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China Literature (HKSE:00772) Sloan Ratio % : 13.19% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is China Literature 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.

China Literature's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 13.19%.

As of Dec. 2023, China Literature has a Sloan Ratio of 13.19%, indicating there is a warning stage of accrual build up.


China Literature Sloan Ratio % Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Literature's Sloan Ratio % can be seen below:

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China Literature Sloan Ratio % Chart

China Literature Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Sloan Ratio %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.13 -6.59 -0.89 -6.58 13.19

China Literature Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Sloan Ratio % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.85 0.14 -6.71 5.42 13.19

Competitive Comparison of China Literature's Sloan Ratio %

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China Literature's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

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China Literature 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.

China Literature's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Sloan Ratio=(Net Income (A: Dec. 2023 )-Cash Flow from Operations (A: Dec. 2023 )
-Cash Flow from Investing (A: Dec. 2023 ))/Total Assets (A: Dec. 2023 )
=(880.36-1237.595
--3702.483)/25363.042
=13.19%

China Literature's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Sloan Ratio=(Net Income (TTM)-Cash Flow from Operations (TTM))
-Cash Flow from Investing (TTM))/Total Assets (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=(880.36-1237.597
--3702.487)/25363.042
=13.19%

For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest two semi-annual data as the TTM data. China Literature's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was 412.005 (Jun. 2023 ) + 468.355 (Dec. 2023 ) = HK$880 Mil.
China Literature's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was 673.373 (Jun. 2023 ) + 564.224 (Dec. 2023 ) = HK$1,238 Mil.
China Literature's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was -2605.979 (Jun. 2023 ) + -1096.508 (Dec. 2023 ) = HK$-3,702 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.


China Literature  (HKSE:00772) 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 Dec. 2023, China Literature has a Sloan Ratio of 13.19%, indicating there is a warning stage of accrual build up.


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China Literature (HKSE:00772) Business Description

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No. 5169 Binjiang Avenue, N3 Lujiazui Binjiang Center, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, CHN, 200135
China Literature Ltd is an investment holding company. The company along with its subsidiaries provides online reading services, copyright commercialization, writer cultivation and brokerage, and operation of text work reading. It generates its revenue from Online reading through self-owned platform products. it operates in two segments: Online business and Intellectual property operations and others. The Online business segment that derives the majority of revenue comprises online paid reading, online advertising, and game publishing. The Intellectual property operations and others segment includes licensing and distribution of film and television properties, copyrights licensing, sales of adaptation rights and scripts, sales of physical books, in-house online games operations.

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