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.
Target's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 was -0.17%.
As of Oct. 2024, Target has a Sloan Ratio of -0.17%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
Target Sloan Ratio % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Target'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.
For the Discount Stores subindustry, Target'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.
Target's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry
For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Target's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Target's Sloan Ratio % falls into.
Target 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.
Target's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as
Target's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2024 was 23737.508 (Jan. 2024 ) + 16074.476 (Apr. 2024 ) + 22168.22 (Jul. 2024 ) + 17106.816 (Oct. 2024 ) = MXN79,087 Mil.
Target's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2024 was 56492.522 (Jan. 2024 ) + 18787.684 (Apr. 2024 ) + 41621.205 (Jul. 2024 ) + 14803.205 (Oct. 2024 ) = MXN131,705 Mil.
Target's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2024 was -14599.77 (Jan. 2024 ) + -11450.078 (Apr. 2024 ) + -11790.815 (Jul. 2024 ) + -12760.002 (Oct. 2024 ) = MXN-50,601 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.
Target (MEX:TGT) 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 Oct. 2024, Target has a Sloan Ratio of -0.17%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
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Target serves as the nation's seventh-largest retailer, with its strategy predicated on delivering a gratifying in-store shopping experience and a wide product assortment of trendy apparel, home goods, and household essentials at competitive prices. Target's upscale and stylish image began to carry national merit in the 1990s—a decade in which the brand saw its top line grow threefold to almost $30 billion—and has since cemented itself as a leading US retailer.Today, Target operates over 1,950 stores in the United States, generates over $100 billion in sales, and fulfills over 2 billion customer orders annually. The firm's vast footprint is typically concentrated in urban and suburban markets as the firm seeks to attract a more affluent consumer base.
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