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.
Progress Software's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was -8.97%.
As of Feb. 2024, Progress Software has a Sloan Ratio of -8.97%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
Progress Software Sloan Ratio % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Progress Software'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 Progress Software's Sloan Ratio %
For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Progress Software'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.
Progress Software's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Software Industry
For the Software industry and Technology sector, Progress Software's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Progress Software's Sloan Ratio % falls into.
Progress Software 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.
Progress Software's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as
Progress Software's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 was 12.09 (May. 2023 ) + 19.098 (Aug. 2023 ) + 15.335 (Nov. 2023 ) + 22.639 (Feb. 2024 ) = $69.2 Mil.
Progress Software's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 was 47.951 (May. 2023 ) + 46.041 (Aug. 2023 ) + 33.161 (Nov. 2023 ) + 70.504 (Feb. 2024 ) = $197.7 Mil.
Progress Software's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 was 13.441 (May. 2023 ) + -0.366 (Aug. 2023 ) + -2.389 (Nov. 2023 ) + -0.309 (Feb. 2024 ) = $10.4 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.
Progress Software (NAS:PRGS) 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 Feb. 2024, Progress Software has a Sloan Ratio of -8.97%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
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Progress Software (Progress Software) Business Description
Progress Software Corporation is a provider of cloud-based security solutions to large- and mid-sized organizations in a wide range of industries. Its product includes OpenEdge; Chef; Developer Tools; Kemp LoadMaster; MOVEit; DataDirect; WhatsUp Gold; Sitefinity; Flowmon and Corticon. The company derives revenue from perpetual licenses to its products, but some products also use term licensing models. Its cloud-based offerings use a subscription-based model. A majority of the firm's revenue is generated in the United States and also has a presence in Canada, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), Latin America, and Asia Pacific.
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