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.
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Competitive Comparison of Merrimack Pharmaceuticals's Sloan Ratio %
For the Biotechnology subindustry, Merrimack Pharmaceuticals's Sloan Ratio %, along with its competitors' market caps and Sloan Ratio % data, can be viewed below:
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Merrimack Pharmaceuticals's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry
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Merrimack Pharmaceuticals 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.
Merrimack Pharmaceuticals's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as
Merrimack Pharmaceuticals's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was -0.271 (Mar. 2023 ) + -0.391 (Jun. 2023 ) + -0.279 (Sep. 2023 ) + -0.24 (Dec. 2023 ) = $-1.18 Mil.
Merrimack Pharmaceuticals's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was -0.356 (Mar. 2023 ) + -0.668 (Jun. 2023 ) + -0.203 (Sep. 2023 ) + -0.295 (Dec. 2023 ) = $-1.52 Mil.
Merrimack Pharmaceuticals's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.139 (Mar. 2023 ) + -8.811 (Jun. 2023 ) + -3.845 (Sep. 2023 ) + 0.068 (Dec. 2023 ) = $-12.45 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.
Merrimack Pharmaceuticals (NAS:MACK) 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, Merrimack Pharmaceuticals has a Sloan Ratio of 66.66%, indicating earnings are more likely to be made up of accruals.
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Merrimack Pharmaceuticals (Merrimack Pharmaceuticals) Business Description
Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc is a biotechnology company that discovers, develops, and commercializes innovative medicines that consist of novel therapeutics paired with diagnostics to treat cancer. The company's core approach to systems biology is to apply multidisciplinary capabilities to build functional and predictive computational models of biological systems, such as cell signaling networks. Merrimack also enters into third-party agreements to further process and commercialize its products.
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