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.
National CineMedia's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 119.68%.
Warning Sign:
When sloan ratio (119.66)% higher than 25% or lower than -25%, earnings are more likely to be made up of accruals.
As of Dec. 2023, National CineMedia has a Sloan Ratio of 119.68%, indicating earnings are more likely to be made up of accruals.
National CineMedia Sloan Ratio % Historical Data
The historical data trend for National CineMedia'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 National CineMedia's Sloan Ratio %
For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, National CineMedia'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.
National CineMedia's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry
For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, National CineMedia's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where National CineMedia's Sloan Ratio % falls into.
National CineMedia 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.
National CineMedia's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as
National CineMedia's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was -45.5 (Mar. 2023 ) + 545.3 (Jun. 2023 ) + 181.8 (Sep. 2023 ) + 23.7 (Dec. 2023 ) = $705.3 Mil.
National CineMedia's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was 10.4 (Mar. 2023 ) + -5.9 (Jun. 2023 ) + -26.8 (Sep. 2023 ) + 15.6 (Dec. 2023 ) = $-6.7 Mil.
National CineMedia's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was -0.7 (Mar. 2023 ) + -0.1 (Jun. 2023 ) + 34.4 (Sep. 2023 ) + -1 (Dec. 2023 ) = $32.6 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.
National CineMedia (NAS:NCMI) 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, National CineMedia has a Sloan Ratio of 119.68%, indicating earnings are more likely to be made up of accruals.
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National CineMedia (National CineMedia) Business Description
National CineMedia Inc is a holding company that operates a digital in-theatre media network across North America. The company displays ads in movie theaters, online, and through mobile video. National CineMedia's most important operation is First Look, its prefeature programming that plays before a movie and related trailers start. The company also operates an online and mobile network in combination with movie theaters that include movie content, trailers, showtimes, and other features. The company derives revenue from the sale of advertising to national, regional and local businesses in Noovie show, cinema advertising and entertainment show seen on movie screens across the U.S.
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