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.
Natural Health Trends's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 7.08%.
As of Dec. 2023, Natural Health Trends has a Sloan Ratio of 7.08%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
Natural Health Trends Sloan Ratio % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Natural Health Trends'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 Natural Health Trends's Sloan Ratio %
For the Internet Retail subindustry, Natural Health Trends'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.
Natural Health Trends's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry
For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Natural Health Trends's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Natural Health Trends's Sloan Ratio % falls into.
Natural Health Trends 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.
Natural Health Trends's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as
Natural Health Trends's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.257 (Mar. 2023 ) + -0.219 (Jun. 2023 ) + 0.172 (Sep. 2023 ) + 0.358 (Dec. 2023 ) = $0.57 Mil.
Natural Health Trends's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was -0.696 (Mar. 2023 ) + -2.644 (Jun. 2023 ) + -0.869 (Sep. 2023 ) + -0.069 (Dec. 2023 ) = $-4.28 Mil.
Natural Health Trends's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was -0.007 (Mar. 2023 ) + -0.007 (Jun. 2023 ) + -0.018 (Sep. 2023 ) + -0.014 (Dec. 2023 ) = $-0.05 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.
Natural Health Trends (NAS:NHTC) 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, Natural Health Trends has a Sloan Ratio of 7.08%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
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Natural Health Trends (Natural Health Trends) Business Description
Natural Health Trends Corp is an international direct-selling and e-commerce company. It offers a line of products such as Wellness, Herbal, Beauty, Lifestyle, Home, and Baby. Wellness products include targeted nutrition for joint health, antioxidant support, digestive health, heart health, and vision health. Herbal products include anti-aging and hydrating cleansers, creams, lotions, serums, and toners. Lifestyle products improve the overall quality of life and to support active, physical and healthy lifestyles. Home products are designed to create a clean and natural living environment for the home, and Baby products formulated with gentle ingredients from nature for infants and babies. It generates a majority of its revenue from Hong Kong.
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