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Spire Global (Spire Global) Beneish M-Score : -3.07 (As of May. 13, 2024)


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What is Spire Global 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 -3.07 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SPIR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.07   Med: -2.98   Max: -2.88
Current: -3.07

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Spire Global was -2.88. The lowest was -3.07. And the median was -2.98.


Spire Global Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Spire Global'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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Spire Global Beneish M-Score Chart

Spire Global Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.88 -3.07

Spire Global Quarterly Data
Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 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 -2.88 -2.90 -2.96 -3.00 -3.07

Competitive Comparison of Spire Global's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Spire Global'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.


Spire Global's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Spire Global's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Spire Global 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 Spire Global 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 * 0.9052+0.528 * 0.8313+0.404 * 1.0069+0.892 * 1.3169+0.115 * 1.218
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7067+4.679 * -0.150131-0.327 * 1.2292
=-3.07

* 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 $21.9 Mil.
Revenue was 27.725 + 27.317 + 26.493 + 24.168 = $105.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 14.839 + 17.762 + 16.86 + 13.808 = $63.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $69.3 Mil.
Total Assets was $246.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $86.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $21.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $68.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $41.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $127.2 Mil.
Net Income was -12.222 + -17.795 + -16.266 + -17.673 = $-64.0 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.191 + -2.711 + -1.46 + 1.084 = $-3.3 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 4.111 + -5.142 + -11.301 + -11.29 = $-23.6 Mil.
Total Receivables was $18.3 Mil.
Revenue was 22.385 + 20.418 + 19.395 + 18.07 = $80.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was 11.675 + 10.22 + 9.822 + 8.224 = $39.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $96.8 Mil.
Total Assets was $256.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $65.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $20.7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $73.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $33.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $109.3 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)
=(21.863 / 105.703) / (18.34 / 80.268)
=0.206834 / 0.228485
=0.9052

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)
=(39.941 / 80.268) / (63.269 / 105.703)
=0.497596 / 0.598554
=0.8313

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 - (69.336 + 86.13) / 246.825) / (1 - (96.776 + 65.439) / 256.512)
=0.370137 / 0.367612
=1.0069

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
=105.703 / 80.268
=1.3169

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))
=(20.685 / (20.685 + 65.439)) / (21.156 / (21.156 + 86.13))
=0.240177 / 0.197193
=1.218

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)
=(68.248 / 105.703) / (73.333 / 80.268)
=0.645658 / 0.913602
=0.7067

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)
=((127.192 + 41.546) / 246.825) / ((109.29 + 33.368) / 256.512)
=0.683634 / 0.556146
=1.2292

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
=(-63.956 - -3.278 - -23.622) / 246.825
=-0.150131

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.

Spire Global has a M-score of -3.07 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Spire Global (Spire Global) Business Description

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8000 Towers Crescent Drive, Suite 1100, Vienna, VA, USA, 22182
Spire Global Inc is a provider of space-based data, analytics, and Space Services, offering datasets and powerful insights about Earth from the ultimate vantage point of space so that organizations can make decisions with confidence, accuracy, and speed. The Company generates revenue from four solutions: Maritime, Aviation, Weather, and Space Services. It offers the following three data solutions to customers; Maritime-precise space-based data used for accurate ship monitoring, ship safety, and route optimization, Aviation-precise space-based data used for accurate aircraft monitoring, aircraft safety, and route optimization, and Weather-precise space-based data used for accurate weather forecasting.
Executives
Boyd C. Johnson officer: CLO and Corporate Secretary 8000 TOWERS CRESCENT DRIVE, SUITE 1225, VIENNA VA 22182
Theresa Condor director, officer: EVP, GM Spire Space Services 251 RHODE ISLAND STREET, SUITE 204, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Peter Platzer director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 251 RHODE ISLAND STREET, SUITE 204, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Leonardo Basola officer: Chief Financial Officer 8000 TOWERS CRESCENT DRIVE, SUITE 1225, VIENNA VA 22182
Thomas Krywe officer: Chief Financial Officer 251 RHODE ISLAND STREET, SUITE 204, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Joan Lordi Amble director AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, 200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285
Jack Pearlstein director 2525 NETWORK PLACE, HERNDON VA 20171
Dirk Hoke director 251 RHODE ISLAND STREET, SUITE 204, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Elizabeth Ananda Martin officer: General Counsel 8000 TOWERS CRESCENT DRIVE, SUITE 1225, VIENNA VA 22182
John F Lusk officer: VP & GM, Global Data Services 251 RHODE ISLAND STREET, SUITE 204, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Keith E Johnson officer: VP & General Manager, Federal 251 RHODE ISLAND STREET, SUITE 204, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
William Porteous director 251 RHODE ISLAND STREET, SUITE 204, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Stephen Messer director 251 RHODE ISLAND STREET, SUITE 204, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
William P Crowell other: See Remarks 41343 RASPBERRY DR, LEESBURG VA 20176
Six4 Holdings, Llc other: See Remarks 12020 SUNRISE VALLEY DRIVE, SUITE 100, RESTON VA 20191