Tailwind Acquisition (Tailwind Acquisition) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Jun. 07, 2024)

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What is Tailwind Acquisition 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.

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

During the past 2 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Tailwind Acquisition was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.

Tailwind Acquisition Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tailwind Acquisition's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

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Tailwind Acquisition Beneish M-Score Chart

Tailwind Acquisition Annual Data

Trend

Dec20

Dec21

Beneish M-Score

Tailwind Acquisition Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Tailwind Acquisition's Beneish M-Score

For the Shell Companies subindustry, Tailwind Acquisition'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.

Tailwind Acquisition's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Diversified Financial Services Industry

For the Diversified Financial Services industry and Financial Services sector, Tailwind Acquisition's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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

Tailwind Acquisition 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 Tailwind Acquisition for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

-4.84

0.92 * DSRI

0.528 * GMI

0.404 * AQI

0.892 * SGI

0.115 * DEPI

-4.84

0.92 *

0.528 *

0.404 *

0.892 *

0.115 *

0.172 * SGAI

4.679 * TATA

0.327 * LVGI

0.172 *

4.679 *

0.327 *

This Year (Sep22) TTM:

Last Year (Sep21) TTM:

Total Receivables was $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.50 Mil.
Total Assets was $33.53 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2.34 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $4.92 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.60 Mil.
Net Income was 0.439 + 1.852 + 9.161 + 0.745 = $12.20 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.528 + 1.849 + 9.244 + 1.585 = $13.21 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.536 + -0.112 + -0.154 + -0.214 = $-1.02 Mil.

Total Receivables was $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.87 Mil.
Total Assets was $335.27 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $4.82 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3.38 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 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 / 0)	/	(0 / 0)
	=		/
	=

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)
	=	(0 / 0)	/	(0 / 0)
	=		/
	=

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 - (0.5 + 0) / 33.534)	/	(1 - (0.868 + 0) / 335.271)
	=	0.98509	/	0.997411
	=

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
	=	0	/	0
	=

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 / (0 + 0))	/	(0 / (0 + 0))
	=		/
	=

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)
	=	(2.34 / 0)	/	(4.817 / 0)
	=		/
	=

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)
	=	((0.6 + 4.919) / 33.534)	/	((0 + 3.375) / 335.271)
	=	0.164579	/	0.010066
	=

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
	=	(12.197 - 13.206	-	-1.016)	/	33.534
	=	0.000209

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.

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Tailwind Acquisition (Tailwind Acquisition) Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

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Address

1545 Courtney Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 90046

Website

https://www.tailwindacquisition.com

Tailwind Acquisition Corp is a blank check company.

Executives

Polar Asset Management Partners Inc.	10 percent owner	16 YORK STREET SUITE 2900, TORONTO A6 M5J 0E6
Ventures International Capital	10 percent owner	WINDWARD 1, REGATTA OFFICE PARK, WEST BAY ROAD, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-1103
G1 Execution Services, Llc	10 percent owner	175 W. JACKSON BLVD., SUITE 1700, 501 PLAZA 2, CHICAGO IL 60604
Susquehanna Securities, Llc	10 percent owner	401 CITY AVENUE, SUITE 220, BALA CYNWYD PA 19004
Boris Revsin	director	150 GREENWICH STREET, 29TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10006
Tailwind Acquisition Corp.	10 percent owner	7442 S TUSCON WAY, SUITE 130, CENTENNIAL CO 80112
Matthew Eby	director, officer: Chief Financial Officer	TENGRAM CAPITAL PARTNERS, 15 RIVERSIDE AVENUE, WESTPORT CT 06880
Neha Parikh	director	1930 W. RIO SALADO PARKWAY, TEMPE AZ 85281
Philip Krim	director	C/O CASPER SLEEP INC., 175 GREENWICH ST., THREE WORLD TRADE CENTER, FLOOR 39, NEW YORK NY 10007
Tailwind Sponsor Llc	10 percent owner	1545 COURTNEY AVENUE, LOS ANGELES CA 90046
Christopher John Hollod	director, officer: Chief Executive Officer	C/O TAILWIND ACQUISITION, 1545 COURTNEY AVENUE, LOS ANGELES CA 90046
Wisdom Lu	director	C/O TAILWIND ACQUISITION, 1545 COURTNEY AVENUE, LOS ANGELES CA 90046
Alan Sheriff	director	C/O TAILWIND ACQUISITION, 1545 COURTNEY AVENUE, LOS ANGELES CA 90046
Will Quist	director	C/O TAILWIND ACQUISITION, 1545 COURTNEY AVENUE, LOS ANGELES CA 90046