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.
Assembly Biosciences's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was 67.43%.
Warning Sign:
When sloan ratio (57.63)% higher than 25% or lower than -25%, earnings are more likely to be made up of accruals.
As of Mar. 2026, Assembly Biosciences has a Sloan Ratio of 67.43%, indicating earnings are more likely to be made up of accruals.
Assembly Biosciences (NAS:ASMB) 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 Mar. 2026, Assembly Biosciences has a Sloan Ratio of 67.43%, indicating earnings are more likely to be made up of accruals.
Assembly Biosciences Sloan Ratio % Related Terms
Assembly Biosciences Sloan Ratio % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Assembly Biosciences'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.
ASMB vs CTNM, PRTA, RGNX: Sloan Ratio % Comparison
For the Biotechnology subindustry, Assembly Biosciences'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.
Assembly Biosciences Sloan Ratio % vs Biotechnology Industry
For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Assembly Biosciences's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Assembly Biosciences's Sloan Ratio % falls into.
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.
Assembly Biosciences's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as
Assembly Biosciences's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was -10.198 (Jun. 2025 ) + -9.196 (Sep. 2025 ) + 22.09 (Dec. 2025 ) + -9.079 (Mar. 2026 ) = $-6.38 Mil.
Assembly Biosciences's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was -16.758 (Jun. 2025 ) + -15.133 (Sep. 2025 ) + 14.237 (Dec. 2025 ) + -22.097 (Mar. 2026 ) = $-39.75 Mil.
Assembly Biosciences's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was 16.994 (Jun. 2025 ) + -158.271 (Sep. 2025 ) + 21.223 (Dec. 2025 ) + -5.382 (Mar. 2026 ) = $-125.44 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.
Assembly Biosciences (ASMB) has a Sloan Ratio % of 67.43% as of Mar. 2026. Sloan ratio measures earnings quality based on the amount of accruals. View historical data on Assembly Biosciences and its competitors.
Is Assembly Biosciences' Sloan Ratio % too high?
Assembly Biosciences' current Sloan Ratio % is 67.43%. Overall, Assembly Biosciences has a GF Score™ of 31/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Assembly Biosciences' Sloan Ratio % compare to CTNM and PRTA?
Assembly Biosciences' Sloan Ratio % of 67.43% can be compared against companies in the Biotechnology industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Sloan Ratio % for a Biotechnology company?
A good Sloan Ratio % depends on the Biotechnology industry context. However, Sloan Ratio % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Sloan Ratio % mean?
A high Sloan Ratio % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Sloan ratio measures earnings quality based on the amount of accruals. View historical data on Assembly Biosciences and its competitors. Assembly Biosciences's current Sloan Ratio % is 67.43%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Assembly Biosciences stock overvalued right now?
Assembly Biosciences (ASMB) has a current Sloan Ratio % of 67.43%. The current Sloan Ratio % is 67.43%. Assembly Biosciences' overall GF Score™ is 31/100 with 3 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Sloan Ratio % calculated?
Sloan Ratio % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Assembly Biosciences (ASMB), the current Sloan Ratio % is 67.43% as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Assembly Biosciences Inc is a clinical-stage biotechnology company. The Company's pipeline includes multiple clinical-stage investigational therapies, including: (1) two long-acting helicase-primase inhibitors (HPI) for the treatment of recurrent genital herpes; (2) an orally bioavailable hepatitis delta virus entry inhibitor; and (3) a potent next-generation capsid assembly modulator designed to disrupt the replication cycle of hepatitis B virus (HBV) at several key points. The Company's pipeline also includes a novel, oral broad-spectrum non-nucleoside polymerase inhibitor (NNPI) for the treatment of transplant-related herpesviruses.
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