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The Pegasus (The Pegasus) Sloan Ratio % : -7.77% (As of Sep. 2006)


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What is The Pegasus 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.

The Pegasus's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2006 was -7.77%.

As of Sep. 2006, The Pegasus has a Sloan Ratio of -7.77%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.


The Pegasus Sloan Ratio % Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Pegasus'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.

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The Pegasus Sloan Ratio % Chart

The Pegasus Annual Data
Trend Dec96 Dec97 Dec98 Dec99 Dec00 Dec01 Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05
Sloan Ratio %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.43 -8.67 -6.86 -239.18 204.60

The Pegasus Quarterly Data
Dec01 Mar02 Jun02 Sep02 Dec02 Mar03 Jun03 Sep03 Dec03 Mar04 Jun04 Sep04 Dec04 Mar05 Jun05 Sep05 Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06
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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 201.01 204.60 233.36 -1.69 -7.77

Competitive Comparison of The Pegasus's Sloan Ratio %

For the Broadcasting subindustry, The Pegasus'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.


The Pegasus's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, The Pegasus's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:

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The Pegasus 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.

The Pegasus's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2005 is calculated as

Sloan Ratio=(Net Income (A: Dec. 2005 )-Cash Flow from Operations (A: Dec. 2005 )
-Cash Flow from Investing (A: Dec. 2005 ))/Total Assets (A: Dec. 2005 )
=(385.406--12.22
-12.634)/188.172
=204.60%

The Pegasus's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2006 is calculated as

Sloan Ratio=(Net Income (TTM)-Cash Flow from Operations (TTM))
-Cash Flow from Investing (TTM))/Total Assets (Q: Sep. 2006 )
=(-35.362--14.186
--8.424)/164.079
=-7.77%

The Pegasus's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2006 was -8.031 (Dec. 2005 ) + -8.364 (Mar. 2006 ) + -10.028 (Jun. 2006 ) + -8.939 (Sep. 2006 ) = $-35.36 Mil.
The Pegasus's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2006 was -1.701 (Dec. 2005 ) + -3.611 (Mar. 2006 ) + -4.616 (Jun. 2006 ) + -4.258 (Sep. 2006 ) = $-14.19 Mil.
The Pegasus's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2006 was -0.199 (Dec. 2005 ) + -11.668 (Mar. 2006 ) + 3.293 (Jun. 2006 ) + 0.15 (Sep. 2006 ) = $-8.42 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.


The Pegasus  (OTCPK:PEGX) 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 Sep. 2006, The Pegasus has a Sloan Ratio of -7.77%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.


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The Pegasus (The Pegasus) Business Description

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Address
225 City Line Avenue, Suite 100, Bala Cynwyd, PA, USA, 19004
The Pegasus Companies Inc is the holding company for a variety of satellite and media companies. The company previously operated as an independent provider of DIRECTV to more than 1.1 million subscribers but went into bankruptcy following the termination of the relationship. The company primarily owns and operates six broadcast TV stations and operates three others. These stations serve markets in Tennessee, Florida, Pennsylvania, and Maine.
Executives
Peninsula Investment Partners, L.p. 10 percent owner 404B EAST MAIN STREET, 2ND FLOOR, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22902
Peninsula Capital Advisors Llc 10 percent owner 404B EAST MAIN STREET, 2ND FLOOR, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22902
James Mcentee director CIRA CENTRE, 2929 ARCH STREET, 17TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19104-2870
Ronald B Stark officer: Principal Accounting Officer C/O NRG ENERGY, INC., 211 CARNEGIE CENTER, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Par Capital Management Inc 10 percent owner 200 CLARENDON STREET, FL 48, BOSTON MA 02116
Pegasus Capital Llc 10 percent owner C/O PEGASUS CAPITAL ADVISORS, L.P., 750 EAST MAIN STREET, SUITE 600, STAMFORD CT 06902

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