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Fair Isaac (Fair Isaac) Sloan Ratio % : -2.39% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Fair Isaac 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.

Fair Isaac's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -2.39%.

As of Dec. 2023, Fair Isaac has a Sloan Ratio of -2.39%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.


Fair Isaac Sloan Ratio % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fair Isaac'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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Fair Isaac Sloan Ratio % Chart

Fair Isaac Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Sloan Ratio %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.78 -6.47 -10.82 -9.03 -1.50

Fair Isaac 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 -5.20 -3.12 -1.06 -1.50 -2.39

Competitive Comparison of Fair Isaac's Sloan Ratio %

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

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Fair Isaac's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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Fair Isaac 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.

Fair Isaac's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Sloan Ratio=(Net Income (A: Sep. 2023 )-Cash Flow from Operations (A: Sep. 2023 )
-Cash Flow from Investing (A: Sep. 2023 ))/Total Assets (A: Sep. 2023 )
=(429.375-468.915
--15.954)/1575.281
=-1.50%

Fair Isaac'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 )
=(452.797-498.595
--7.782)/1593.518
=-2.39%

Fair Isaac's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was 101.55 (Mar. 2023 ) + 128.758 (Jun. 2023 ) + 101.424 (Sep. 2023 ) + 121.065 (Dec. 2023 ) = $453 Mil.
Fair Isaac's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was 89.804 (Mar. 2023 ) + 122.622 (Jun. 2023 ) + 164.049 (Sep. 2023 ) + 122.12 (Dec. 2023 ) = $499 Mil.
Fair Isaac's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was -1.297 (Mar. 2023 ) + -1.087 (Jun. 2023 ) + -2.98 (Sep. 2023 ) + -2.418 (Dec. 2023 ) = $-8 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.


Fair Isaac  (NYSE:FICO) 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, Fair Isaac has a Sloan Ratio of -2.39%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.


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Fair Isaac (Fair Isaac) Business Description

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Address
5 West Mendenhall, Suite 105, Bozeman, MT, USA, 59715
Founded in 1956, Fair Isaac Corporation is a leading applied analytics company. Fair Isaac is primarily known for its FICO credit scores, which is a widely used industry benchmark to determine the creditworthiness of an individual consumer. The firm's credit scores business accounts for most of the firm's profits and consists of business-to-business and business-to-consumer offerings. In addition to scores, Fair Isaac also sells software primarily to financial institutions for areas such as analytics, decision-making, customer workflows, and fraud.
Executives
Steven P. Weber officer: Interim Chief Financial Ofc. 5 WEST MENDENHALL, SUITE 105, BOZEMAN MT 59715
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