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.
MISTRAS Group's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -4.13%.
As of Dec. 2023, MISTRAS Group has a Sloan Ratio of -4.13%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
MISTRAS Group Sloan Ratio % Historical Data
The historical data trend for MISTRAS Group'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 MISTRAS Group's Sloan Ratio %
For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, MISTRAS Group'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.
MISTRAS Group's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Business Services Industry
For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, MISTRAS Group's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where MISTRAS Group's Sloan Ratio % falls into.
MISTRAS Group 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.
MISTRAS Group's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as
MISTRAS Group's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was -4.986 (Mar. 2023 ) + 0.337 (Jun. 2023 ) + -10.298 (Sep. 2023 ) + -2.506 (Dec. 2023 ) = $-17.5 Mil.
MISTRAS Group's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.433 (Mar. 2023 ) + 13.888 (Jun. 2023 ) + -7.637 (Sep. 2023 ) + 16.064 (Dec. 2023 ) = $26.7 Mil.
MISTRAS Group's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was -4.46 (Mar. 2023 ) + -5.351 (Jun. 2023 ) + -5.359 (Sep. 2023 ) + -6.963 (Dec. 2023 ) = $-22.1 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.
MISTRAS Group (NYSE:MG) 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 Dec. 2023, MISTRAS Group has a Sloan Ratio of -4.13%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
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MISTRAS Group (MISTRAS Group) Business Description
MISTRAS Group Inc provides asset protection solutions and systems. The company evaluates the structural integrity and reliability of critical energy, industrial, and public infrastructure. The company's three operating segments are Service, International and Products and Systems, of which key revenue is derived from the Services segment. Services segment provides asset protection solutions predominantly in North America, with the large amount of concentration in the United States, followed by Canada, consisting of non-destructive testing, and inspection. The asset protection solutions include field inspections, consulting, maintenance, data management, access, monitoring and laboratory quality assurance.
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