171
Christiana L Lin officer: General Counsel & Corp Sec 11465 SUNSET HILLS ROAD, SUITE 200, RESTON VA 20190
Johan G Broekhuysen officer: Chief Financial Officer LUMOS NETWORKS CORP., ONE LUMOS PLAZA, WAYNESBORO VA 22980
Susan M. Gordon director C/O CACI INTERNATIONAL, 1100 N. GLEBE ROAD, 3RD FLOOR, ARLINGTON VA 22201
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Brian G. Daum officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O BLACKSKY TECHNOLOGY INC, 13241 WOODLAND PARK ROAD, SUITE 300, HERNDON VA 20271
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Timothy M. Harvey director 13241 WOODLAND PARK ROAD, SUITE 300, HERNDON VA 20171