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QRS Music Technologies (QRS Music Technologies) Sloan Ratio % : 0.00% (As of Mar. 2007)


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What is QRS Music Technologies Sloan Ratio %?

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.

QRS Music Technologies's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2007 was 0.00%.

As of Mar. 2007, QRS Music Technologies has a Sloan Ratio of 0.00%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.


QRS Music Technologies Sloan Ratio % Historical Data

The historical data trend for QRS Music Technologies's Sloan Ratio % can be seen below:

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QRS Music Technologies Sloan Ratio % Chart

QRS Music Technologies Annual Data
Trend Jun01 Jun02 Jun03 Jun04 Jun05 Jun06
Sloan Ratio %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -7.59 9.57 -0.52 18.40 5.48

QRS Music Technologies Quarterly Data
Jun02 Sep02 Dec02 Mar03 Jun03 Sep03 Dec03 Mar04 Jun04 Sep04 Dec04 Mar05 Jun05 Sep05 Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07
Sloan Ratio % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.78 5.48 1.85 - -

Competitive Comparison of QRS Music Technologies's Sloan Ratio %

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QRS Music Technologies's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

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QRS Music Technologies 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.

QRS Music Technologies's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2006 is calculated as

Sloan Ratio=(Net Income (A: Jun. 2006 )-Cash Flow from Operations (A: Jun. 2006 )
-Cash Flow from Investing (A: Jun. 2006 ))/Total Assets (A: Jun. 2006 )
=(0.168--0.401
--0.146)/13.046
=5.48%

QRS Music Technologies's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2007 is calculated as

Sloan Ratio=(Net Income (TTM)-Cash Flow from Operations (TTM))
-Cash Flow from Investing (TTM))/Total Assets (Q: Mar. 2007 )
=(-0.481-0.412
--0.223)/12.333
=-5.43%

QRS Music Technologies's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2007 was -0.218 (Jun. 2006 ) + -0.294 (Sep. 2006 ) + 0.256 (Dec. 2006 ) + -0.225 (Mar. 2007 ) = $-0.48 Mil.
QRS Music Technologies's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2007 was 0.012 (Jun. 2006 ) + 0.247 (Sep. 2006 ) + 0.593 (Dec. 2006 ) + -0.44 (Mar. 2007 ) = $0.41 Mil.
QRS Music Technologies's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2007 was -0.041 (Jun. 2006 ) + -0.034 (Sep. 2006 ) + 0 (Dec. 2006 ) + -0.148 (Mar. 2007 ) = $-0.22 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.


QRS Music Technologies  (OTCPK:QRSM) 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 Mar. 2007, QRS Music Technologies has a Sloan Ratio of 0.00%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.


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QRS Music Technologies (QRS Music Technologies) Business Description

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Address
269 Quaker Drive, Seneca, PA, USA, 16346
QRS Music Technologies Inc manufactures and distributes pianos, pianomation units and compact discs and music rolls for use in player pianos. The firm has a presence in Buffalo, New York and Seneca, Pennsylvania within the United States and internationally in Belmain NSW, Australia. It also operates a sales and procurement office in Hong Kong, China.

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