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TLN (Talen Energy) Sloan Ratio % : 0.00% (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Talen Energy 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.

Talen Energy's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.00%.

As of Dec. 2024, Talen Energy has a Sloan Ratio of 0.00%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.


Talen Energy Sloan Ratio % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Talen Energy's Sloan Ratio % can be seen below:

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Talen Energy Sloan Ratio % Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Talen Energy's Sloan Ratio %

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Talen Energy's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

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Talen Energy 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.

Talen Energy's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Sloan Ratio=(Net Income (A: Dec. 2024 )-Cash Flow from Operations (A: Dec. 2024 )
-Cash Flow from Investing (A: Dec. 2024 ))/Total Assets (A: Dec. 2024 )
=(998-256
-1171)/6106
=-7.03%

Talen Energy's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Sloan Ratio=(Net Income (TTM)-Cash Flow from Operations (TTM))
-Cash Flow from Investing (TTM))/Total Assets (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=(704-0
-0)/6106
=11.53%

Talen Energy's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was 0 (Dec. 2023 ) + 454 (Jun. 2024 ) + 168 (Sep. 2024 ) + 82 (Dec. 2024 ) = $704 Mil.
Talen Energy's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was 0 (Dec. 2023 ) + 0 (Jun. 2024 ) + 0 (Sep. 2024 ) + 0 (Dec. 2024 ) = $0 Mil.
Talen Energy's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was 0 (Dec. 2023 ) + 0 (Jun. 2024 ) + 0 (Sep. 2024 ) + 0 (Dec. 2024 ) = $0 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.


Talen Energy  (NAS:TLN) 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. 2024, Talen Energy has a Sloan Ratio of 0.00%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.


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Talen Energy Business Description

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Address
1780 Hughes Landing, Suite 800, The Woodlands, TX, USA, 77380
Talen Energy Corp is an independent power producer and infrastructure company. The company owns and operates approximately 10.7 gigawatts of power infrastructure in the United States. The group produces and sells electricity, capacity, and ancillary services into wholesale U.S. power markets, including PJM and WECC, with its generation fleet located in the Mid-Atlantic and Montana.