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World Wireless Communications (World Wireless Communications) Sloan Ratio % : -812.23% (As of Dec. 2002)


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What is World Wireless Communications 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.

World Wireless Communications's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2002 was -812.23%.

As of Dec. 2002, World Wireless Communications has a Sloan Ratio of -812.23%, indicating earnings are more likely to be made up of accruals.


World Wireless Communications Sloan Ratio % Historical Data

The historical data trend for World Wireless Communications's Sloan Ratio % can be seen below:

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* 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.

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World Wireless Communications Sloan Ratio % Chart

World Wireless Communications Annual Data
Trend Dec99 Dec00 Dec01 Dec02
Sloan Ratio %
-225.95 41.33 -132.60 -812.48

World Wireless Communications Quarterly Data
Mar99 Jun99 Sep99 Dec99 Mar00 Jun00 Sep00 Dec00 Mar01 Jun01 Sep01 Dec01 Mar02 Jun02 Sep02 Dec02
Sloan Ratio % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -132.42 -255.01 -529.81 -693.98 -812.23

Competitive Comparison of World Wireless Communications's Sloan Ratio %

For the Telecom Services subindustry, World Wireless Communications'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.


World Wireless Communications's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, World Wireless Communications's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:

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World Wireless Communications 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.

World Wireless Communications's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2002 is calculated as

Sloan Ratio=(Net Income (A: Dec. 2002 )-Cash Flow from Operations (A: Dec. 2002 )
-Cash Flow from Investing (A: Dec. 2002 ))/Total Assets (A: Dec. 2002 )
=(-9.847--3.493
--0.041)/0.777
=-812.48%

World Wireless Communications's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2002 is calculated as

Sloan Ratio=(Net Income (TTM)-Cash Flow from Operations (TTM))
-Cash Flow from Investing (TTM))/Total Assets (Q: Dec. 2002 )
=(-9.846--3.493
--0.042)/0.777
=-812.23%

World Wireless Communications's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2002 was -2.15 (Mar. 2002 ) + -3.701 (Jun. 2002 ) + -2.564 (Sep. 2002 ) + -1.431 (Dec. 2002 ) = $-9.85 Mil.
World Wireless Communications's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2002 was -1.092 (Mar. 2002 ) + -1.042 (Jun. 2002 ) + -0.83 (Sep. 2002 ) + -0.529 (Dec. 2002 ) = $-3.49 Mil.
World Wireless Communications's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2002 was -0.009 (Mar. 2002 ) + -0.003 (Jun. 2002 ) + -0.005 (Sep. 2002 ) + -0.025 (Dec. 2002 ) = $-0.04 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.


World Wireless Communications  (OTCPK:WWRL) 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. 2002, World Wireless Communications has a Sloan Ratio of -812.23%, indicating earnings are more likely to be made up of accruals.


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World Wireless Communications (World Wireless Communications) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
5670 Greenwood Plaza Blvd., Penthouse, Greenwood Village, CO, USA, 80111
World Wireless Communications Inc is a telecom service provider in the United States. The firm is engaged as a developer of wired and wireless telemetry and remote control systems.
Executives
Marty Steinberg 10 percent owner 1111 BRICKELL AVENUE SUITE 2500, MIAMI FL 33131

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