Blue Whale Acquisition I (Blue Whale Acquisition I) EBIT : $-1.42 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2023)

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What is Blue Whale Acquisition I EBIT?

Blue Whale Acquisition I's earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the three months ended in Mar. 2023 was $-0.31 Mil. Its earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2023 was $-1.42 Mil.

EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition. Blue Whale Acquisition I's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 was -0.54%. Blue Whale Acquisition I's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 was %.

EBIT is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield. Blue Whale Acquisition I's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 was -0.55%.

Blue Whale Acquisition I EBIT Historical Data

The historical data trend for Blue Whale Acquisition I's EBIT can be seen below:

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Blue Whale Acquisition I EBIT Chart

Blue Whale Acquisition I Annual Data

Trend

Dec21

Dec22

EBIT

-1.67

Blue Whale Acquisition I Quarterly Data
	Feb21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23
EBIT	Get a 7-Day Free Trial				-0.56	-0.38	-0.37	-0.36	-0.31

Competitive Comparison of Blue Whale Acquisition I's EBIT

For the Shell Companies subindustry, Blue Whale Acquisition I's EV-to-EBIT, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-EBIT 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.

Blue Whale Acquisition I's EV-to-EBIT Distribution in the Diversified Financial Services Industry

For the Diversified Financial Services industry and Financial Services sector, Blue Whale Acquisition I's EV-to-EBIT distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Blue Whale Acquisition I's EV-to-EBIT falls into.

Blue Whale Acquisition I EBIT Calculation

EBIT, sometimes also called Earnings Before Interest and Taxes, is a measure of a firm's profit that includes all expenses except interest and income tax expenses. It is the difference between operating revenues and operating expenses. When a firm does not have non-operating income, then Operating Income is sometimes used as a synonym for EBIT and operating profit.

EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-1.42 Mil.

Blue Whale Acquisition I (NAS:BWC) EBIT Explanation

1. EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition.

Blue Whale Acquisition I's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as:

	ROC % (Q: Mar. 2023 )
=	NOPAT	/	Average Invested Capital
=	Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )	/	( (Invested Capital (Q: Dec. 2022 )	+	Invested Capital (Q: Mar. 2023 ))	/ count )
=	-1.244 * ( 1 - 0% )	/	( (232.39	+	231.976)	/ 2 )
=	-1.244	/	232.183
=	-0.54 %

where

	Invested Capital		(Q: Dec. 2022 )
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	Excess Cash
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	-	max(0, Total Current Liabilities	-	Total Current Assets	+	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	))
=	231.607	-	1.011	-	( 1.737	-	max(0, 3.993	-	2.199	+	1.737	))
=	232.39

	Invested Capital		(Q: Mar. 2023 )
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	Excess Cash
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	-	max(0, Total Current Liabilities	-	Total Current Assets	+	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	))
=	230.845	-	0.974	-	( 0.034	-	max(0, 2.456	-	0.351	+	0.034	))
=	231.976

Note: The Operating Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2023) data.

2. Joel Greenblatt's definition of Return on Capital:

Blue Whale Acquisition I's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as:

	ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %		(Q: Mar. 2023 )
=	EBIT	/	Average of (Net fixed Assets	+	Net Working Capital)
=	EBIT	/	Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment	+	Net Working Capital)
			Q: Dec. 2022		Q: Mar. 2023
=	EBIT	/	( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital)	+	(Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )	/	count )
=	-1.244	/	( ( (0 + max(-0.55, 0))	+	(0 + max(-0.658, 0)) )	/	2 )
=	-1.244	/	( ( 0	+	0 )	/	2 )
=	-1.244	/	0
=	%

where Working Capital is:

	Working Capital		(Q: Dec. 2022 )
=	(Accounts Receivable	+	Total Inventories	+	Other Current Assets)	-	(Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	+	Defer. Rev.	+	Other Current Liabilities)
=	(0	+	0	+	0.462)	-	(1.011	+	0	+	0.00099999999999989)
=	-0.55

	Working Capital		(Q: Mar. 2023 )
=	(Accounts Receivable	+	Total Inventories	+	Other Current Assets)	-	(Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	+	Defer. Rev.	+	Other Current Liabilities)
=	(0	+	0	+	0.317)	-	(0.974	+	0	+	0.00099999999999989)
=	-0.658

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2023) EBIT data.

3. It is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of Earnings Yield:

Blue Whale Acquisition I's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for today is calculated as:

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %	=	EBIT (TTM)	/	Enterprise Value (Q: Mar. 2023 )
	=	-1.421	/	260.169
	=	-0.55 %

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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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