Noble Investments (UK) (LSE:NBL) Sloan Ratio % : 1.35% (As of Feb. 2013)

Noble Investments (UK) Sloan Ratio % Chart

Noble Investments (UK) Annual Data
	Trend	Aug03	Aug04	Aug05	Aug06	Aug07	Aug08	Aug09	Aug10	Aug11	Aug12
Sloan Ratio %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					14.67	6.88	-6.45	17.27	6.52

Noble Investments (UK) Semi-Annual Data
	Aug03	Feb04	Aug04	Feb05	Aug05	Feb06	Aug06	Feb07	Aug07	Feb08	Aug08	Feb09	Aug09	Feb10	Aug10	Feb11	Aug11	Feb12	Aug12	Feb13
Sloan Ratio %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															7.99	17.27	6.71	6.52	1.35

Competitive Comparison of Noble Investments (UK)'s Sloan Ratio %

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Noble Investments (UK)'s Sloan Ratio %, along with its competitors' market caps and Sloan Ratio % data, can be viewed below:

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Noble Investments (UK)'s Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Noble Investments (UK)'s Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:

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Noble Investments (UK) 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.

Noble Investments (UK)'s Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2012 is calculated as

Noble Investments (UK)'s Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2013 is calculated as

For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest two semi-annual data as the TTM data. Noble Investments (UK)'s Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2013 was 0.97 (Aug. 2012 ) + 0.301 (Feb. 2013 ) = £1.27 Mil.
Noble Investments (UK)'s Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2013 was -0.709 (Aug. 2012 ) + 0.662 (Feb. 2013 ) = £-0.05 Mil.
Noble Investments (UK)'s Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2013 was -0.036 (Aug. 2012 ) + 0.915 (Feb. 2013 ) = £0.88 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.

Noble Investments (UK)  (LSE:NBL) 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.

According to How to Beat the Market with the Sloan Ratio:

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 Feb. 2013, Noble Investments (UK) has a Sloan Ratio of 1.35%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.

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