Chester Bancorp (Chester Bancorp) Sloan Ratio % : 3.13% (As of Mar. 2003)

Chester Bancorp Sloan Ratio % Chart

Chester Bancorp Quarterly Data
	Jun98	Sep98	Dec98	Mar99	Jun99	Sep99	Dec99	Mar00	Jun00	Sep00	Dec00	Mar01	Jun01	Sep01	Dec01	Mar02	Jun02	Sep02	Dec02	Mar03
Sloan Ratio %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-0.34	-15.41	-5.79	-6.06	3.13

Competitive Comparison of Chester Bancorp's Sloan Ratio %

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Chester Bancorp's Sloan Ratio %, along with its competitors' market caps and Sloan Ratio % data, can be viewed below:

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Chester Bancorp's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Banks Industry

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Chester Bancorp 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.

Chester Bancorp's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2002 is calculated as

Chester Bancorp's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2003 is calculated as

Chester Bancorp's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2003 was 0.241 (Jun. 2002 ) + 0.161 (Sep. 2002 ) + 0.356 (Dec. 2002 ) + 0.122 (Mar. 2003 ) = $0.88 Mil.
Chester Bancorp's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2003 was 0.178 (Jun. 2002 ) + 0.528 (Sep. 2002 ) + -0.585 (Dec. 2002 ) + 0.229 (Mar. 2003 ) = $0.35 Mil.
Chester Bancorp's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2003 was 7.225 (Jun. 2002 ) + 6.385 (Sep. 2002 ) + -1.273 (Dec. 2002 ) + -15.309 (Mar. 2003 ) = $-2.97 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.

Chester Bancorp  (OTCPK:CNBA) 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 Mar. 2003, Chester Bancorp has a Sloan Ratio of 3.13%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.

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