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Surf Air Mobility (Surf Air Mobility) Beneish M-Score : -2.69 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Surf 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 -2.69 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SRFM' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -20.52   Med: -2.69   Max: 6.87
Current: -2.69

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Surf Air Mobility was 6.87. The lowest was -20.52. And the median was -2.69.


Surf Air Mobility Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Surf Air Mobility Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - 6.87

Surf Air Mobility Quarterly Data
Dec20 Jun21 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 - -20.52 - 6.87 -2.69

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

For the Airlines subindustry, Surf 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.


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

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

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



Surf 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 Surf 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 * 0.2773+0.528 * 7.0227+0.404 * 0.5657+0.892 * 4.0844+0.115 * 0.2297
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7464+4.679 * -0.846635-0.327 * 4.9538
=-2.69

* 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 $4.71 Mil.
Revenue was 30.624 + 26.836 + 21.967 + 6.195 = $85.62 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.157 + -2.66 + 0.001 + -1.115 = $-3.62 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $16.71 Mil.
Total Assets was $108.79 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $60.32 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $5.48 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $128.48 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $165.47 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $25.79 Mil.
Net Income was -36.965 + -110.994 + -74.609 + -44.52 = $-267.09 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.87 + -60.893 + -14.222 + -30.841 = $-106.83 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -12.81 + -19.296 + -24.453 + -11.601 = $-68.16 Mil.
Total Receivables was $4.16 Mil.
Revenue was 5.507 + 5.896 + 5.082 + 4.478 = $20.96 Mil.
Gross Profit was -1.401 + -1.7 + -1.39 + -1.728 = $-6.22 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $110.50 Mil.
Total Assets was $337.15 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $52.69 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.03 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $42.14 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $82.54 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $37.12 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)
=(4.71 / 85.622) / (4.159 / 20.963)
=0.055009 / 0.198397
=0.2773

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)
=(-6.219 / 20.963) / (-3.617 / 85.622)
=-0.296666 / -0.042244
=7.0227

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 - (16.713 + 60.321) / 108.786) / (1 - (110.501 + 52.689) / 337.146)
=0.291876 / 0.515966
=0.5657

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
=85.622 / 20.963
=4.0844

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))
=(1.028 / (1.028 + 52.689)) / (5.482 / (5.482 + 60.321))
=0.019137 / 0.083309
=0.2297

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)
=(128.481 / 85.622) / (42.144 / 20.963)
=1.500561 / 2.010399
=0.7464

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)
=((25.794 + 165.47) / 108.786) / ((37.122 + 82.535) / 337.146)
=1.758167 / 0.354912
=4.9538

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
=(-267.088 - -106.826 - -68.16) / 108.786
=-0.846635

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.

Surf Air Mobility has a M-score of -2.69 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Surf Air Mobility (Surf Air Mobility) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
12111 S. Crenshaw Boulevard, Hawthorne, California 90250, Hawthorne, CA, USA, 90250
Surf Air Mobility Inc provides a regional air mobility platform with scheduled routes and on demand charter flights operated by third-party Part 135 charter operators. It generates revenue through the sale of membership products, non-member single seats, or flight products for both scheduled and on-demand flights.
Executives
Edward A. Mady director 12111 S. CRENSHAW BLVD., HAWTHORNE CA 90250
Bruce L. Hack director 6060 CENTER DRIVE, 5TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90045
Carl A Albert director C/O BOISE INC., 1111 WEST JEFFERSON STREET, SUITE 200, BOISE ID 83702-5388
John J. D'agostino director 201 E 79TH STREET 6A, NEW YORK CITY NY 10075
Tyler Painter director C/O SURF AIR MOBILITY, 12111 S. CRENSHAW BLVD., HAWTHORNE CA 90250
Sudhin Shahani director 12111 S. CRENSHAW BLVD., HAWTHORNE CA 90250
Deanna Leigh White officer: Chief Financial Officer 12111 S. CRENSHAW BLVD., HAWTHORNE CA 90250
Tyrone D. Bland director 12111 S. CRENSHAW BLVD., HAWTHORNE CA 90250
Robert S. Little director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 12111 S. CRENSHAW BLVD., HAWTHORNE CA 90250

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