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Nortel Inversora (BUE:NORT6) Sloan Ratio % : -0.76% (As of Sep. 2017)


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What is Nortel Inversora Sloan Ratio %?

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.

Nortel Inversora's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 was -0.76%.

As of Sep. 2017, Nortel Inversora has a Sloan Ratio of -0.76%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.


Nortel Inversora Sloan Ratio % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nortel Inversora's Sloan Ratio % can be seen below:

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* 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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Nortel Inversora Sloan Ratio % Chart

Nortel Inversora Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16
Sloan Ratio %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.91 -5.98 21.66 12.26 4.59

Nortel Inversora Quarterly Data
Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17
Sloan Ratio % Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 6.35 4.59 5.19 -0.66 -0.76

Competitive Comparison of Nortel Inversora's Sloan Ratio %

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Nortel Inversora's Sloan Ratio %, along with its competitors' market caps and Sloan Ratio % data, can be viewed below:

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Nortel Inversora's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Nortel Inversora's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:

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Nortel Inversora 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.

Nortel Inversora's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as

Sloan Ratio=(Net Income (A: Dec. 2016 )-Cash Flow from Operations (A: Dec. 2016 )
-Cash Flow from Investing (A: Dec. 2016 ))/Total Assets (A: Dec. 2016 )
=(2192-11330
--11340)/47974
=4.59%

Nortel Inversora's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 is calculated as

Sloan Ratio=(Net Income (TTM)-Cash Flow from Operations (TTM))
-Cash Flow from Investing (TTM))/Total Assets (Q: Sep. 2017 )
=(3947-20547
--16161)/58074
=-0.76%

Nortel Inversora's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2017 was 830 (Dec. 2016 ) + 1081 (Mar. 2017 ) + 916 (Jun. 2017 ) + 1120 (Sep. 2017 ) = ARS3,947 Mil.
Nortel Inversora's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2017 was 5002 (Dec. 2016 ) + 5563 (Mar. 2017 ) + 5225 (Jun. 2017 ) + 4757 (Sep. 2017 ) = ARS20,547 Mil.
Nortel Inversora's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2017 was -4367 (Dec. 2016 ) + -5150 (Mar. 2017 ) + -2766 (Jun. 2017 ) + -3878 (Sep. 2017 ) = ARS-16,161 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.


Nortel Inversora  (BUE:NORT6) 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 Sep. 2017, Nortel Inversora has a Sloan Ratio of -0.76%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.


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Nortel Inversora (BUE:NORT6) Business Description

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Nortel Inversora SA is a holding company. The company provides fixed-line public telecommunications services and basic telephone services. Nortel operates through the following segments: Fixed Services; Personal Mobile Services; and Nucleo Mobile Services. The Fixed Services division provides a local area, national long-distance and international communications, supplementary services, data transmission, internet services, IT solution outsourcing and sales of equipment. Personal Mobile Services and Nucleo Mobile Services division offerings include voice communications, high-speed mobile internet content and applications download, multimedia messaging services, among others; and sale of mobile communication devices.

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