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.
Foot Locker's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 was -6.57%.
As of Oct. 2024, Foot Locker has a Sloan Ratio of -6.57%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
Foot Locker Sloan Ratio % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Foot Locker'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.
Competitive Comparison of Foot Locker's Sloan Ratio %
For the Apparel Retail subindustry, Foot Locker'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.
Foot Locker's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry
For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Foot Locker's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Foot Locker's Sloan Ratio % falls into.
Foot Locker 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.
Foot Locker's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as
Foot Locker's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2024 was -357.102 (Jan. 2024 ) + 7.456 (Apr. 2024 ) + -11.064 (Jul. 2024 ) + -30.294 (Oct. 2024 ) = €-391 Mil.
Foot Locker's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2024 was 173.502 (Jan. 2024 ) + 54.056 (Apr. 2024 ) + 62.696 (Jul. 2024 ) + -25.704 (Oct. 2024 ) = €265 Mil.
Foot Locker's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2024 was -70.686 (Jan. 2024 ) + -70.832 (Apr. 2024 ) + -52.554 (Jul. 2024 ) + -47.736 (Oct. 2024 ) = €-242 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.
Foot Locker (STU:WOO) 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 Oct. 2024, Foot Locker has a Sloan Ratio of -6.57%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
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Foot Locker Inc operates thousands of retail stores throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. It also has a presence in the Middle East. The company mainly sells athletically inspired shoes and apparel. Foot Locker's merchandise comes from only a few suppliers, with Nike providing the majority. Its portfolio of brands, includes Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker, Champs Sports, WSS, and atmos. The company has omnichannel capabilities to bridge the digital world and physical stores, including order-in-store, buy online and pickup-in-store, and buy online and ship-from-store, as well as e-commerce. It has three operating segments, North America, EMEA, and Asia Pacific.
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