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.
KMG Chemicals's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2018 was 0.25%.
As of Jul. 2018, KMG Chemicals has a Sloan Ratio of 0.25%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
KMG Chemicals Sloan Ratio % Historical Data
The historical data trend for KMG Chemicals'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 KMG Chemicals's Sloan Ratio %
For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, KMG Chemicals'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.
KMG Chemicals's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Chemicals Industry
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, KMG Chemicals's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where KMG Chemicals's Sloan Ratio % falls into.
KMG Chemicals 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.
KMG Chemicals's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2018 is calculated as
KMG Chemicals's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jul. 2018 was 5.85 (Oct. 2017 ) + 25.337 (Jan. 2018 ) + 15.645 (Apr. 2018 ) + 18.009 (Jul. 2018 ) = $64.8 Mil.
KMG Chemicals's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jul. 2018 was 20.538 (Oct. 2017 ) + 15.697 (Jan. 2018 ) + 21.52 (Apr. 2018 ) + 30.22 (Jul. 2018 ) = $88.0 Mil.
KMG Chemicals's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jul. 2018 was -6.701 (Oct. 2017 ) + -3.591 (Jan. 2018 ) + -6.397 (Apr. 2018 ) + -8.488 (Jul. 2018 ) = $-25.2 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.
KMG Chemicals (NYSE:KMG) 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 Jul. 2018, KMG Chemicals has a Sloan Ratio of 0.25%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
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KMG Chemicals (KMG Chemicals) Business Description
KMG Chemicals Inc manufactures and sells a variety of chemicals and chemical-based products. The firm organizes itself into two segments based on product type. The electronic chemicals segment, which generates the majority of revenue, sells chemicals primarily to manufacturers of semiconductors. The other chemicals segment sells industrial sealants and lubricants primarily to the oil and gas storage and distribution industry as well as wood treatment chemicals used primarily to treat utility poles and cross arms. The majority of revenue comes from the United States.
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