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.
ITOCHU-SHOKUHIN Co's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.00%.
As of Dec. 2023, ITOCHU-SHOKUHIN Co has a Sloan Ratio of 0.00%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
ITOCHU-SHOKUHIN Co Sloan Ratio % Historical Data
The historical data trend for ITOCHU-SHOKUHIN Co'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 ITOCHU-SHOKUHIN Co's Sloan Ratio %
For the Food Distribution subindustry, ITOCHU-SHOKUHIN Co'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.
ITOCHU-SHOKUHIN Co's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry
For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, ITOCHU-SHOKUHIN Co's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where ITOCHU-SHOKUHIN Co's Sloan Ratio % falls into.
ITOCHU-SHOKUHIN 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.
ITOCHU-SHOKUHIN Co's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as
ITOCHU-SHOKUHIN Co's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was -1074 (Mar. 2023 ) + 1955 (Jun. 2023 ) + 1578 (Sep. 2023 ) + 3157 (Dec. 2023 ) = 円5,616 Mil.
ITOCHU-SHOKUHIN Co's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was 0 (Mar. 2023 ) + 0 (Jun. 2023 ) + 0 (Sep. 2023 ) + 0 (Dec. 2023 ) = 円0 Mil.
ITOCHU-SHOKUHIN Co's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was 0 (Mar. 2023 ) + 0 (Jun. 2023 ) + 0 (Sep. 2023 ) + 0 (Dec. 2023 ) = 円0 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.
ITOCHU-SHOKUHIN Co (TSE:2692) 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, ITOCHU-SHOKUHIN Co 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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ITOCHU-SHOKUHIN Co (TSE:2692) Business Description
ITOCHU-SHOKUHIN Co Ltd is a Japan-based wholesale and distribution of Food company. It is mainly engaged in the sale of food and beverages. Its business division includes The Food Wholesale division which is engaged in the purchase and wholesale of food products and alcohol, the storage and transportation of its products, the provision of information regarding various products, as well as the merchandising business related to product distribution. The others division is involved in the logistics management and transportation business, the retail business, the service business, as well as the food product manufacturing business.
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