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.
International Minerals's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 was -0.83%.
As of Sep. 2013, International Minerals has a Sloan Ratio of -0.83%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
International Minerals 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 International Minerals's Sloan Ratio %
For the Gold subindustry, International Minerals'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.
International Minerals's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry
For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, International Minerals's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where International Minerals's Sloan Ratio % falls into.
International Minerals 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.
International Minerals's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2013 is calculated as
International Minerals's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2013 was -7.758 (Dec. 2012 ) + -3.654 (Mar. 2013 ) + -4.474 (Jun. 2013 ) + 0.533 (Sep. 2013 ) = €-15.35 Mil.
International Minerals's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2013 was 1.26 (Dec. 2012 ) + -1.792 (Mar. 2013 ) + 1.386 (Jun. 2013 ) + -4.282 (Sep. 2013 ) = €-3.43 Mil.
International Minerals's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2013 was -8.44 (Dec. 2012 ) + -2.617 (Mar. 2013 ) + 1.956 (Jun. 2013 ) + -0.751 (Sep. 2013 ) = €-9.85 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.
International Minerals (FRA:MIW) 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. 2013, International Minerals has a Sloan Ratio of -0.83%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
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International Minerals (FRA:MIW) Business Description
International Minerals Corporation is a Canadian mineral resource company engaged, indirectly through its subsidiaries and investee companies, in the exploration, development and exploitation of gold and silver deposits in the northern Andes of South America (Peru and Ecuador) and in the state of Nevada, U.S.A. The Company has identified proven and probable reserves at its Pallancata, Inmaculada, Rio Blanco and Goldfield properties and is currently developing or may proceed to develop these reserves.
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