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.
Italcementi SpA's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2016 was -6.27%.
As of Jun. 2016, Italcementi SpA has a Sloan Ratio of -6.27%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
Italcementi SpA Sloan Ratio % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Italcementi SpA'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.
Competitive Comparison of Italcementi SpA's Sloan Ratio %
For the Building Materials subindustry, Italcementi SpA'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.
Italcementi SpA's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Building Materials Industry
For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Italcementi SpA's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Italcementi SpA's Sloan Ratio % falls into.
Italcementi SpA 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.
Italcementi SpA's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as
Italcementi SpA's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2016 was 45.807 (Jun. 2015 ) + -25.476 (Sep. 2015 ) + -70.502 (Dec. 2015 ) + -346.106 (Jun. 2016 ) = $-396 Mil.
Italcementi SpA's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2016 was 254.567 (Jun. 2015 ) + 37.332 (Sep. 2015 ) + 237.378 (Dec. 2015 ) + -69.085 (Jun. 2016 ) = $460 Mil.
Italcementi SpA's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2016 was -100.276 (Jun. 2015 ) + -45.777 (Sep. 2015 ) + -85.874 (Dec. 2015 ) + -59.002 (Jun. 2016 ) = $-291 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.
Italcementi SpA (OTCPK:ITAMF) 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 Jun. 2016, Italcementi SpA has a Sloan Ratio of -6.27%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
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Italcementi SpA (Italcementi SpA) Business Description
Italcementi SpA was incorporated in 1864. It is a cement manufacturing company. The Company engages in manufacturing and distributing of three main product lines, including cement, aggregates, and ready mixed concrete. The Company's business segments are operations relating to the production and sale of cement and clinker; operations relating to construction materials: ready mixed concrete and aggregates and other operations such as: transport, engineering, e-business and energy. The Company operates its business in Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Gambia, Greece, India, Italy, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Mauritania, Spain, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, and the United States.
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