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.
Akzo Nobel NV's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was -4.33%.
As of Mar. 2024, Akzo Nobel NV has a Sloan Ratio of -4.33%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
Akzo Nobel NV Sloan Ratio % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Akzo Nobel NV'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 Akzo Nobel NV's Sloan Ratio %
For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Akzo Nobel NV'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.
Akzo Nobel NV's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Chemicals Industry
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Akzo Nobel NV's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Akzo Nobel NV's Sloan Ratio % falls into.
Akzo Nobel NV 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.
Akzo Nobel NV's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as
Akzo Nobel NV's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was 127.844 (Jun. 2023 ) + 201.708 (Sep. 2023 ) + 44.711 (Dec. 2023 ) + 196.739 (Mar. 2024 ) = $571 Mil.
Akzo Nobel NV's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was 330.444 (Jun. 2023 ) + 316.969 (Sep. 2023 ) + 625.954 (Dec. 2023 ) + -184.783 (Mar. 2024 ) = $1,089 Mil.
Akzo Nobel NV's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was 45.504 (Jun. 2023 ) + -5.336 (Sep. 2023 ) + -122.137 (Dec. 2023 ) + 238.043 (Mar. 2024 ) = $156 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.
Akzo Nobel NV (OTCPK:AKZOF) 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 Mar. 2024, Akzo Nobel NV has a Sloan Ratio of -4.33%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
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Akzo Nobel NV (Akzo Nobel NV) Business Description
Netherlands-based AkzoNobel is the world's third-largest paint and coatings producer. Europe is the largest market, with around 46% of sales generated in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa, or EMEA, region. Cumulatively, the Asia-Pacific and Latin American divisions have also grown quickly to more than 40% of sales. Construction-related end markets are the most important, but meaningful revenue is also generated from the industrial, consumer goods, and transportation markets.
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