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.
LoJack's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was -3.30%.
As of Dec. 2015, LoJack has a Sloan Ratio of -3.30%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
LoJack Sloan Ratio % Historical Data
The historical data trend for LoJack'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.
For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, LoJack'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.
LoJack's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Business Services Industry
For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, LoJack's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where LoJack's Sloan Ratio % falls into.
LoJack 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.
LoJack's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as
LoJack's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2015 was -1.649 (Mar. 2015 ) + 1.188 (Jun. 2015 ) + 1.481 (Sep. 2015 ) + 2.179 (Dec. 2015 ) = $3.2 Mil.
LoJack's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2015 was -2.535 (Mar. 2015 ) + 2.718 (Jun. 2015 ) + 6.897 (Sep. 2015 ) + 2.429 (Dec. 2015 ) = $9.5 Mil.
LoJack's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2015 was -1.404 (Mar. 2015 ) + -0.652 (Jun. 2015 ) + -0.923 (Sep. 2015 ) + -0.756 (Dec. 2015 ) = $-3.7 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.
LoJack (NAS:LOJN) 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. 2015, LoJack has a Sloan Ratio of -3.30%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
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LoJack Corp was organized as a Massachusetts corporation in 1978. The Company is a provider of technology products and services for the tracking and recovery of valuable mobile assets and people at risk of wandering, or people at risk. It also offers fleet telematics solutions designed for monitoring and managing fleets ranging from 5 to 5,000 vehicles. These solutions can be customized to meet the safety, security and protection needs of a wide-range of companies in the world of the connected car. The Company has three business segments: North America, International and All Other. Its North America segment is comprised of its domestic operations, which sell products that operate in 28 states and the District of Columbia in the United States, and its Canadian operations provide recovery products and services in the Provinces of Ontario and Quebec. The International segment sells products and licenses or owns and operates LoJack proprietary vehicle recovery technology in 30 countries and territories throughout Europe, Africa and Latin America and through its wholly owned subsidiary in Italy, LoJack Italia, SRL, or LoJack Italia. The All Other segment includes LoJack SafetyNet Inc., which provides technology for the tracking and rescue of people at risk of wandering, or people at risk, and LoJack SC-Integrity, Inc., which provides technology for the tracking and recovery of valuable cargo and business information. The Company's LoJack Stolen Vehicle Recovery System is based on very high frequency technology. In the United States, the LoJack System is comprised of three components: a Registration System, which it maintains and operates; Sector Activation System and Vehicle Tracking Units referred to as the Law Enforcement Components, each of which is maintained by the Company and operated by law enforcement officials; and a LoJack Unit, which is installed in customers' vehicles or equipment. The Company's LoJack Unit consists of a VHF transponder with a hidden antenna; microprocessor and power supply and contains a set of secret codes unique to the LoJack Unit. The LoJack Early Warning is sold as an optional component of the LoJack System, provides early notification to a vehicle or motorcycle owner in the event of operation by an unauthorized user; and consists of a uniquely coded key pass and a motion sensor that works with the LoJack Unit to monitor vehicle movement and detect the presence of the registered owner's key pass. LoJack for Construction Equipment is designed for installation on heavy equipment. LoJack for Motorcycles is designed specifically for installation in on road motorcycles. It also offers warranty products such as LoJack Extended Limited Recovery Warranty, LoJack Guarantee Plus 5000 and LoJack Protection Plus 5000. The LoJack Fleet Management system is comprised of a GPS-based location device; a Software as a Service based application used for tracking, monitoring and reporting from desktop browser to smartpho
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