Optical Cable (Optical Cable) Sloan Ratio % : -3.94% (As of Jan. 2024)

Optical Cable Sloan Ratio % Chart

Optical Cable Annual Data
	Trend	Oct14	Oct15	Oct16	Oct17	Oct18	Oct19	Oct20	Oct21	Oct22	Oct23
Sloan Ratio %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					-12.06	-6.56	12.36	3.78	2.35

Optical Cable Quarterly Data
	Apr19	Jul19	Oct19	Jan20	Apr20	Jul20	Oct20	Jan21	Apr21	Jul21	Oct21	Jan22	Apr22	Jul22	Oct22	Jan23	Apr23	Jul23	Oct23	Jan24
Sloan Ratio %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															4.87	6.13	8.38	2.35	-3.94

Competitive Comparison of Optical Cable's Sloan Ratio %

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Optical Cable's Sloan Ratio %, along with its competitors' market caps and Sloan Ratio % data, can be viewed below:

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Optical Cable's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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Optical Cable 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.

Optical Cable's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as

Optical Cable's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Optical Cable's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was 2.423 (Apr. 2023 ) + 0.101 (Jul. 2023 ) + -1.267 (Oct. 2023 ) + -1.425 (Jan. 2024 ) = $-0.17 Mil.
Optical Cable's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was -0.863 (Apr. 2023 ) + 0.564 (Jul. 2023 ) + 0.533 (Oct. 2023 ) + -0.261 (Jan. 2024 ) = $-0.03 Mil.
Optical Cable's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was 1.571 (Apr. 2023 ) + 0.115 (Jul. 2023 ) + -0.15 (Oct. 2023 ) + -0.08 (Jan. 2024 ) = $1.46 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.

Optical Cable  (NAS:OCC) 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.

According to How to Beat the Market with the Sloan Ratio:

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 Jan. 2024, Optical Cable has a Sloan Ratio of -3.94%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.

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