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.
Franklin Electric Co's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -2.79%.
As of Dec. 2023, Franklin Electric Co has a Sloan Ratio of -2.79%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
Franklin Electric Co Sloan Ratio % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Franklin Electric Co'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.
Competitive Comparison of Franklin Electric Co's Sloan Ratio %
For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Franklin Electric Co'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.
Franklin Electric Co's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Franklin Electric Co's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Franklin Electric Co's Sloan Ratio % falls into.
Franklin Electric Co 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.
Franklin Electric Co's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as
Franklin Electric Co's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was 37.325 (Mar. 2023 ) + 59.6 (Jun. 2023 ) + 57.798 (Sep. 2023 ) + 38.549 (Dec. 2023 ) = $193 Mil.
Franklin Electric Co's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was -12.019 (Mar. 2023 ) + 55.045 (Jun. 2023 ) + 155.603 (Sep. 2023 ) + 117.081 (Dec. 2023 ) = $316 Mil.
Franklin Electric Co's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was -14.553 (Mar. 2023 ) + -12.327 (Jun. 2023 ) + -9.89 (Sep. 2023 ) + -37.519 (Dec. 2023 ) = $-74 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.
Franklin Electric Co (NAS:FELE) 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.
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, Franklin Electric Co has a Sloan Ratio of -2.79%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
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Franklin Electric Co (Franklin Electric Co) Business Description
Franklin Electric Co Inc designs, manufactures, and distributes water and fuel pumping systems, composed of submersible motors, pumps, electronic controls, water treatment systems, and related parts and equipment. It has three segments; The Water Systems segment designs, manufactures and sells motors, pumps, drives, electronic controls, monitoring devices, and related parts and equipment for use in groundwater, water transfer, and wastewater, The Fueling Systems segment designs, manufactures and sells pumps, pipe, sumps, fittings, vapor recovery components, electronic controls, monitoring devices, and related parts and equipment for use in fueling system applications and the Distribution segment sells and provides presale support and specifications to the installing contractors.
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