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Northern Star Investment II (Northern Star Investment II) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 27, 2024)


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What is Northern Star Investment II 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.

The historical rank and industry rank for Northern Star Investment II's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Northern Star Investment II was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Northern Star Investment II Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Northern Star Investment II'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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Northern Star Investment II Beneish M-Score Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Northern Star Investment II's Beneish M-Score

For the Shell Companies subindustry, Northern Star Investment II'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.


Northern Star Investment II's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Diversified Financial Services Industry

For the Diversified Financial Services industry and Financial Services sector, Northern Star Investment II's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Northern Star Investment II's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Northern Star Investment II 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 Northern Star Investment II 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 * +0.528 * +0.404 * +0.892 * +0.115 *
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * +4.679 * -0.327 *
=

* 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 (Sep23) TTM:Last Year (Sep22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.09 Mil.
Total Assets was $16.85 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2.73 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was -0.134 + 0.255 + 0.545 + 1.762 = $2.43 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.178 + 0.178 + 0.533 + -0.533 = $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.243 + -0.059 + -0.383 + -1.127 = $-1.81 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.10 Mil.
Total Assets was $402.25 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2.38 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2.62 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 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)
=(0 / 0) / (0 / 0)
= /
=

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)
=(0 / 0) / (0 / 0)
= /
=

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 - (0.086 + 0) / 16.854) / (1 - (0.1 + 0) / 402.254)
=0.994897 / 0.999751
=

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
=0 / 0
=

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))
=(0 / (0 + 0)) / (0 / (0 + 0))
= /
=

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)
=(0 / 0) / (2.375 / 0)
= /
=

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)
=((0 + 2.728) / 16.854) / ((0 + 2.619) / 402.254)
=0.161861 / 0.006511
=

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
=(2.428 - 0 - -1.812) / 16.854
=0.251572

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.


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Northern Star Investment II (Northern Star Investment II) Business Description

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c/o Graubard Miller, The Chrysler Building, 405 Lexington Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10174
Northern Star Investment Corp II is a blank check company established the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities.
Executives
Jonathan J Ledecky 10 percent owner, officer: President, COO C/O THE LEDECKY FOUNDATION, 901 - 15TH STREET, NW, SUITE 950, WASHINGTON DC 20005
Joanna Coles director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O SNAP INC., 3000 31ST STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Northern Star Ii Sponsor Llc 10 percent owner C/O GRAUBARD MILLER, 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10174
Arena Short Duration High Yield Fund, Lp - Series A 10 percent owner 12121 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE 1010, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Arena Capital Fund, L.p.- Series 3 10 percent owner 12121 WILSHIRE BLVD STE 1010, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Arena Capital Advisors, Llc- Ca 10 percent owner 12121 WILSHIRE BLVD STE 1010, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Kristen Green director 1617 SIXTH AVE, SEATTLE WA 98101
James Hr Brady officer: Chief Financial Officer 1850 CENTENNIAL PARK DRIVE, SUITE 200, RESTON VA 20191
Maryann Turcke director C/O NORTHERN STAR INVESTMENT CORP. II, 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10174
David Shapiro director 5680 A WEST CYPRESS STREET, TAMPA FL 33607

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