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.
Atwood Oceanics's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 was -3.76%.
As of Jun. 2017, Atwood Oceanics has a Sloan Ratio of -3.76%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
Atwood Oceanics Sloan Ratio % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Atwood Oceanics'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 Atwood Oceanics's Sloan Ratio %
For the Oil & Gas Drilling subindustry, Atwood Oceanics'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.
Atwood Oceanics's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry
For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Atwood Oceanics's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Atwood Oceanics's Sloan Ratio % falls into.
Atwood Oceanics 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.
Atwood Oceanics's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2016 is calculated as
Atwood Oceanics's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2017 was 4.249 (Sep. 2016 ) + 9.671 (Dec. 2016 ) + -28.862 (Mar. 2017 ) + -4.349 (Jun. 2017 ) = $-19.3 Mil.
Atwood Oceanics's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2017 was 109.593 (Sep. 2016 ) + 83.497 (Dec. 2016 ) + 109.766 (Mar. 2017 ) + 55.565 (Jun. 2017 ) = $358.4 Mil.
Atwood Oceanics's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2017 was -25.504 (Sep. 2016 ) + -138.814 (Dec. 2016 ) + -15.634 (Mar. 2017 ) + -16.46 (Jun. 2017 ) = $-196.4 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.
Atwood Oceanics (NYSE:ATW) 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 Jun. 2017, Atwood Oceanics has a Sloan Ratio of -3.76%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
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Atwood Oceanics (Atwood Oceanics) Business Description
Atwood Oceanics, Inc. is an offshore drilling company that offers drilling and completion of exploratory and development oil and gas wells. An array of unique drilling units is offered globally in the offshore market. Rig options can differ by operative depth of water, bottom condition, environment and geographical area, and by drilling and operating requirement. The main fleet options consist of deepwater semisubmersibles, jackups, and ultra-deepwater rigs. The majority of Atwood's revenue is derived globally from major integrated oil and natural gas companies and independent oil and gas companies.
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