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Electronic Control Security (Electronic Control Security) Sloan Ratio % : 0.00% (As of Mar. 2014)


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What is Electronic Control Security 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.

Electronic Control Security's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2014 was 0.00%.

As of Mar. 2014, Electronic Control Security has a Sloan Ratio of 0.00%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.


Electronic Control Security Sloan Ratio % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Electronic Control Security'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.

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Electronic Control Security Sloan Ratio % Chart

Electronic Control Security Annual Data
Trend Jun04 Jun05 Jun06 Jun07 Jun08 Jun09 Jun10 Jun11 Jun12 Jun13
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Electronic Control Security Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Electronic Control Security's Sloan Ratio %

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, Electronic Control Security's Sloan Ratio %, along with its competitors' market caps and Sloan Ratio % data, can be viewed below:

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Electronic Control Security's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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Electronic Control Security 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.

Electronic Control Security's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2013 is calculated as

Sloan Ratio=(Net Income (A: Jun. 2013 )-Cash Flow from Operations (A: Jun. 2013 )
-Cash Flow from Investing (A: Jun. 2013 ))/Total Assets (A: Jun. 2013 )
=(-1.221--0.449
--0.009)/4.334
=-17.60%

Electronic Control Security's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2014 is calculated as

Sloan Ratio=(Net Income (TTM)-Cash Flow from Operations (TTM))
-Cash Flow from Investing (TTM))/Total Assets (Q: Mar. 2014 )
=(-1.446--0.681
-0)/4.365
=-17.53%

Electronic Control Security's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2014 was -0.755 (Jun. 2013 ) + -0.164 (Sep. 2013 ) + -0.271 (Dec. 2013 ) + -0.256 (Mar. 2014 ) = $-1.45 Mil.
Electronic Control Security's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2014 was -0.246 (Jun. 2013 ) + -0.114 (Sep. 2013 ) + -0.179 (Dec. 2013 ) + -0.142 (Mar. 2014 ) = $-0.68 Mil.
Electronic Control Security's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2014 was 0 (Jun. 2013 ) + 0 (Sep. 2013 ) + 0 (Dec. 2013 ) + 0 (Mar. 2014 ) = $0.00 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.


Electronic Control Security  (OTCPK:EKCS) 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. 2014, Electronic Control Security has a Sloan Ratio of 0.00%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.


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Electronic Control Security (Electronic Control Security) Business Description

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Address
790 Bloomfield Avenue, Building C-1, Clifton, NJ, USA, 07012
Electronic Control Security Inc is a single source security technology provider. It designs, manufactures, and supplies standalone and fully integrated state-of-the-art entry control and perimeter intrusion detection systems for the Department of Defense, Department of Energy, nuclear power stations, and various international customers. ECSI designs and interfaces commercial-off-the-shelf hardware, offering systems that are cost-effective and flexible to achieve a secure and normal environment for a facility. Its products are Advanced Radar Technologies; Water Infrastructure Sensing Equipment; Flight Line Security and Others.
Executives
Stephen Rossetti director 5408 DUVALL DR, BETHESDA MD 20816-1872
Gordon E Fornell director
Norman J Barta director C/O NEPHROS, INC., 3960 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10032

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