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.
Zai Lab's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -12.13%.
As of Dec. 2023, Zai Lab has a Sloan Ratio of -12.13%, indicating there is a warning stage of accrual build up.
Zai Lab Sloan Ratio % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Zai Lab'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.
For the Biotechnology subindustry, Zai Lab'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.
Zai Lab's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry
For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Zai Lab's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Zai Lab's Sloan Ratio % falls into.
Zai Lab 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.
Zai Lab's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as
Zai Lab's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was -49.144 (Mar. 2023 ) + -120.895 (Jun. 2023 ) + -69.152 (Sep. 2023 ) + -95.429 (Dec. 2023 ) = $-334.6 Mil.
Zai Lab's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was -69.287 (Mar. 2023 ) + -58.702 (Jun. 2023 ) + -55.272 (Sep. 2023 ) + -14.917 (Dec. 2023 ) = $-198.2 Mil.
Zai Lab's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was -53.954 (Mar. 2023 ) + 42.702 (Jun. 2023 ) + -13.981 (Sep. 2023 ) + 14.457 (Dec. 2023 ) = $-10.8 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.
Zai Lab (NAS:ZLAB) 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. 2023, Zai Lab has a Sloan Ratio of -12.13%, indicating there is a warning stage of accrual build up.
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Zai Lab Ltd is a biopharmaceutical company focusing on discovering or licensing, developing, and commercializing proprietary therapeutics that address areas of unmet medical need including in the fields of oncology, autoimmune and infectious diseases. The pipeline of proprietary drug candidates of the company includes ZL-2306 for treatment across multiple solid tumor types including ovarian and certain types of breast and lung cancers; ZL-2401 which is an antibiotic in a new class of tetracycline derivatives; and ZL-2301 is an oral, small molecule which targets HCC.
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