Richard Sloan from the University of Michigan was first to document what is referred to as the "accrual anomaly". His 1996 paper found that shares of companies with small or negative accruals vastly outperform (+10%) those of companies with large ones.
Australian Zircon NL's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 was -52.23%.
Warning Sign:
When Sloan Ratio (-52.23)% higher than 25% or lower than -25%, earnings are more likely to be made up of accruals.
As of Jun. 2015, Australian Zircon NL has a Sloan Ratio of -52.23%, indicating earnings are more likely to be made up of accruals.
Australian Zircon NL Sloan Ratio % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Australian Zircon NL's Sloan Ratio % 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.
Competitive Comparison of Australian Zircon NL's Sloan Ratio %
For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Australian Zircon NL's Sloan Ratio %, along with its competitors' market caps and Sloan Ratio % 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.
Australian Zircon NL's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry
For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Australian Zircon NL's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Australian Zircon NL's Sloan Ratio % falls into.
Australian Zircon NL Sloan Ratio % Calculation
Earnings contain a lot of non cash earnings which is called accruals. The Sloan ratio is a way to identify firms with low non-cash or accrual-derived earnings relative to their cash flow.
Australian Zircon NL's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2015 is calculated as
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest two semi-annual data as the TTM data.
Australian Zircon NL's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2015 was -7.198 (Dec. 2014 ) + -4.861 (Jun. 2015 ) = A$-12.06 Mil.
Australian Zircon NL's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2015 was -0.429 (Dec. 2014 ) + -0.174 (Jun. 2015 ) = A$-0.60 Mil.
Australian Zircon NL's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2015 was -0.616 (Dec. 2014 ) + -0.912 (Jun. 2015 ) = A$-1.53 Mil.
* 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.
Australian Zircon NL (ASX:AZCCA) Sloan Ratio % Explanation
A former University of Michigan researcher, Richard Sloan's 1996 paper found that shares of companies with small or negative accruals vastly outperform (+10%) those of companies with large ones. In fact, for the 40-year period between 1962 and 2001, buying the lowest accrual companies and shorting the highest accrual companies resulted in an average annual compounded return of 18%, more than double the S&P 500's 7.4% annual return over the same period.
If the Sloan Ratio is between -10% and 10%, the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
If the Sloan Ratio is less than between -25% and -10% on the negative side, and between 10% and 25% on the positive side, this is a warning stage of accrual build up.
If the Sloan Ratio is less than -25% or greater than 25%, and this ratio is consistent over several quarters or even years, be careful. Earnings are highly likely to be made up of accruals.
As of Jun. 2015, Australian Zircon NL has a Sloan Ratio of -52.23%, indicating earnings are more likely to be made up of accruals.
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Australian Zircon NL (ASX:AZCCA) Business Description
Australian Zircon NL is incorporated in Australia and was founded in 1994. The Company is engaged in mineral sands exploration and mining business. The Company focuses on developing the WIM150 mineral sands project located in the Wimmera region of western Victoria. It also holds interest in the EL 5460 exploration tenement located in the Horsham region, Victoria.
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