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JetBlue Airways (JetBlue Airways) Beneish M-Score

: -2.71 (As of Today)
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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 -2.71 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

JBLU' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.28   Med: -2.82   Max: -2.18
Current: -2.71

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of JetBlue Airways was -2.18. The lowest was -6.28. And the median was -2.82.


JetBlue Airways Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for JetBlue Airways'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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JetBlue Airways Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.74 -4.03 -6.28 -2.33 -2.71

JetBlue Airways Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.33 -2.40 -2.60 -2.55 -2.71

Competitive Comparison

For the Airlines subindustry, JetBlue Airways'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.


JetBlue Airways Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, JetBlue Airways's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



JetBlue Airways 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 JetBlue Airways 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 * 1.0094+0.528 * 0.8658+0.404 * 1.015+0.892 * 1.05+0.115 * 0.9871
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0446+4.679 * -0.038259-0.327 * 1.0807
=-2.71

* 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 $336 Mil.
Revenue was 2325 + 2353 + 2610 + 2328 = $9,616 Mil.
Gross Profit was 411 + 353 + 717 + 303 = $1,784 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,160 Mil.
Total Assets was $13,853 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $10,268 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $621 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $317 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3,628 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,956 Mil.
Net Income was -103 + -153 + 138 + -192 = $-310 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -32 + -22 + -19 + -107 = $-180 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -86 + -177 + 258 + 405 = $400 Mil.
Total Receivables was $317 Mil.
Revenue was 2415 + 2562 + 2445 + 1736 = $9,158 Mil.
Gross Profit was 514 + 576 + 357 + 24 = $1,471 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,916 Mil.
Total Assets was $13,045 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $9,807 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $585 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $289 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3,748 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,732 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)
=(336 / 9616) / (317 / 9158)
=0.034942 / 0.034615
=1.0094

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)
=(1471 / 9158) / (1784 / 9616)
=0.160625 / 0.185524
=0.8658

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 - (2160 + 10268) / 13853) / (1 - (1916 + 9807) / 13045)
=0.102866 / 0.101342
=1.015

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
=9616 / 9158
=1.05

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))
=(585 / (585 + 9807)) / (621 / (621 + 10268))
=0.056293 / 0.05703
=0.9871

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)
=(317 / 9616) / (289 / 9158)
=0.032966 / 0.031557
=1.0446

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)
=((4956 + 3628) / 13853) / ((3732 + 3748) / 13045)
=0.619649 / 0.5734
=1.0807

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
=(-310 - -180 - 400) / 13853
=-0.038259

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.

JetBlue Airways has a M-score of -2.71 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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JetBlue Airways (JetBlue Airways) Business Description

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Address
27-01 Queens Plaza North, Long Island City, NY, USA, 11101
JetBlue Airways Corp is a low-cost airline that offers high-quality service, including assigned seating and in-flight entertainment. It served approximately 100 destinations in the United States, the Caribbean and Latin America, Canada, and England. The company currently operates Airbus A321, Airbus A320, Airbus A321neo, and Embraer E190 aircraft types. The operating segments of company are Domestic & Canada, Caribbean & Latin America and Atlantic. Majority of revenue is generated from Domestic & Canada segment.
Executives
Gerald Alfred Spencer officer: Principal Accounting Officer C/O JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION, 27-01 QUEENS PLAZA NORTH, LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101
Carol Ann Clements officer: Chief Digital & Tech Officer C/O JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION, 27-01 QUEENS PLAZA NORTH, LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101
Brandon Nelson officer: General Counsel Corp Sec C/O JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION, 27-01 QUEENS PLAZA NORTH, LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101
Robert F Leduc director UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP, 10 FARM SPRINGS ROAD, FARMINGTON CT 06032
Teri P Mcclure director 55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Monte E Ford director C/O AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 8 CAMBRIDGE CENTER, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
O'hagan Sarah Robb director C/O JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION, 27-01 QUEENS PLAZA NORTH, LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101
Vivek Sharma director C/O JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORP, 27-01 QUEENS PLAZA N, LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101
Thomas Winkelmann director C/O JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION, 27-01 QUEENS PLAZA NORTH, LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101
Ellen Jewett director C/O JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION, 27-01 QUEENS PLAZA NORTH, LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101
B Ben Baldanza director C/O SPIRIT AIRLINES, INC., 2800 EXECUTIVE WAY, MIRAMAR FL 33025
Peter Boneparth director 1411 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10018
Ursula L Hurley officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION, 27-01 QUEENS PLAZA NORTH, LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101
David Christopher Clark officer: Head of Revenue and Planning C/O JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION, 27-01 QUEENS PLAZA NORTH, LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101
Robin Hayes director, officer: CEO C/O JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION, 27-01 QUEENS PLAZA NORTH, LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101