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SOEN (Solar Enertech) Sloan Ratio % : -58.65% (As of Dec. 2011)


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What is Solar Enertech 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.

Solar Enertech's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2011 was -58.65%.

As of Dec. 2011, Solar Enertech has a Sloan Ratio of -58.65%, indicating there is a warning stage of accrual build up.


Solar Enertech Sloan Ratio % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Solar Enertech'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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Solar Enertech Sloan Ratio % Chart

Solar Enertech Annual Data
Trend Sep05 Sep06 Sep07 Sep08 Sep09 Sep10 Sep11
Sloan Ratio %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -50.91 79.97 -46.03 -95.86 13.79

Solar Enertech Quarterly Data
Mar07 Jun07 Sep07 Dec07 Mar08 Jun08 Sep08 Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11
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 -55.16 -0.20 1.21 13.79 -58.65

Competitive Comparison of Solar Enertech's Sloan Ratio %

For the Solar subindustry, Solar Enertech's Sloan Ratio %, along with its competitors' market caps and Sloan Ratio % data, can be viewed below:

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Solar Enertech's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

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Solar Enertech 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.

Solar Enertech's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2011 is calculated as

Sloan Ratio=(Net Income (A: Sep. 2011 )-Cash Flow from Operations (A: Sep. 2011 )
-Cash Flow from Investing (A: Sep. 2011 ))/Total Assets (A: Sep. 2011 )
=(-1.69--2.979
--1.728)/21.877
=13.79%

Solar Enertech's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2011 is calculated as

Sloan Ratio=(Net Income (TTM)-Cash Flow from Operations (TTM))
-Cash Flow from Investing (TTM))/Total Assets (Q: Dec. 2011 )
=(-8.869-2.41
--1.633)/16.448
=-58.65%

Solar Enertech's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2011 was -3.146 (Mar. 2011 ) + -1.311 (Jun. 2011 ) + -2.22 (Sep. 2011 ) + -2.192 (Dec. 2011 ) = $-8.87 Mil.
Solar Enertech's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2011 was 1.352 (Mar. 2011 ) + 0.915 (Jun. 2011 ) + -0.319 (Sep. 2011 ) + 0.462 (Dec. 2011 ) = $2.41 Mil.
Solar Enertech's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2011 was -0.629 (Mar. 2011 ) + -0.914 (Jun. 2011 ) + -0.016 (Sep. 2011 ) + -0.074 (Dec. 2011 ) = $-1.63 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.


Solar Enertech  (OTCPK:SOEN) 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 Dec. 2011, Solar Enertech has a Sloan Ratio of -58.65%, indicating there is a warning stage of accrual build up.


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Solar Enertech Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
655 West Evelyn Avenue, Suite 2, Mountain View, CA, USA, 94041
Solar Enertech Corp currently operates as a photovoltaic solar energy cell manufacturer.
Executives
David Anthony director 200 LUDLOW DRIVE, EWING NJ 08638
David Gelbaum 10 percent owner, other: Co-Trustee 2309 SANTIAGO DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Monica Chavez Gelbaum 10 percent owner, other: Co-Trustee 2309 SANTIAGO DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Quercus Trust 10 percent owner 2309 SANTIAGO DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Luxor Capital Group, Lp 10 percent owner 7 TIMES SQUARE, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
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