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.
BorgWarner's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was -3.15%.
As of Dec. 2024, BorgWarner has a Sloan Ratio of -3.15%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
BorgWarner Sloan Ratio % Historical Data
The historical data trend for BorgWarner'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 BorgWarner's Sloan Ratio %
For the Auto Parts subindustry, BorgWarner'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.
BorgWarner's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry
For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, BorgWarner's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where BorgWarner's Sloan Ratio % falls into.
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.
BorgWarner's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as
BorgWarner's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was 206 (Mar. 2024 ) + 303 (Jun. 2024 ) + 234 (Sep. 2024 ) + -405 (Dec. 2024 ) = $338 Mil.
BorgWarner's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was -118 (Mar. 2024 ) + 462 (Jun. 2024 ) + 356 (Sep. 2024 ) + 682 (Dec. 2024 ) = $1,382 Mil.
BorgWarner's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was -175 (Mar. 2024 ) + -138 (Jun. 2024 ) + -147 (Sep. 2024 ) + -143 (Dec. 2024 ) = $-603 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.
BorgWarner (NYSE:BWA) 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. 2024, BorgWarner has a Sloan Ratio of -3.15%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
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BorgWarner is a tier one supplier of turbo and thermal management technologies, drivetrain systems, powerdrive systems, and battery and charging systems mostly to automotive original equipment manufacturers. Its products aim to move a vehicle with as few electrons as possible, resulting in cleaner, cost-optimized, and more-efficient vehicles. Foundational products, the combustion vehicle business, contributes more than 80% to group revenue while BorgWarner transitions to becoming an electric vehicle-centric parts supplier (e-business). In 2023, 25% of the company's revenue was sourced from Volkswagen and Ford. Revenue is well diversified geographically, with approximately a third each generated in North America, Europe, and Asia.
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