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.
Bridgford Foods's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.00%.
As of Jan. 2024, Bridgford Foods has a Sloan Ratio of 0.00%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
Bridgford Foods Sloan Ratio % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Bridgford Foods'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 Packaged Foods subindustry, Bridgford Foods'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.
Bridgford Foods Sloan Ratio % Distribution
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Bridgford Foods's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Bridgford Foods's Sloan Ratio % falls into.
Bridgford Foods 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.
Bridgford Foods's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as
Bridgford Foods's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.149 (Apr. 2023 ) + 0.684 (Jul. 2023 ) + 0 (Oct. 2023 ) + 1.235 (Jan. 2024 ) = $2.1 Mil.
Bridgford Foods's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was 3.924 (Apr. 2023 ) + -1.202 (Jul. 2023 ) + 0 (Oct. 2023 ) + -0.703 (Jan. 2024 ) = $2.0 Mil.
Bridgford Foods's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was -0.945 (Apr. 2023 ) + -1.069 (Jul. 2023 ) + 0 (Oct. 2023 ) + -1.86 (Jan. 2024 ) = $-3.9 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.
Bridgford Foods (NAS:BRID) 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 Jan. 2024, Bridgford Foods 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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Bridgford Foods (Bridgford Foods) Business Description
Bridgford Foods Corp manufactures, markets, and distributes frozen and snack food products in the United States. The business segments are processing and distribution of frozen products, and processing and distribution of snack food products. It includes products such as biscuits, bread dough items, roll dough items, dry sausage products, and beef jerky. The company offers frozen food products to the foodservice and retail customers through wholesalers, cooperatives, and distributors; and snack food items to supermarkets, and mass merchandise and convenience retail stores through customer-owned distribution centers, as well as a direct store delivery network. It derives a majority of its revenue from snack food products.
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