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.
Exxon Mobil's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -0.02%.
As of Dec. 2023, Exxon Mobil has a Sloan Ratio of -0.02%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
Exxon Mobil Sloan Ratio % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Exxon Mobil'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 Exxon Mobil's Sloan Ratio %
For the Oil & Gas Integrated subindustry, Exxon Mobil'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.
Exxon Mobil's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry
For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Exxon Mobil's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Exxon Mobil's Sloan Ratio % falls into.
Exxon Mobil 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.
Exxon Mobil's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as
Exxon Mobil's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was 11430 (Mar. 2023 ) + 7880 (Jun. 2023 ) + 9070 (Sep. 2023 ) + 7630 (Dec. 2023 ) = $36,010 Mil.
Exxon Mobil's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was 16341 (Mar. 2023 ) + 9383 (Jun. 2023 ) + 15963 (Sep. 2023 ) + 13682 (Dec. 2023 ) = $55,369 Mil.
Exxon Mobil's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was -4925 (Mar. 2023 ) + -4356 (Jun. 2023 ) + -4279 (Sep. 2023 ) + -5714 (Dec. 2023 ) = $-19,274 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.
Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) 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, Exxon Mobil has a Sloan Ratio of -0.02%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
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ExxonMobil is an integrated oil and gas company that explores for, produces, and refines oil around the world. In 2022, it produced 2.4 million barrels of liquids and 8.3 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day. At the end of 2022, reserves were 17.7 billion barrels of oil equivalent, 65% of which were liquids. The company is the world's largest refiner with a total global refining capacity of 4.6 million barrels of oil per day and is one of the world's largest manufacturers of commodity and specialty chemicals.
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