DST Systems (DST Systems) Sloan Ratio % : 8.84% (As of Dec. 2017)

DST Systems Sloan Ratio % Chart

DST Systems Annual Data
	Trend	Dec08	Dec09	Dec10	Dec11	Dec12	Dec13	Dec14	Dec15	Dec16	Dec17
Sloan Ratio %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					-11.41	-0.81	4.82	-2.07	8.84

DST Systems Quarterly Data
	Mar13	Jun13	Sep13	Dec13	Mar14	Jun14	Sep14	Dec14	Mar15	Jun15	Sep15	Dec15	Mar16	Jun16	Sep16	Dec16	Mar17	Jun17	Sep17	Dec17
Sloan Ratio %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-2.07	7.20	11.95	17.63	8.84

Competitive Comparison of DST Systems's Sloan Ratio %

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, DST Systems's Sloan Ratio %, along with its competitors' market caps and Sloan Ratio % data, can be viewed below:

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DST Systems's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, DST Systems's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:

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DST Systems 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.

DST Systems's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as

DST Systems's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as

DST Systems's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2017 was 246.4 (Mar. 2017 ) + 75.4 (Jun. 2017 ) + 48.5 (Sep. 2017 ) + 81.2 (Dec. 2017 ) = $452 Mil.
DST Systems's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2017 was -20.7 (Mar. 2017 ) + 5.5 (Jun. 2017 ) + 101.3 (Sep. 2017 ) + 65.8 (Dec. 2017 ) = $152 Mil.
DST Systems's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2017 was 102.9 (Mar. 2017 ) + -78.3 (Jun. 2017 ) + -58.3 (Sep. 2017 ) + 73.6 (Dec. 2017 ) = $40 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.

DST Systems  (NYSE:DST) 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. 2017, DST Systems has a Sloan Ratio of 8.84%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.

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