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Ares Capital (Ares Capital) Sloan Ratio % : 0.00% (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Ares Capital 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.

Ares Capital's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.00%.

As of Mar. 2024, Ares Capital has a Sloan Ratio of 0.00%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.


Ares Capital Sloan Ratio % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ares Capital's Sloan Ratio % can be seen below:

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Ares Capital Sloan Ratio % Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Ares Capital's Sloan Ratio %

For the Asset Management subindustry, Ares Capital's Sloan Ratio %, along with its competitors' market caps and Sloan Ratio % data, can be viewed below:

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Ares Capital's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Ares Capital's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:

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Ares Capital 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.

Ares Capital's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Sloan Ratio=(Net Income (A: Dec. 2023 )-Cash Flow from Operations (A: Dec. 2023 )
-Cash Flow from Investing (A: Dec. 2023 ))/Total Assets (A: Dec. 2023 )
=(1522-511
-0)/23800
=4.25%

Ares Capital's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Sloan Ratio=(Net Income (TTM)-Cash Flow from Operations (TTM))
-Cash Flow from Investing (TTM))/Total Assets (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=(1693--382
-0)/24256
=8.55%

Ares Capital's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was 331 (Jun. 2023 ) + 500 (Sep. 2023 ) + 413 (Dec. 2023 ) + 449 (Mar. 2024 ) = $1,693 Mil.
Ares Capital's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was -48 (Jun. 2023 ) + 46 (Sep. 2023 ) + -359 (Dec. 2023 ) + -21 (Mar. 2024 ) = $-382 Mil.
Ares Capital's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was 0 (Jun. 2023 ) + 0 (Sep. 2023 ) + 0 (Dec. 2023 ) + 0 (Mar. 2024 ) = $0 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.


Ares Capital  (NAS:ARCC) 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 Mar. 2024, Ares Capital 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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Ares Capital (Ares Capital) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
245 Park Avenue, 44th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10167
Ares Capital Corp is a United States-based closed-ended specialty finance company. Its investment objective is to generate both current income and capital appreciation through debt and equity investments. The company focuses on investing primarily in U.S. middle-market companies with investment opportunities as well as in larger companies. Its portfolio comprises of first lien senior secured loans, second lien senior secured loans, and mezzanine debt (subordinated unsecured loan), which may include equity components that are diversified by industry and sector. The company may invest in preferred and common equity investments to a lesser proportion. Its revenue mainly consists of interest and dividend income received from the investment made.
Executives
Michael Kort Schnabel officer: Co-President 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Penelope F Roll officer: Chief Financial Officer
Jana Markowicz officer: Chief Operating Officer 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Mary Beth Henson director 130 EAST 75TH STREET, APT 7C, NEW YORK NY 10021
Steven B. Mckeever director 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Michael J Arougheti officer: President 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Michael Lewis Smith officer: Executive Vice President 245 PARK AVENUE, 44TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10167
Joshua M Bloomstein officer: Gen. Counsel, VP & Asst. Secr. C/O ARES MANAGEMENT LLC, 280 PARK AVENUE, 22ND FL EAST, NEW YORK NY 10017
R. Kipp Deveer officer: President 245 PARK AVENUE, 44TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10167
Eric B Siegel director 123 W MILLS, EL PASO TX 79901
Michael K Parks director 123 W MILLS, EL PASO TX 79901
Robert L Rosen director 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Steve Bartlett director 7711 CARONDELET AVE, SUITE 800, ST LOUIS MO 63105
Kelly Daniel G Jr director 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Bates Ann Torre director 300 CONTINENTAL DRIVE, NEWARK DE 19713