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Blade Air Mobility (Blade Air Mobility) Beneish M-Score : -2.50 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is Blade Air Mobility 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.5 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BLDE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.5   Med: -2.08   Max: -1.66
Current: -2.5

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Blade Air Mobility was -1.66. The lowest was -2.50. And the median was -2.08.


Blade Air Mobility Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Blade Air Mobility'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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Blade Air Mobility Beneish M-Score Chart

Blade Air Mobility Annual Data
Trend Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -1.66 -2.50

Blade Air Mobility Quarterly Data
Sep19 Sep20 Dec20 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -1.66 -1.15 -1.46 -2.13 -2.50

Competitive Comparison of Blade Air Mobility's Beneish M-Score

For the Airports & Air Services subindustry, Blade Air Mobility'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.


Blade Air Mobility's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Transportation Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Blade Air Mobility's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Blade Air Mobility 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 Blade Air Mobility 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 * 1.2531+0.528 * 0.8149+0.404 * 0.7875+0.892 * 1.5411+0.115 * 1.0594
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9754+4.679 * -0.087679-0.327 * 1.4639
=-2.50

* 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 $21.0 Mil.
Revenue was 47.478 + 71.442 + 60.989 + 45.271 = $225.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was 9.01 + 15.579 + 10.369 + 7.164 = $42.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $206.3 Mil.
Total Assets was $294.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $26.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $7.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $105.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $35.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $19.7 Mil.
Net Income was -33.941 + 0.289 + -12.232 + -10.192 = $-56.1 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -1.595 + 5.719 + -2.476 + 0.485 = $2.1 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -9.32 + 2.023 + -8.197 + -16.855 = $-32.3 Mil.
Total Receivables was $10.9 Mil.
Revenue was 38.135 + 45.722 + 35.633 + 26.63 = $146.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4.975 + 9.266 + 5.111 + 2.923 = $22.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $218.1 Mil.
Total Assets was $325.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $19.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $5.7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $70.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $26.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $15.0 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)
=(21.005 / 225.18) / (10.877 / 146.12)
=0.093281 / 0.074439
=1.2531

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)
=(22.275 / 146.12) / (42.122 / 225.18)
=0.152443 / 0.187059
=0.8149

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 - (206.261 + 26.383) / 294.938) / (1 - (218.126 + 19.729) / 325.025)
=0.21121 / 0.268195
=0.7875

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
=225.18 / 146.12
=1.5411

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))
=(5.725 / (5.725 + 19.729)) / (7.111 / (7.111 + 26.383))
=0.224916 / 0.212307
=1.0594

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)
=(105.612 / 225.18) / (70.259 / 146.12)
=0.469011 / 0.480831
=0.9754

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)
=((19.738 + 35.491) / 294.938) / ((14.97 + 26.607) / 325.025)
=0.187256 / 0.127919
=1.4639

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
=(-56.076 - 2.133 - -32.349) / 294.938
=-0.087679

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.

Blade Air Mobility has a M-score of -2.50 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Blade Air Mobility (Blade Air Mobility) Business Description

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Address
55 Hudson Yards, 14th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10016
Blade Air Mobility Inc is a technology-powered air mobility platform that provides consumers with a cost-effective and time-efficient alternative to ground transportation for congested routes. The company's Passenger reporting segment arranges charter and by-the-seat flights using helicopters, jets, turboprops, and amphibious seaplanes operating in various locations throughout the United States and abroad. The company's Medical reporting segment includes air medical transporters of human organs in the United States, providing end-to-end logistics for transplant centers and organ procurement organizations utilizing helicopters, jets, turboprops and ground vehicles.
Executives
Seth J Bacon officer: CEO, Trinity Air Medical C/O BLADE AIR MOBILITY, INC., 55 HUDSON YARDS, 14TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10001
Robert S Wiesenthal director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O SONY CORP OF AMERICA, 550 MADISON AVE, NEW YORK NY 10022
William A. Heyburn officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O BLADE AIR MOBILITY, INC., 31 HUDSON YARDS, 11TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10001
Melissa M. Tomkiel officer: President and General Counsel C/O BLADE AIR MOBILITY, INC., 31 HUDSON YARDS, 11TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10001
Amir Cohen officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O BLADE AIR MOBILITY, INC., 31 HUDSON YARDS, 11TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10001
Reginald Love director C/O BRIGHTSPHERE INC., 200 CLARENDON STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
Eric Affeldt director ONE CEDAR POINT DRIVE, SANDUSKY OH 44870
John Borthwick director C/O BLADE AIR MOBILITY, INC., 55 HUDSON YARDS, 14TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10001
Andrew Lauck director 667 MADISON AVE, 16TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10065
Brandon A. Keene officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O BLADE AIR MOBILITY, INC., 31 HUDSON YARDS, 11TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10001
Anatoli Arkhipenko officer: Chief Technology Officer 145 PARK PL, APT 5G, BROOKLYN NY 11217
Kenneth B Lerer director
Edward M Philip director C/O HASBRO, INC., 1011 NEWPORT AVENUE, PAWTUCKET RI 02861
Susan M Lyne director 11 WEST 42ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10036
Jane C Garvey director P.O. BOX 66100 - HDQLD, CHICAGO IL 60666