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.
NetSuite's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was -16.63%.
As of Sep. 2016, NetSuite has a Sloan Ratio of -16.63%, indicating there is a warning stage of accrual build up.
NetSuite Sloan Ratio % Historical Data
The historical data trend for NetSuite'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 NetSuite's Sloan Ratio %
For the Software - Application subindustry, NetSuite'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.
NetSuite's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Software Industry
For the Software industry and Technology sector, NetSuite's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where NetSuite's Sloan Ratio % falls into.
NetSuite 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.
NetSuite's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as
NetSuite's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2016 was -32.403 (Dec. 2015 ) + -29.745 (Mar. 2016 ) + -37.743 (Jun. 2016 ) + -34.144 (Sep. 2016 ) = $-134.0 Mil.
NetSuite's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2016 was 21.054 (Dec. 2015 ) + 31.314 (Mar. 2016 ) + 36.653 (Jun. 2016 ) + 62.022 (Sep. 2016 ) = $151.0 Mil.
NetSuite's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2016 was -15.654 (Dec. 2015 ) + -12.646 (Mar. 2016 ) + -36.171 (Jun. 2016 ) + -15.596 (Sep. 2016 ) = $-80.1 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.
NetSuite (NYSE:N) 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 Sep. 2016, NetSuite has a Sloan Ratio of -16.63%, indicating there is a warning stage of accrual build up.
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NetSuite Inc was incorporated in California in September 1998 and reincorporated in Delaware in November 2007. The Company is engaged in providing cloud-based financials / Enterprise Resource Planning and omnichannel commerce software suites. It also offers suite of applications, including financial management, Customer Relationship Management, Ecommerce and retail management, Professional Services Automation and Human Capital Management that enable companies to manage its business operations. The Company's offerings include NetSuite, designed to provide business management capabilities; NetSuite, OneWorld and NetSuite CRM+ are designed for use by types of businesses; and NetSuite OpenAir is designed for use by professional services businesses. The Company's NetSuite applications are served to medium-sized businesses and divisions of companies provides a single platform for financials/ERP, CRM, PSA and Ecommerce capabilities. Its NetSuite OneWorld software is offered to companies operating in multinational and multi-subsidiary environment. NetSuite OneWorld allows users to utilize its single platform for financials/ERP, CRM, PSA and Ecommerce capabilities in multi-currency environments across multiple subsidiaries and legal entities. Its NetSuite CRM+ is offered to medium-sized business customers. This application provides traditional sales force automation, marketing automation, and customer support and service management functionality. NetSuite OpenAir PSA solution is used by professional services organizations. SuiteCommerce solution is built for retail and B2B businesses. SuiteCommerce enables businesses to move from standalone transactional channels such as online, in-store or telephone to an integrated commerce solution that puts the customer at the center of every experience. NetSuite POS is a point-of-sale solution that is used by retail businesses to deliver customer experience at the point of sale and turn today's shopper into tomorrow's loyal customer. TribeHR is a full suite of HCM functionality necessary to recruit, manage and reward employees. Add-On Modules offers integrated suite. SuiteCloud is a technology platform that allows customers, partners and developers to tailor and extend suite to meet specific company, vertical and industry requirements for personalization, business processes and practices. The Company's software allows businesses to automate operations, streamline processes and access real-time business information. It also offer customer support and professional services related to implementing and supporting its applications. It delivers its suite over the Internet as a subscription service using the software-as-a-service model. It also offers industry-specific configurations for use by wholesale/distribution, manufacturing, retail, nonprofit, services and software companies. The Company conducts its business in Canada, Europe, Asia, Australia and Uruguay. The Company competes with financials/ERP, C
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