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.
Dnow's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 7.00%.
As of Dec. 2023, Dnow has a Sloan Ratio of 7.00%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
Dnow Sloan Ratio % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Dnow'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.
For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Dnow'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.
Dnow's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Dnow's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Dnow's Sloan Ratio % falls into.
Dnow 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.
Dnow's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as
Dnow's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was 31 (Mar. 2023 ) + 34 (Jun. 2023 ) + 35 (Sep. 2023 ) + 147 (Dec. 2023 ) = $247 Mil.
Dnow's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was -6 (Mar. 2023 ) + 85 (Jun. 2023 ) + 4 (Sep. 2023 ) + 105 (Dec. 2023 ) = $188 Mil.
Dnow's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was -5 (Mar. 2023 ) + -38 (Jun. 2023 ) + -4 (Sep. 2023 ) + -1 (Dec. 2023 ) = $-48 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.
Dnow (NYSE:DNOW) 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, Dnow has a Sloan Ratio of 7.00%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
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Dnow Inc is a company engaged in worldwide supplying of energy and industrial products and packaged, engineered process and production equipment with a legacy of over one sixty years. They offer a broad set of supply chain solutions combined with a suite of digital solutions branded as DigitalNOW that provide customers world-class technology for digital commerce, data and information management. Its locations provide products and solutions to exploration and production companies, midstream transmission and storage companies, refineries, chemical companies, utilities, mining, municipal water, manufacturers, engineering and construction companies as well as companies operating in the decarbonization, energy transition and renewables end markets.
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