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.
Virco Manufacturing's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 was -7.75%.
As of Oct. 2024, Virco Manufacturing has a Sloan Ratio of -7.75%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
Virco Manufacturing Sloan Ratio % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Virco Manufacturing'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 Virco Manufacturing's Sloan Ratio %
For the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances subindustry, Virco Manufacturing'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.
Virco Manufacturing's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances Industry
For the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Virco Manufacturing's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Virco Manufacturing'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.
Virco Manufacturing's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as
Virco Manufacturing's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2024 was -2.342 (Jan. 2024 ) + 2.14 (Apr. 2024 ) + 16.833 (Jul. 2024 ) + 8.401 (Oct. 2024 ) = $25.0 Mil.
Virco Manufacturing's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2024 was 4.687 (Jan. 2024 ) + -4.507 (Apr. 2024 ) + 12.47 (Jul. 2024 ) + 33.457 (Oct. 2024 ) = $46.1 Mil.
Virco Manufacturing's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2024 was -0.154 (Jan. 2024 ) + -0.941 (Apr. 2024 ) + -1.8 (Jul. 2024 ) + -1.901 (Oct. 2024 ) = $-4.8 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.
Virco Manufacturing (NAS:VIRC) 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, Virco Manufacturing has a Sloan Ratio of -7.75%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
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Virco Manufacturing Corp is engaged in designing, production and distributing quality furniture for the commercial and education markets. The company manufactures an assortment of products, including mobile tables, mobile storage equipment, desks, computer furniture, chairs, and activity tables, folding chairs, and folding tables. Its primary furniture lines are constructed of tubular metal legs and frames, combined with wood and plastic tops, plastic seats and backs, upholstered seats and backs, and upholstered rigid polyethylene and polypropylene shells.
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