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Citizens (Citizens) Sloan Ratio % : 1.01% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Citizens 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.

Citizens's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.01%.

As of Dec. 2023, Citizens has a Sloan Ratio of 1.01%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.


Citizens Sloan Ratio % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Citizens'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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Citizens Sloan Ratio % Chart

Citizens 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 -0.24 0.11 3.95 1.88 1.01

Citizens 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 1.88 1.48 1.60 1.78 1.01

Competitive Comparison of Citizens's Sloan Ratio %

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, Citizens'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.


Citizens's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Citizens's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Citizens 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.

Citizens'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 )
=(24.437-22.056
--14.496)/1668.928
=1.01%

Citizens'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 )
=(24.437-22.056
--14.496)/1668.928
=1.01%

Citizens's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.872 (Mar. 2023 ) + 6.126 (Jun. 2023 ) + 2.698 (Sep. 2023 ) + 10.741 (Dec. 2023 ) = $24.4 Mil.
Citizens's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was 7.354 (Mar. 2023 ) + 4.844 (Jun. 2023 ) + 3.246 (Sep. 2023 ) + 6.612 (Dec. 2023 ) = $22.1 Mil.
Citizens's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was -11.026 (Mar. 2023 ) + -0.885 (Jun. 2023 ) + -6.56 (Sep. 2023 ) + 3.975 (Dec. 2023 ) = $-14.5 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.


Citizens  (NYSE:CIA) 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, Citizens has a Sloan Ratio of 1.01%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.


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Citizens (Citizens) Business Description

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Address
11815 Alterra Parkway, Suite 1500, Austin, TX, USA, 78758
Citizens Inc is an insurance holding company serving the life insurance needs of individuals in the United States. The company provides insurance benefits to residents in 32 U.S. states and more than 70 countries through its insurance subsidiaries. The company operates in two business segments namely the Life Insurance segment and the Home Service Insurance segment. The company majority generates revenues from Life Insurance segment.
Executives
James Keith Morgan director PO BOX 149151, AUSTIN TX 78714
Christopher W Claus director TRUECAR, INC., 120 BROADWAY, SUITE 200, SANTA MONICA CA 90401
Jeffery P. Conklin officer: VP, CFO & Treasurer 2900 ESPERANZA CROSSING, 2ND FL, AUSTIN TX 78758
Gerald W Shields director, officer: President & CEO 11815 ALTERRA PARKWAY, SUITE 1500, AUSTIN TX 78758
Harvey J. Waite officer: VP, Chief Actuary 2900 ESPERANZA CROSSING, 2ND FLOOR, AUSTIN TX 78758
Mary Taylor director PO BOX 149151, AUSTIN TX 78714
Cynthia H Davis director PO BOX 149151, AUSTIN TX 78714
Davis Jerry Dodd Jr. director 11815 ALTERRA PARKWAY, SUITE 1500, AUSTIN TX 78758
Terry Sam Maness director 2900 ESPERANZA CROSSING, 2ND FL, AUSTIN TX 78758
Errol Dean Gage director 2900 ESPERANZA CROSSING, 2ND FL, AUSTIN TX 78758
Frank A Keating director 6100 N WESTERN AVENUE, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73118
Mauldin Robert M Iii officer: VP, Chief Marketing Officer 2900 ESPERANZA CROSSING, 2ND FL, AUSTIN TX 78758
Sheryl L Kinlaw officer: Chief Legal Officer 11815 ALTERRA PKWY, FLOOR 15, AUSTIN TX 78758
Sloan Robert B Jr director 11815 ALTERRA PKWY, SUITE 1500, AUSTIN TX 78758
Fred L. Quatro director 2901 PENNY LANE, EULESS TX 76039

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