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.
California Style Palms's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2006 was -438.26%.
As of Sep. 2006, California Style Palms has a Sloan Ratio of -438.26%, indicating earnings are more likely to be made up of accruals.
California Style Palms Sloan Ratio % Historical Data
* 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 California Style Palms's Sloan Ratio %
For the Farm Products subindustry, California Style Palms'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.
California Style Palms's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, California Style Palms's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where California Style Palms's Sloan Ratio % falls into.
California Style Palms 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.
California Style Palms's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2005 is calculated as
California Style Palms's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2006 was -3.881 (Dec. 2005 ) + -5.482 (Mar. 2006 ) + -3.134 (Jun. 2006 ) + -4.512 (Sep. 2006 ) = $-17.01 Mil.
California Style Palms's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2006 was 0.007 (Dec. 2005 ) + -2.215 (Mar. 2006 ) + -0.732 (Jun. 2006 ) + -0.032 (Sep. 2006 ) = $-2.97 Mil.
California Style Palms's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2006 was -0.094 (Dec. 2005 ) + -0.013 (Mar. 2006 ) + -0.002 (Jun. 2006 ) + -0.009 (Sep. 2006 ) = $-0.12 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.
California Style Palms (OTCPK:CFPI) 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 Sep. 2006, California Style Palms has a Sloan Ratio of -438.26%, indicating earnings are more likely to be made up of accruals.
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California Style Palms (California Style Palms) Business Description
California Style Palms Inc is engaged in selling and installation of decorative palm trees. It owns and operates the assets, with the exception of the real estate, of Gregory Palm Farms, LLC, a fourth-generation farmers company who live to grow its own products. The company owns and operates two farms in California, and have set up central location in Orange, Orange County. It derives revenues primarily from the sale and installation of decorative palm trees.
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