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.
UTi Worldwide's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2015 was -15.12%.
As of Oct. 2015, UTi Worldwide has a Sloan Ratio of -15.12%, indicating there is a warning stage of accrual build up.
UTi Worldwide Sloan Ratio % Historical Data
The historical data trend for UTi Worldwide'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 UTi Worldwide's Sloan Ratio %
For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, UTi Worldwide'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.
UTi Worldwide's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Transportation Industry
For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, UTi Worldwide's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where UTi Worldwide's Sloan Ratio % falls into.
UTi Worldwide 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.
UTi Worldwide's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2015 is calculated as
UTi Worldwide's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2015 was -103.883 (Jan. 2015 ) + -33.291 (Apr. 2015 ) + -70.729 (Jul. 2015 ) + -32.705 (Oct. 2015 ) = $-241 Mil.
UTi Worldwide's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2015 was 47.72 (Jan. 2015 ) + -75.357 (Apr. 2015 ) + 68.289 (Jul. 2015 ) + 22.547 (Oct. 2015 ) = $63 Mil.
UTi Worldwide's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2015 was 3.915 (Jan. 2015 ) + -8.566 (Apr. 2015 ) + -9.183 (Jul. 2015 ) + -12.704 (Oct. 2015 ) = $-27 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.
UTi Worldwide (NAS:UTIW) 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 Oct. 2015, UTi Worldwide has a Sloan Ratio of -15.12%, indicating there is a warning stage of accrual build up.
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UTi Worldwide (UTi Worldwide) Business Description
UTi Worldwide Inc was incorporated in the British Virgin Islands on January 30, 1995 under the International Business Companies Act as an international business company and operates under the British Virgin Islands legislation governing corporations. The Company's segments include: Freight Forwarding and Contract Logistics and Distribution Segment. Freight Forwarding the Company do not own or operate aircraft or vessels and, consequently, contract with commercial carriers to arrange for the shipment of cargo. In Contract Logistics and Distribution Segment; provides services relating to value-added warehousing and the subsequent distribution of goods and materials in order to meet clients inventory needs and production or distribution schedules. The Company operates a network of freight forwarding offices and contract logistics and distribution centers in a total of 60 countries. In addition, it serves its clients in 100 additional countries through independent agent-owned offices. The Companys business is managed from main support offices located in Long Beach, California, and several other locations. The Companys primary services include air and ocean freight forwarding, contract logistics, customs brokerage, distribution, inbound logistics and truckload brokerage. It also provides other supply chain management services, including consulting, the coordination of purchase orders and customized management services. Through its supply chain planning and optimization services, it assists its clients in designing and implementing solutions that improve the predictability and visibility and reduce the overall costs of their supply chains. As a freight forwarder, it conducts business as an indirect carrier and occasionally as an authorized agent for an airline. It acts as an indirect carrier with respect to shipments of freight. It arranges for, and in many cases provides, pick-up and delivery service between the carrier and the location of the shipper or recipient. When it acts as an authorized agent for an airline or ocean carrier, it arranges for the transportation of individual shipments to the airline or ocean carrier. As part of its freight forwarding services, it provides customs brokerage services in the United States and other countries in which it operates. As part of its customs brokerage services, it prepares and files formal documentation required for clearance through customs agencies, obtain customs bonds, facilitate the payment of import duties on behalf of the importer, arrange for payment of collect freight charges, assist with determining and obtaining the commodity classifications for shipments and perform other related services. The Companys contract logistics services include receiving, deconsolidation and decontainerization, sorting, put away, consolidation, assembly, cargo loading and unloading, assembly of freight and protective packaging, warehousing services, order management, and customized distribution and
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