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Sidus Space (Sidus Space) Beneish M-Score : -1.08 (As of Jun. 03, 2024)


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What is Sidus Space 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.08 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

SIDU' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.31   Med: -0.36   Max: 1.1
Current: -1.08

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sidus Space was 1.10. The lowest was -2.31. And the median was -0.36.


Sidus Space Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sidus Space'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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Sidus Space Beneish M-Score Chart

Sidus Space Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - 1.10 -0.62

Sidus Space Quarterly Data
Dec19 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.36 -2.31 -0.28 -0.62 -1.08

Competitive Comparison of Sidus Space's Beneish M-Score

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Sidus Space'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.


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

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

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



Sidus Space 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 Sidus Space 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 * 0.8277+0.528 * 1.0002+0.404 * 5.8997+0.892 * 0.6122+0.115 * 1.3788
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.6912+4.679 * -0.032636-0.327 * 0.5401
=-1.08

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $0.94 Mil.
Revenue was 1.05 + 1.343 + 0.986 + 1.37 = $4.75 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.084 + 0.334 + -0.096 + 0.508 = $0.83 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $13.31 Mil.
Total Assets was $25.37 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $11.59 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.47 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $14.27 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $8.21 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was -3.811 + -3.304 + -4.082 + -3.502 = $-14.70 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.095 + -0.055 + -0.021 + -0.021 = $-0.19 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -5.418 + -1.794 + -3.816 + -2.651 = $-13.68 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1.86 Mil.
Revenue was 2.264 + 2.329 + 1.317 + 1.847 = $7.76 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.896 + 0.199 + -0.086 + 0.347 = $1.36 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $10.08 Mil.
Total Assets was $14.01 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3.88 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.22 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $13.78 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $8.37 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.03 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)
=(0.943 / 4.749) / (1.861 / 7.757)
=0.198568 / 0.239912
=0.8277

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)
=(1.356 / 7.757) / (0.83 / 4.749)
=0.17481 / 0.174774
=1.0002

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 - (13.307 + 11.594) / 25.371) / (1 - (10.084 + 3.883) / 14.011)
=0.018525 / 0.00314
=5.8997

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
=4.749 / 7.757
=0.6122

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))
=(0.219 / (0.219 + 3.883)) / (0.467 / (0.467 + 11.594))
=0.053389 / 0.03872
=1.3788

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)
=(14.27 / 4.749) / (13.782 / 7.757)
=3.004843 / 1.776718
=1.6912

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 + 8.211) / 25.371) / ((0.025 + 8.37) / 14.011)
=0.323637 / 0.599172
=0.5401

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
=(-14.699 - -0.192 - -13.679) / 25.371
=-0.032636

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.

Sidus Space has a M-score of -1.08 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Sidus Space (Sidus Space) Business Description

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Address
150 N. Sykes Creek Parkway, Suite 200, Merritt Island, FL, USA, 32953
Sidus Space Inc is a Space and Defense as-a-Service company focused on providing complex space hardware, satellite/spacecraft design, manufacture, launch, and data solutions for both government and commercial in-space missions for all destinations through the solar system. This includes a Space-based infrastructure of multi-mission satellites with hyperspectral, multi-spectral and other sensors to provide monitoring services and solutions to multiple sectors and industries. The company supports Commercial Space, Aerospace, Defense, Underwater Marine and other commercial and government customers.
Executives
Carol Marlene Craig director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO 150 N. SYKES CREEK PKWY, SUITE 200, MERRITT ISLAND FL 32953
Leonardo Riera director 18688 SEA TURTLE LANE, BOCA RATON FL 33498
Miguel Valero director 150 N. SYKES CREEK PARKWAY, SUITE 200, MERRITT ISLAND FL 32953
Oliver John Cole director 150 N. SYKES CREEK PARKWAY, SUITE 200, MERRITT ISLAND FL 32943
Dana S Kilborne director 102 WEST BAKER STREET, PLANT CITY FL 33563
Scott J Silverman officer: Chief Financial Officer 1825 PONCE DE LEON BLVD., SUITE 411, CORAL GABLES FL 33134