RLBY (Reliability) Sloan Ratio %: 0.00% (As of Mar. 2026)

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What is Reliability Sloan Ratio %?

Reliability RLBY +21.43% Sloan Ratio % is 0.00% as of Mar. 2026. The stock has 8 warning signs investors should review.

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.

Reliability's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was 0.00%.

Warning Sign:

When sloan ratio (-29.02)% higher than 25% or lower than -25%, earnings are more likely to be made up of accruals.

As of Mar. 2026, Reliability has a Sloan Ratio of 0.00%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.


Reliability  (OTCPK:RLBY) 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 Mar. 2026, Reliability has a Sloan Ratio of 0.00%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.


Reliability Sloan Ratio % Related Terms


Reliability Sloan Ratio % Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Reliability'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.

Reliability Sloan Ratio % Chart

Reliability Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Sloan Ratio %
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Reliability Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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RLBY vs IPDN, GXXM, GLXG: Sloan Ratio % Comparison

For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, Reliability'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.


Reliability Sloan Ratio % vs Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Reliability's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Reliability's Sloan Ratio % falls into.



Reliability 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.

Reliability's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Sloan Ratio=(Net Income (A: Dec. 2025 )-Cash Flow from Operations (A: Dec. 2025 )
-Cash Flow from Investing (A: Dec. 2025 ))/Total Assets (A: Dec. 2025 )
=(-0.664-1.914
--0.011)/8.845
=-29.02%

Reliability's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as

Sloan Ratio=(Net Income (TTM)-Cash Flow from Operations (TTM))
-Cash Flow from Investing (TTM))/Total Assets (Q: Mar. 2026 )
=(-0.449-0.45
--0.012)/9.831
=-9.02%

Reliability's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was -0.205 (Jun. 2025 ) + -0.203 (Sep. 2025 ) + 0.078 (Dec. 2025 ) + -0.119 (Mar. 2026 ) = $-0.45 Mil.
Reliability's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was 0.316 (Jun. 2025 ) + 0.647 (Sep. 2025 ) + -0.008 (Dec. 2025 ) + -0.505 (Mar. 2026 ) = $0.45 Mil.
Reliability's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was -0.012 (Jun. 2025 ) + 0 (Sep. 2025 ) + 0 (Dec. 2025 ) + 0 (Mar. 2026 ) = $-0.01 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.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Sloan Ratio % →
What does a Sloan Ratio % of 0.00% mean?
Reliability (RLBY) has a Sloan Ratio % of 0.00% as of Mar. 2026. Sloan ratio measures earnings quality based on the amount of accruals. View historical data on Reliability and its competitors.
Is Reliability's Sloan Ratio % too high?
Reliability's current Sloan Ratio % is 0.00%.
How does Reliability's Sloan Ratio % compare to IPDN and GXXM?
Reliability's Sloan Ratio % of 0.00% can be compared against companies in the Business Services 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 Business Services company?
A good Sloan Ratio % depends on the Business Services 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 Reliability and its competitors. Reliability's current Sloan Ratio % is 0.00%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Reliability stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Reliability (RLBY) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $0.04, compared to a current price of $0.09 — trading 112.5% above its estimated fair value. The current Sloan Ratio % is 0.00%. 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 Reliability (RLBY), the current Sloan Ratio % is 0.00% 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.

Reliability Business Description

Address 12124 Skylark Road, Clarksburg, MD, USA, 20871
Reliability Inc provides workforce solutions consisting of Employer of Record (EOR) services, Staffing Solutions, Managed Services, and Video Production Services. The company serves clients across diverse industries, including media, financial services, healthcare, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, energy, and education, both domestically and internationally. Its segments include EOR, Staffing Solutions, Direct Hire, and Video and Multimedia Production. The EOR segment provides media field talent to a host of large corporate customers in various states. It also offers temporary staffing solutions, including On-Demand or Short-Term Staffing, Contract Staffing, and On-Site Management Administration.