Foster Wheeler AG (FRA:FWI) Sloan Ratio % : 3.73% (As of Sep. 2014)

Foster Wheeler AG Sloan Ratio % Chart

Foster Wheeler AG Annual Data
	Trend	Dec04	Dec05	Dec06	Dec07	Dec08	Dec09	Dec10	Dec11	Dec12	Dec13
Sloan Ratio %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					4.61	1.62	1.99	5.86	-1.32

Foster Wheeler AG Quarterly Data
	Dec09	Mar10	Jun10	Sep10	Dec10	Mar11	Jun11	Sep11	Dec11	Mar12	Jun12	Sep12	Dec12	Mar13	Jun13	Sep13	Dec13	Mar14	Jun14	Sep14
Sloan Ratio %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															5.19	-1.20	-2.37	-0.25	3.73

Competitive Comparison of Foster Wheeler AG's Sloan Ratio %

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Foster Wheeler AG's Sloan Ratio %, along with its competitors' market caps and Sloan Ratio % data, can be viewed below:

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Foster Wheeler AG's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Foster Wheeler AG's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:

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Foster Wheeler AG 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.

Foster Wheeler AG's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Foster Wheeler AG's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 is calculated as

Foster Wheeler AG's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2014 was -27.135 (Dec. 2013 ) + 12.339 (Mar. 2014 ) + 62.997 (Jun. 2014 ) + 19.741 (Sep. 2014 ) = €68 Mil.
Foster Wheeler AG's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2014 was 57.176 (Dec. 2013 ) + -31.577 (Mar. 2014 ) + 9.265 (Jun. 2014 ) + -15.651 (Sep. 2014 ) = €19 Mil.
Foster Wheeler AG's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2014 was -22.439 (Dec. 2013 ) + 17.046 (Mar. 2014 ) + 5.397 (Jun. 2014 ) + -24.331 (Sep. 2014 ) = €-24 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.

Foster Wheeler AG  (FRA:FWI) 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 Sep. 2014, Foster Wheeler AG has a Sloan Ratio of 3.73%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.

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