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Trinity Industries (Trinity Industries) Sloan Ratio %

: 1.95% (As of Dec. 2023)
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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.

Trinity Industries's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.95%.

As of Dec. 2023, Trinity Industries has a Sloan Ratio of 1.95%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.


Trinity Industries Sloan Ratio % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Trinity Industries'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.

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Trinity Industries Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Sloan Ratio %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.47 -3.06 -8.57 3.82 1.95

Trinity Industries Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Sloan Ratio % Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.82 5.23 2.60 2.23 1.95

Competitive Comparison

For the Railroads subindustry, Trinity Industries'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.


Trinity Industries Sloan Ratio % Distribution

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Trinity Industries's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Trinity Industries's Sloan Ratio % falls into.



Trinity Industries 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.

Trinity Industries's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Sloan Ratio=(Net Income (A: Dec. 2023 )-Cash Flow from Operations (A: Dec. 2023 )
-Cash Flow from Investing (A: Dec. 2023 ))/Total Assets (A: Dec. 2023 )
=(106-295.6
--363)/8906.5
=1.95%

Trinity Industries's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Sloan Ratio=(Net Income (TTM)-Cash Flow from Operations (TTM))
-Cash Flow from Investing (TTM))/Total Assets (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=(106-295.6
--363)/8906.5
=1.95%

Trinity Industries's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.4 (Mar. 2023 ) + 17 (Jun. 2023 ) + 21.8 (Sep. 2023 ) + 62.8 (Dec. 2023 ) = $106 Mil.
Trinity Industries's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was 99.4 (Mar. 2023 ) + 35.5 (Jun. 2023 ) + 72.8 (Sep. 2023 ) + 87.9 (Dec. 2023 ) = $296 Mil.
Trinity Industries's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was -203.1 (Mar. 2023 ) + -89 (Jun. 2023 ) + -24.2 (Sep. 2023 ) + -46.7 (Dec. 2023 ) = $-363 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.


Trinity Industries  (NYSE:TRN) 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 Dec. 2023, Trinity Industries has a Sloan Ratio of 1.95%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.


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Trinity Industries (Trinity Industries) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
14221 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 1100, Dallas, TX, USA, 75254-2957
Trinity Industries Inc. sells and leases railroad products and railcar maintenance services in North America. The company operates under the name TrinityRail in three main segments: railcar leasing and management services, which owns railcars and provides fleet management and administration services; rail products, which builds, sells, and modifies freight and tank railcars and their components; and all other, which sells highway products such as guardrail and other highway barriers. Customers include railroads, leasing companies, and shipping companies in the industries of agriculture, construction, consumer products, energy, and chemicals.
Executives
Eric R Marchetto other: Officer Trinity Rail 14221 N DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75254
Gregory B Mitchell other: Chief Commercial Officer 14221 N DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75254
Scott M Ewing officer: EVP & Chief Legal Officer 14221 N DALLAS PARKWAY SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75254
Jean Savage director 14221 N DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75254
Todd Maclin director P.O. BOX 619100, DALLAS TX 75261
Biesterfeld Robert C Jr director 14701 CHARLSON RD, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55347
Veena M Lakkundi director 3M COMPANY, 3M CENTER, BLDG 220 09 E-02, ST. PAUL MN 55144-1000
Brian D Madison other: President, TILC 14221 N DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75254
Valueact Capital Master Fund, L.p. director, 10 percent owner, other: See Remarks ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING D, 4TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Jason G. Anderson director ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING D, FOURTH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
John L Adams officer: Executive Vice President 2525 STEMMONS FREEWAY, DALLAS TX 75207
Melendy E Lovett director 14221 N DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75254
William P Ainsworth director 510 LAKE COOK ROAD, SUITE 100, DEERFIELD X1 60015
Brandon Boze director, 10 percent owner, other: See Remarks ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING D, 4TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Tyrone Michael Jordan director 8501 NORTH SCOTTSDALE ROAD, SUITE 100, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85253