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.
Tribune Publishing Co's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2021 was -27.02%.
As of Mar. 2021, Tribune Publishing Co has a Sloan Ratio of -27.02%, indicating there is a warning stage of accrual build up.
Tribune Publishing Co Sloan Ratio % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Tribune Publishing Co'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 Tribune Publishing Co's Sloan Ratio %
For the Publishing subindustry, Tribune Publishing Co'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.
Tribune Publishing Co's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry
For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Tribune Publishing Co's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Tribune Publishing Co's Sloan Ratio % falls into.
Tribune Publishing Co 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.
Tribune Publishing Co's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020 is calculated as
Tribune Publishing Co's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2021 was -0.606 (Jun. 2020 ) + 6.667 (Sep. 2020 ) + 0.263 (Dec. 2020 ) + 27.035 (Mar. 2021 ) = $33.4 Mil.
Tribune Publishing Co's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2021 was 29.312 (Jun. 2020 ) + 12.211 (Sep. 2020 ) + 10.207 (Dec. 2020 ) + 23.183 (Mar. 2021 ) = $74.9 Mil.
Tribune Publishing Co's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2021 was -2.582 (Jun. 2020 ) + -2.058 (Sep. 2020 ) + 10.321 (Dec. 2020 ) + 97.112 (Mar. 2021 ) = $102.8 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.
Tribune Publishing Co (NAS:TPCO) 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 Mar. 2021, Tribune Publishing Co has a Sloan Ratio of -27.02%, indicating there is a warning stage of accrual build up.
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Tribune Publishing Co (Tribune Publishing Co) Business Description
Tribune Publishing Co is a print and online media company that publishes various newspapers and websites. It creates and distribute content across its media portfolio, offering integrated marketing, media, and business services to consumers and advertisers, including digital solutions and advertising opportunities. The company manages its business as two distinct segments, M and X. Segment M is comprised of the company's media groups excluding their digital revenues and related digital expenses, except digital subscription revenues when bundled with a print subscription. Segment X includes the company's digital revenues and related digital expenses from local Tribune websites, third party websites, mobile applications, digital only subscriptions, Tribune Content Agency and BestReviews.
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