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The Hartford Financial Services Group (The Hartford Financial Services Group) Sloan Ratio %

: 0.93% (As of Dec. 2023)
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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.

The Hartford Financial Services Group's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.93%.

As of Dec. 2023, The Hartford Financial Services Group has a Sloan Ratio of 0.93%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.


The Hartford Financial Services Group Sloan Ratio % Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Hartford Financial Services Group'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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The Hartford Financial Services Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Sloan Ratio %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.05 -0.09 0.97 -1.25 0.93

The Hartford Financial Services Group Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -1.25 -0.93 0.27 0.65 0.93

Competitive Comparison

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, The Hartford Financial Services Group'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.


The Hartford Financial Services Group Sloan Ratio % Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where The Hartford Financial Services Group's Sloan Ratio % falls into.



The Hartford Financial Services Group 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.

The Hartford Financial Services Group'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 )
=(2504-4220
--2431)/76780
=0.93%

The Hartford Financial Services Group'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 )
=(2504-4220
--2431)/76780
=0.93%

The Hartford Financial Services Group's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was 535 (Mar. 2023 ) + 547 (Jun. 2023 ) + 651 (Sep. 2023 ) + 771 (Dec. 2023 ) = $2,504 Mil.
The Hartford Financial Services Group's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was 871 (Mar. 2023 ) + -49 (Jun. 2023 ) + 1771 (Sep. 2023 ) + 1627 (Dec. 2023 ) = $4,220 Mil.
The Hartford Financial Services Group's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was -446 (Mar. 2023 ) + 499 (Jun. 2023 ) + -1319 (Sep. 2023 ) + -1165 (Dec. 2023 ) = $-2,431 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.


The Hartford Financial Services Group  (NYSE:HIG) 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, The Hartford Financial Services Group has a Sloan Ratio of 0.93%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.


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The Hartford Financial Services Group (The Hartford Financial Services Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
One Hartford Plaza, Hartford, CT, USA, 06155
The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc offers a diverse range of property and casualty insurance, group benefits, and mutual fund services to a customer base of individuals and corporations. It operates in five segments: Commercial Lines, Personal Lines, Property & Casualty Other Operations, Group Benefits, and Hartford Funds, as well as a Corporate category.
Executives
Christopher Swift officer: Executive VP and CFO HARBORSIDE FINANCIAL CENTER, 3200 PLAZA 5, JERSEY CITY NJ 07311
Amy Stepnowski officer: EVP ONE HARTFORD PLAZA, HARTFORD CT 06155
Stephanie C Bush officer: EVP ONE HARTFORD PLAZA, HARTFORD CT 06155
Robert W Paiano officer: EVP & Chief Risk Officer ONE HARTFORD PLAZA, HARTFORD CT 06155
Jonathan R Bennett officer: Executive Vice President THE HARTFORD, ONE HARTFORD PLAZA, HARTFORD CT 06155
Allison G Niderno officer: SVP & Controller ONE HARTFORD PLAZA, HARTFORD CT 06155
Beth Ann Bombara officer: Sr.Vice Pres. and Controller ONE HARTFORD PLAZA, HARTFORD CT 06155
Adin M Tooker officer: EVP ONE HARTFORD PLAZA, HARTFORD CT 06155
Michael R Fisher officer: EVP ONE HARTFORD PLAZA, HARTFORD CT 06155
David C Robinson officer: EVP and General Counsel ONE HARTFORD PLAZA, HARTFORD CT 06155
Douglas G Elliot officer: Executive Vice President TRAVELERSJ PROPERTY CASUALTY CORP, ONE TOWER SQ, HARTFORD CT 06118
Edmund Reese director C/O BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, INC., 5 DAKOTA DRIVE, LAKE SUCCESS NY 11042
Scott R. Lewis officer: SVP and Controller ONE HARTFORD PLAZA, HARTFORD CT 06155
Allardice Robert B. Iii director ONE HARTFORD PLAZA, HO-01-09, HARTFORD CT 06155
Claire H. Burns officer: Executive Vice President ONE HARTFORD PLAZA, HARTFORD CT 06155