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.
As of Sep. 2023, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable has a Sloan Ratio of 0.00%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Sloan Ratio % Historical Data
* 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 Asia Pacific Wire & Cable's Sloan Ratio %
For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable'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.
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Asia Pacific Wire & Cable's Sloan Ratio % falls into.
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable 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.
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.912 (Sep. 2022 ) + 3.298 (Dec. 2022 ) + 0 (Jun. 2023 ) + 1.101 (Sep. 2023 ) = $5.3 Mil.
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was 8.566 (Sep. 2022 ) + 0.865 (Dec. 2022 ) + 0 (Jun. 2023 ) + -10.464 (Sep. 2023 ) = $-1.0 Mil.
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was -0.795 (Sep. 2022 ) + -1.178 (Dec. 2022 ) + 0 (Jun. 2023 ) + -0.726 (Sep. 2023 ) = $-2.7 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.
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (NAS:APWC) 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 Sep. 2023, Asia Pacific Wire & Cable has a Sloan Ratio of 0.00%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
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Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (Asia Pacific Wire & Cable) Business Description
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Corp Ltd is a holding company. It is principally engaged in owning operating companies engaged in the power cable, telecommunication cable, enameled wire, and electronic cable industry. It also provides project engineering services to customers. Some of its products are Bare wires, Power cables, Communication cables, Electronic wires & cables, and Enamelled wires. The company's geographical segments are North Asia, Thailand, and Rest of the World.
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