Nutrition Management Services Co (Nutrition Management Services Co) Sloan Ratio % : 3.57% (As of Sep. 2009)

Nutrition Management Services Co Sloan Ratio % Chart

Nutrition Management Services Co Annual Data
	Trend	Jun00	Jun01	Jun02	Jun03	Jun04	Jun05	Jun06	Jun07	Jun08	Jun09
Sloan Ratio %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					-6.73	4.16	1.85	-1.51	3.92

Nutrition Management Services Co Quarterly Data
	Dec04	Mar05	Jun05	Sep05	Dec05	Mar06	Jun06	Sep06	Dec06	Mar07	Jun07	Sep07	Dec07	Mar08	Jun08	Sep08	Dec08	Mar09	Jun09	Sep09
Sloan Ratio %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-0.22	1.19	2.35	3.94	3.57

Competitive Comparison of Nutrition Management Services Co's Sloan Ratio %

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Nutrition Management Services Co's Sloan Ratio %, along with its competitors' market caps and Sloan Ratio % data, can be viewed below:

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Nutrition Management Services Co's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Nutrition Management Services Co's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:

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Nutrition Management Services Co 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.

Nutrition Management Services Co's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2009 is calculated as

Nutrition Management Services Co's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2009 is calculated as

Nutrition Management Services Co's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2009 was 0.048 (Dec. 2008 ) + 0.019 (Mar. 2009 ) + 0.094 (Jun. 2009 ) + -0.026 (Sep. 2009 ) = $0.14 Mil.
Nutrition Management Services Co's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2009 was -0.13 (Dec. 2008 ) + -0.261 (Mar. 2009 ) + 0.03 (Jun. 2009 ) + 0.035 (Sep. 2009 ) = $-0.33 Mil.
Nutrition Management Services Co's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2009 was 0.005 (Dec. 2008 ) + 0.016 (Mar. 2009 ) + 0.009 (Jun. 2009 ) + -0.031 (Sep. 2009 ) = $-0.00 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.

Nutrition Management Services Co  (OTCPK:NMSCA) 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 Sep. 2009, Nutrition Management Services Co has a Sloan Ratio of 3.57%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.

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