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.
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Competitive Comparison of GreenPower Motor Company's Sloan Ratio %
For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery subindustry, GreenPower Motor Company'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.
GreenPower Motor Company's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery Industry
For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry and Industrials sector, GreenPower Motor Company's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where GreenPower Motor Company's Sloan Ratio % falls into.
GreenPower Motor Company 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.
GreenPower Motor Company's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as
GreenPower Motor Company's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was -3.605 (Mar. 2023 ) + -2.595 (Jun. 2023 ) + -3.99 (Sep. 2023 ) + -4.257 (Dec. 2023 ) = €-14.45 Mil.
GreenPower Motor Company's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was -1.909 (Mar. 2023 ) + 7.161 (Jun. 2023 ) + -5.019 (Sep. 2023 ) + 1.265 (Dec. 2023 ) = €1.50 Mil.
GreenPower Motor Company's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was -0.125 (Mar. 2023 ) + -0.03 (Jun. 2023 ) + -0.475 (Sep. 2023 ) + -0.139 (Dec. 2023 ) = €-0.77 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.
GreenPower Motor Company (STU:GRT1) 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 Dec. 2023, GreenPower Motor Company has a Sloan Ratio of -32.99%, indicating there is a warning stage of accrual build up.
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GreenPower Motor Company (STU:GRT1) Business Description
GreenPower Motor Company Inc is the manufacturer and distributor of all-electric charter, school and city buses. The company offers electric-powered transit buses deploying electric drive and battery technologies with a lightweight chassis and low-floor body. Its product line includes All-electric transit buses and All-electric school and shuttle buses. The company's buses depend on clean sheet design and utilise a custom battery management system and a proprietary flex power system for the drive motors. The company operates in one reportable operating segment, being the manufacture and distribution of all-electric transit, school, and charter buses.
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