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Electricite de France (Electricite de France) Sloan Ratio %

: 3.75% (As of Dec. 2022)
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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.

Electricite de France's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 was 3.75%.

As of Dec. 2022, Electricite de France has a Sloan Ratio of 3.75%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.


Electricite de France Sloan Ratio % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Electricite de France'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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Electricite de France Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Sloan Ratio %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.76 2.24 0.22 1.95 3.75

Electricite de France Semi-Annual Data
Jun13 Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22
Sloan Ratio % 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.30 1.77 1.98 3.88 3.75

Competitive Comparison

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Electricite de France Sloan Ratio % Distribution

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Electricite de France's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:

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Electricite de France 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.

Electricite de France's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Sloan Ratio=(Net Income (A: Dec. 2022 )-Cash Flow from Operations (A: Dec. 2022 )
-Cash Flow from Investing (A: Dec. 2022 ))/Total Assets (A: Dec. 2022 )
=(-19004.237--7865.466
--26573.093)/411156.78
=3.75%

Electricite de France's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Sloan Ratio=(Net Income (TTM)-Cash Flow from Operations (TTM))
-Cash Flow from Investing (TTM))/Total Assets (Q: Dec. 2022 )
=(-18992.383--7876.657
--26527.903)/411156.78
=3.75%

For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest two semi-annual data as the TTM data. Electricite de France's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2022 was -5595.137 (Jun. 2022 ) + -13397.246 (Dec. 2022 ) = $-18,992 Mil.
Electricite de France's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2022 was 5282.241 (Jun. 2022 ) + -13158.898 (Dec. 2022 ) = $-7,877 Mil.
Electricite de France's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2022 was -21329.81 (Jun. 2022 ) + -5198.093 (Dec. 2022 ) = $-26,528 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.


Electricite de France  (OTCPK:ECIFY) 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. 2022, Electricite de France has a Sloan Ratio of 3.75%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.


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Electricite de France (Electricite de France) Business Description

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22-30, Avenue de Wagram, Paris, FRA, 75382
Electricite de France is one of the world's largest energy companies, controlling the French power grid along with a massive global generation fleet. Its French nuclear fleet comprises 58 plants. It operates the largest power supply business in France, which acts as a broker between generators and retail end users, is a major renewable developer, and holds stakes in other energy businesses globally, including a small but growing Chinese footprint. With the acquisition of Areva's nuclear reactor unit in 2017, EDF became an integrated nuclear developer.

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