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Biolase (Biolase) Sloan Ratio % : -15.42% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Biolase 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.

Biolase's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -15.42%.

As of Dec. 2023, Biolase has a Sloan Ratio of -15.42%, indicating there is a warning stage of accrual build up.


Biolase Sloan Ratio % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Biolase'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.

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Biolase Sloan Ratio % Chart

Biolase Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Sloan Ratio %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -15.39 -9.60 2.28 4.86 -15.42

Biolase Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 4.85 -3.10 -8.89 -15.95 -15.42

Competitive Comparison of Biolase's Sloan Ratio %

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Biolase'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.


Biolase's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Biolase's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Biolase's Sloan Ratio % falls into.



Biolase 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.

Biolase's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Sloan Ratio=(Net Income (A: Dec. 2023 )-Cash Flow from Operations (A: Dec. 2023 )
-Cash Flow from Investing (A: Dec. 2023 ))/Total Assets (A: Dec. 2023 )
=(-20.632--14.091
--1.129)/35.101
=-15.42%

Biolase's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Sloan Ratio=(Net Income (TTM)-Cash Flow from Operations (TTM))
-Cash Flow from Investing (TTM))/Total Assets (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=(-20.632--14.091
--1.129)/35.101
=-15.42%

Biolase's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was -5.849 (Mar. 2023 ) + -4.868 (Jun. 2023 ) + -4.589 (Sep. 2023 ) + -5.326 (Dec. 2023 ) = $-20.63 Mil.
Biolase's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was -5.658 (Mar. 2023 ) + -3.562 (Jun. 2023 ) + -2.588 (Sep. 2023 ) + -2.283 (Dec. 2023 ) = $-14.09 Mil.
Biolase's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was -0.587 (Mar. 2023 ) + -0.357 (Jun. 2023 ) + -0.182 (Sep. 2023 ) + -0.003 (Dec. 2023 ) = $-1.13 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.


Biolase  (NAS:BIOL) 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 Dec. 2023, Biolase has a Sloan Ratio of -15.42%, indicating there is a warning stage of accrual build up.


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Biolase (Biolase) Business Description

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Address
27042 Towne Centre Drive, Suite 270, Lake Forest, CA, USA, 92610
Biolase Inc is a US-based medical device company. It develops, manufactures, markets, and sells laser systems in dentistry and medicine. The company also markets, sells and distributes dental imaging equipment, including cone beam digital x-rays and CAD/CAM intraoral scanners. It offers two categories of laser system products: Waterlase (all-tissue) systems and Diode (soft-tissue) systems which allow dentists, periodontists, endodontists, oral surgeons, and other dental specialists to perform a broad range of minimally invasive dental procedures, including cosmetic, restorative, and complex surgical applications. The majority of the company's revenue comes from the United States.
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Goldman Sachs & Co. Llc 10 percent owner 200 WEST STREET, NEW YORK NY 10282
Goldman Sachs Group Inc 10 percent owner 200 WEST STREET, NEW YORK NY 10282
Lord Jonathan T Md director 500 WEST MAIN ST., LOUISVILLE KY 40202
Jennifer Bright officer: Chief Financial Officer 27042 TOWNE CENTRE DRIVE,, SUITE 270, FOOTHILL RANCH CA 92610
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Jess Roper director 5555 OBERLIN DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
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