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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.
Meta Data's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 was 0.00%.
As of Aug. 2023, Meta Data has a Sloan Ratio of 0.00%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
Meta Data (STU:OSM) 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 Aug. 2023, Meta Data has a Sloan Ratio of 0.00%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
Meta Data Sloan Ratio % Related Terms
Meta Data Sloan Ratio % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Meta Data'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.
STU:OSM vs EDU, TAL, LOPE: Sloan Ratio % Comparison
For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Meta Data'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.
Meta Data Sloan Ratio % vs Education Industry
For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Meta Data's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Meta Data'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.
Meta Data's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest two semi-annual data as the TTM data.
Meta Data's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2023 was -55.444 (Feb. 2023 ) + 691.287 (Aug. 2023 ) = €635.84 Mil.
Meta Data's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2023 was 0 (Feb. 2023 ) + 0 (Aug. 2023 ) = €0.00 Mil.
Meta Data's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2023 was 0 (Feb. 2023 ) + 0 (Aug. 2023 ) = €0.00 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.
Meta Data (STU:OSM) has a Sloan Ratio % of 0.00% as of Aug. 2023. Sloan ratio measures earnings quality based on the amount of accruals. View historical data on Meta Data and its competitors.
Is Meta Data's Sloan Ratio % too high?
Meta Data's current Sloan Ratio % is 0.00%. Overall, Meta Data has a GF Score™ of 10/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Meta Data's Sloan Ratio % compare to EDU and TAL?
Meta Data's Sloan Ratio % of 0.00% can be compared against companies in the Education 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 an Education company?
A good Sloan Ratio % depends on the Education 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 Meta Data and its competitors. Meta Data'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 Meta Data stock overvalued right now?
Meta Data (STU:OSM) has a current Sloan Ratio % of 0.00%. The current Sloan Ratio % is 0.00%. Meta Data's overall GF Score™ is 10/100. 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 Meta Data (STU:OSM), the current Sloan Ratio % is 0.00% as of Aug. 2023. 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.
Meta Data Ltd is engaged in artificial intelligent education service (AIE) and artificial intelligent universe (AIU) IAAS service. AIE is to build an intelligent training system based on intelligent training plat-from to provide the maximum immersive experience and the technical foundation for learning, and implementation in RT3D with 360-degree landscape. AIU IAAS service provides software & hardware infrastructure (IAAS) to Metaverse business operator or individual users. Company classified business segment into Artificial Intelligent Education (AIE) service and Artificial Intelligent Universe (AIU) IAAS service. The company generates all of its revenue in the PRC.
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