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.
Townsquare Media's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was -8.88%.
As of Dec. 2024, Townsquare Media has a Sloan Ratio of -8.88%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
Townsquare Media Sloan Ratio % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Townsquare Media'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 Townsquare Media's Sloan Ratio %
For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Townsquare Media'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.
Townsquare Media's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry
For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Townsquare Media's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Townsquare Media'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.
Townsquare Media's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as
Townsquare Media's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was 1.136 (Mar. 2024 ) + -49.244 (Jun. 2024 ) + 10.847 (Sep. 2024 ) + 24.557 (Dec. 2024 ) = $-12.7 Mil.
Townsquare Media's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was 1.671 (Mar. 2024 ) + 9.013 (Jun. 2024 ) + 9.873 (Sep. 2024 ) + 28.191 (Dec. 2024 ) = $48.7 Mil.
Townsquare Media's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was -0.281 (Mar. 2024 ) + -3.712 (Jun. 2024 ) + -3.613 (Sep. 2024 ) + -2.321 (Dec. 2024 ) = $-9.9 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.
Townsquare Media (NYSE:TSQ) 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. 2024, Townsquare Media has a Sloan Ratio of -8.88%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
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Townsquare Media Inc is a radio, digital media, entertainment, and digital marketing solutions company principally focused on being the premier local advertising and marketing solutions platform in small and mid-sized markets across the United States. It has three segments which are Subscription Digital Marketing Solutions, Digital Advertising, and Broadcast Advertising. It earns the majority of the revenue from the Broadcasting Advertising segment, which includes its local, regional, and national advertising products and solutions delivered via terrestrial radio broadcast. Its portfolio includes local media brands such as WYRK.com, WJON.com, and NJ101.5.com, and premier national music brands such as XXLmag.com, TasteofCountry.com, UltimateClassicRock.com, and Loudwire.com.
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