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.
As of Sep. 2018, Spectra Energy Partners LP has a Sloan Ratio of -1.13%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
Spectra Energy Partners LP Sloan Ratio % Historical Data
* 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 Spectra Energy Partners LP's Sloan Ratio %
For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, Spectra Energy Partners LP'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.
Spectra Energy Partners LP's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry
For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Spectra Energy Partners LP's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Spectra Energy Partners LP's Sloan Ratio % falls into.
Spectra Energy Partners LP 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.
Spectra Energy Partners LP's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2018 was -496 (Dec. 2017 ) + 407 (Mar. 2018 ) + 381 (Jun. 2018 ) + 366 (Sep. 2018 ) = $658 Mil.
Spectra Energy Partners LP's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2018 was 469 (Dec. 2017 ) + 398 (Mar. 2018 ) + 485 (Jun. 2018 ) + 374 (Sep. 2018 ) = $1,726 Mil.
Spectra Energy Partners LP's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2018 was -400 (Dec. 2017 ) + -215 (Mar. 2018 ) + 378 (Jun. 2018 ) + -577 (Sep. 2018 ) = $-814 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.
Spectra Energy Partners LP (NYSE:SEP) 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 Sep. 2018, Spectra Energy Partners LP has a Sloan Ratio of -1.13%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
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Spectra Energy Partners LP (Spectra Energy Partners LP) Business Description
Spectra Energy Partners is a master limited partnership that is majority owned by its general partner and corporate parent, Enbridge, a Canadian energy company. SEP owns more than 15,000 miles of natural gas and oil pipelines in the U.S. and Canada. It also owns 170 billion cubic feet of gas storage and 5.6 million barrels of crude oil storage, as well as gas- and oil-gathering facilities.
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