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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.
Colabor Group's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2025 was -11.89%.
As of Sep. 2025, Colabor Group has a Sloan Ratio of -11.89%, indicating there is a warning stage of accrual build up.
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 Sep. 2025, Colabor Group has a Sloan Ratio of -11.89%, indicating there is a warning stage of accrual build up.
Colabor Group Sloan Ratio % Related Terms
Colabor Group Sloan Ratio % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Colabor Group'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.
TSX:GCL vs MCLE, AIXN, MTEX: Sloan Ratio % Comparison
For the Food Distribution subindustry, Colabor Group'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.
Colabor Group Sloan Ratio % vs Retail - Defensive Industry
For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Colabor Group's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Colabor Group'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.
Colabor Group's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as
Colabor Group's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2025 was 0.56 (Dec. 2024 ) + -4.022 (Mar. 2025 ) + -2.277 (Jun. 2025 ) + -74.42 (Sep. 2025 ) = C$-80.2 Mil.
Colabor Group's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2025 was 10.551 (Dec. 2024 ) + 6.161 (Mar. 2025 ) + 4.538 (Jun. 2025 ) + -7.746 (Sep. 2025 ) = C$13.5 Mil.
Colabor Group's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2025 was -2.218 (Dec. 2024 ) + -0.42 (Mar. 2025 ) + -49.228 (Jun. 2025 ) + -0.025 (Sep. 2025 ) = C$-51.9 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.
Colabor Group (TSX:GCL) has a Sloan Ratio % of -11.89% as of Sep. 2025. Sloan ratio measures earnings quality based on the amount of accruals. View historical data on Colabor Group and its competitors.
Is Colabor Group's Sloan Ratio % too high?
Colabor Group's current Sloan Ratio % is -11.89%.
How does Colabor Group's Sloan Ratio % compare to MCLE and AIXN?
Colabor Group's Sloan Ratio % of -11.89% can be compared against companies in the Retail - Defensive 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 a Retail - Defensive company?
A good Sloan Ratio % depends on the Retail - Defensive 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 Colabor Group and its competitors. Colabor Group's current Sloan Ratio % is -11.89%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Colabor Group stock overvalued right now?
Colabor Group (TSX:GCL) has a current Sloan Ratio % of -11.89%. The stock's GF Value™ is C$1.21, compared to a current price of C$0.04 — trading 96.7% below its estimated fair value. The current Sloan Ratio % is -11.89%. 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 Colabor Group (TSX:GCL), the current Sloan Ratio % is -11.89% as of Sep. 2025. 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.
Colabor Group Inc is a wholesaler and distributor of food and related products in Canada. The company operates in two segments Distribution and the Wholesale segment. Its Distribution segment operations include the distribution of food products and related products in hotels, restaurants, and institutions (HRI) and the retail market. Its products such as meat, fish, and seafood (Specialty Distribution), as well as general food-related products (Broadline Distribution), and the Wholesale segment's operations, include the sale of general food-related products to distributors from its distribution center in Boucherville. The company generates maximum revenue from the Distribution segment.
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