Blue Whale Acquisition I (Blue Whale Acquisition I) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)

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What is Blue Whale Acquisition I 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 Blue Whale Acquisition I's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 2 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Blue Whale Acquisition I was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.

Blue Whale Acquisition I Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Blue Whale Acquisition I's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

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Blue Whale Acquisition I Beneish M-Score Chart

Blue Whale Acquisition I Annual Data

Trend

Dec21

Dec22

Beneish M-Score

Blue Whale Acquisition I Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Blue Whale Acquisition I's Beneish M-Score

For the Shell Companies subindustry, Blue Whale Acquisition I's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

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Blue Whale Acquisition I's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Diversified Financial Services Industry

For the Diversified Financial Services industry and Financial Services sector, Blue Whale Acquisition I's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Blue Whale Acquisition I's Beneish M-Score falls into.

Blue Whale Acquisition I 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 Blue Whale Acquisition I for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

-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 *

This Year (Mar23) TTM:

Last Year (Mar22) 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 $0.35 Mil.
Total Assets was $230.85 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 $0.75 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2.46 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was 0.721 + 0.654 + 0.534 + 1.335 = $3.24 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.054 + 1.014 + 0.903 + 1.716 = $3.58 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.203 + -0.394 + -0.15 + -0.131 = $-0.88 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 $3.20 Mil.
Total Assets was $232.87 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 $1.54 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1.64 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2.50 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 - (0.351 + 0) / 230.845)	/	(1 - (3.197 + 0) / 232.865)
	=	0.998479	/	0.986271
	=

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)
	=	(0.749 / 0)	/	(1.54 / 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 + 2.456) / 230.845)	/	((2.5 + 1.641) / 232.865)
	=	0.010639	/	0.017783
	=

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
	=	(3.244 - 3.579	-	-0.878)	/	230.845
	=	0.002352

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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Blue Whale Acquisition I (Blue Whale Acquisition I) Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

N/A

Address

Boundary Hall, P.O. Box 1093, Cricket Square, Grand Cayman, CYM, KY1-1102

Website

https://www.bluewhaleipo.com

Blue Whale Acquisition Corp I is a blank check company.

Executives

Third Point Llc	10 percent owner	55 HUDSON YARDS, NEW YORK NY 10001
Daniel S Loeb	10 percent owner, other: See Explanation of Responses.	THIRD POINT LLC, 390 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Mic Capital Partners (public) Parallel Cayman, Lp	10 percent owner	WALKERS CORPORATE LIMITED, CAYMAN CORPORATE CENTRE, 27 HOSPITAL RD., GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-9008
David H Johnson	director	C/O WARNER MUSIC GROUP, 75 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10019
Russell I Pillar	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O CATALYTIC CAPITAL, 100 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, SUITE 1100, SANTA MONICA CA 90401
Jordan Zachary	director	PO BOX 1903, BOUNDARY HALL, CRICKET SQUARE, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-1102
Adib Mattar	director	PO BOX 1903, BOUNDARY HALL, CRICKET SQUARE, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-1102
Maxime Franzetti	director, officer: Chief Executive Officer	PO BOX 1903, BOUNDARY HALL, CRICKET SQUARE, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-1102
Gregg Walker	director	PO BOX 1903, BOUNDARY HALL, CRICKET SQUARE, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-1102
Zahavah Levine	director	PO BOX 1903, BOUNDARY HALL, CRICKET SQUARE, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-1102
Blue Whale Sponsor I Llc	10 percent owner	PO BOX 1903, BOUNDARY HALL, CRICKET SQUARE, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-1102
Kevin Kokko	10 percent owner	PO BOX 1903, BOUNDARY HALL, CRICKET SQUARE, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-1102

Blue Whale Acquisition I (Blue Whale Acquisition I) Headlines

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Blue Whale Acquisition Corp I Announces Closing of $200,000,000 Initial Public Offering

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Blue Whale Acquisition Corp I Announces the Separate Trading of its Class A Common Stock and Redeemable Warrants, Commencing September 24, 2021

By PRNewswire PRNewswire • 09-23-2021