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XTI Aerospace (XTI Aerospace) Beneish M-Score : 0.30 (As of May. 28, 2024)


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What is XTI Aerospace 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 0.3 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

XTIA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.3   Med: 0.3   Max: 0.3
Current: 0.3

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of XTI Aerospace was 0.30. The lowest was 0.30. And the median was 0.30.


XTI Aerospace Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for XTI Aerospace'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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XTI Aerospace Beneish M-Score Chart

XTI Aerospace Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - 0.30

XTI Aerospace Semi-Annual Data
Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score - - 0.30

Competitive Comparison of XTI Aerospace's Beneish M-Score

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, XTI Aerospace'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.


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

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

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



XTI Aerospace 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 XTI Aerospace 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 * 6.3881+0.528 * 0.9594+0.404 * 0.2396+0.892 * 0.7468+0.115 * 1.0912
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.4492+4.679 * -0.287686-0.327 * 1.6496
=0.30

* 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 $6.77 Mil.
Revenue was $4.56 Mil.
Gross Profit was $3.10 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $20.50 Mil.
Total Assets was $23.77 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.61 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2.95 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $17.61 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $16.90 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.14 Mil.
Net Income was $-45.95 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-9.90 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $-29.21 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1.42 Mil.
Revenue was $6.11 Mil.
Gross Profit was $3.99 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $29.87 Mil.
Total Assets was $57.64 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.87 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $8.16 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $16.27 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $24.71 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.33 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)
=(6.774 / 4.562) / (1.42 / 6.109)
=1.484875 / 0.232444
=6.3881

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)
=(3.988 / 6.109) / (3.104 / 4.562)
=0.652807 / 0.680403
=0.9594

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 - (20.499 + 0.612) / 23.769) / (1 - (29.866 + 0.869) / 57.635)
=0.111826 / 0.46673
=0.2396

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
=4.562 / 6.109
=0.7468

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))
=(8.162 / (8.162 + 0.869)) / (2.951 / (2.951 + 0.612))
=0.903776 / 0.828235
=1.0912

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)
=(17.606 / 4.562) / (16.268 / 6.109)
=3.859272 / 2.662956
=1.4492

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)
=((0.141 + 16.899) / 23.769) / ((0.334 + 24.714) / 57.635)
=0.7169 / 0.434597
=1.6496

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
=(-45.947 - -9.896 - -29.213) / 23.769
=-0.287686

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.

XTI Aerospace has a M-score of 0.30 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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XTI Aerospace (XTI Aerospace) Business Description

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7625 South Peoria Street, Suite D11, Englewood, CO, USA, 80112
XTI Aerospace Inc is a development-stage aircraft manufacturer. XTI is developing a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft, the TriFan 600, which is a design-stage six-passenger aircraft that it anticipates will provide point-to-point air travel over distances of up to 700 miles while significantly reducing carbon emissions per mile compared to today's gasoline-powered jet aircraft and helicopters. The TriFan 600 is expected to have a wide usage ranging from private and commercial aviation services for businesses and high-net-worth individuals to emergency medical services (EMS).

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