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Crawford (Crawford) Sloan Ratio % : -4.58% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Crawford 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.

Crawford's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -4.58%.

As of Dec. 2023, Crawford has a Sloan Ratio of -4.58%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.


Crawford Sloan Ratio % Historical Data

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

Crawford 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 -5.17 -5.03 5.54 1.51 -4.58

Crawford 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 1.51 -1.78 -4.92 -6.91 -4.58

Competitive Comparison of Crawford's Sloan Ratio %

For the Insurance Brokers subindustry, Crawford'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.


Crawford's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Insurance Industry

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

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Crawford 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.

Crawford'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 )
=(30.609-103.79
--36.596)/799.199
=-4.58%

Crawford'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 )
=(30.609-103.79
--36.596)/799.199
=-4.58%

Crawford's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was 10.681 (Mar. 2023 ) + 8.427 (Jun. 2023 ) + 12.319 (Sep. 2023 ) + -0.818 (Dec. 2023 ) = $31 Mil.
Crawford's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was -0.445 (Mar. 2023 ) + 27.614 (Jun. 2023 ) + 40.908 (Sep. 2023 ) + 35.713 (Dec. 2023 ) = $104 Mil.
Crawford's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was -8.641 (Mar. 2023 ) + -9.304 (Jun. 2023 ) + -9.738 (Sep. 2023 ) + -8.913 (Dec. 2023 ) = $-37 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.


Crawford  (NYSE:CRD.A) 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, Crawford has a Sloan Ratio of -4.58%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.


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Crawford (Crawford) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
5335 Triangle Parkway, Peachtree Corners, GA, USA, 30092
Crawford & Co provides claims and outsourcing solutions to the risk management, insurance industry, and self-insured entities. Its segments include North America Loss Adjusting; International Operations; Broadspire and Platform Solutions. The company generates maximum revenue from the International Operations segment. International Operations segment provides services to the North American property and casualty market and provides claims management services to insurance carriers and self-insured entities related to property and casualty losses.
Executives
Fred Robert Donner director GLOBAL INDEMNITY GROUP, LLC, 112 S. FRENCH STREET, SUITE 105, WILMINGTON DE 19801
Cameron M Bready director 3550 LENOX RD, ATLANTA GA 30326
Nidhi Verma officer: Senior Vice President C/O CRAWFORD & COMPANY, 5335 TRIANGLE PARKWAY, PEACHTREE CORNERS GA 30092
Michael D Jones officer: Senior Vice President C/O CRAWFORD & COMPANY, 5335 TRIANGLE PARKWAY, PEACHTREE CORNERS GA 30092
Van Bakel Patrick J officer: Senior Vice President C/O CRAWFORD & COMPANY, 5335 TRIANGLE PARKWAY, PEACHTREE CORNERS GA 30092
Michael J Hoberman officer: Senior Vice President C/O CRAWFORD & COMPANY, 5335 TRIANGLE PARKWAY, PEACHTREE CORNERS GA 30092
Andrew John Bart officer: Senior Vice President C/O CRAWFORD & COMPANY, 5335 TRIANGLE PARKWAY, PEACHTREE CORNERS GA 30092
Tami E. Stevenson officer: SVP-GC & Corp Secretary 5335 TRIANGLE PARKWAY, PEACHTREE CORNERS GA 30092
Benedict V Burke officer: Vice President C/O CRAWFORD & COMPANY, 5335 TRIANGLE PARKWAY, PEACHTREE CORNERS GA 30092
Inga K Beale director C/O CRAWFORD & COMPANY, 5335 TRIANGLE PARKWAY, PEACHTREE CORNERS GA 30092
Lisa G Hannusch director C/O CRAWFORD & COMPANY, 5335 TRIANGLE PARKWAY, PEACHTREE CORNERS GA 30092
Michelle Jarrard director C/O LAZARD LTD, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112
Greta G Van officer: Senior Vice President C/O CRAWFORD & COMPANY, 5335 TRIANGLE PARKWAY, PEACHTREE CORNERS GA 30092
Rohit Verma officer: EVP-Chief Operating Officer C/O CRAWFORD & COMPANY, 1001 SUMMIT BLVD, ATLANTA GA 30319
Rahul Patel director C/O CRAWFORD & COMPANY, 5335 TRIANGLE PARKWAY, PEACHTREE CORNERS GA 30092

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