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Vertical Aerospace (STU:M00) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Jun. 02, 2024)


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What is Vertical Aerospace 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 Vertical Aerospace's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Vertical Aerospace was -14.26. The lowest was -14.26. And the median was -14.26.


Vertical Aerospace Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vertical Aerospace'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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Vertical Aerospace Beneish M-Score Chart

Vertical Aerospace Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -14.26 - -

Vertical Aerospace Quarterly Data
Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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Competitive Comparison of Vertical Aerospace's Beneish M-Score

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Vertical Aerospace'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.


Vertical Aerospace's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Vertical Aerospace's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Vertical Aerospace 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 Vertical Aerospace 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was €24.78 Mil.
Revenue was €0.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was €0.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €89.14 Mil.
Total Assets was €97.60 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €7.28 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €3.15 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €47.48 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €21.38 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €2.30 Mil.
Net Income was €-69.58 Mil.
Gross Profit was €37.66 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was €-86.71 Mil.
Total Receivables was €13.45 Mil.
Revenue was €0.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was €0.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €164.86 Mil.
Total Assets was €173.89 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €6.68 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €2.51 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €63.11 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €24.73 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €3.04 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)
=(24.783 / 0) / (13.447 / 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 - (89.138 + 7.283) / 97.602) / (1 - (164.857 + 6.682) / 173.894)
=0.0121 / 0.013543
=

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))
=(2.509 / (2.509 + 6.682)) / (3.15 / (3.15 + 7.283))
=0.272984 / 0.301927
=

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)
=(47.476 / 0) / (63.112 / 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)
=((2.295 + 21.379) / 97.602) / ((3.041 + 24.73) / 173.894)
=0.242557 / 0.159701
=

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
=(-69.583 - 37.661 - -86.709) / 97.602
=-0.210395

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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Vertical Aerospace (STU:M00) Business Description

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Address
Chapel Street, Unit 1 Camwal Court, Bristol, GBR, BS2 0UW
Vertical Aerospace Ltd is engaged in making air travel personal, on-demand, and carbon-free. The VX4, Vertical's flagship aircraft, is a piloted electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle capable of carrying four passengers.

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