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.
Clorox Co's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -11.37%.
As of Dec. 2023, Clorox Co has a Sloan Ratio of -11.37%, indicating there is a warning stage of accrual build up.
Clorox Co Sloan Ratio % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Clorox Co'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 Clorox Co's Sloan Ratio %
For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Clorox Co'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.
Clorox Co's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Clorox Co's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Clorox Co's Sloan Ratio % falls into.
Clorox Co 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.
Clorox Co's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as
Clorox Co's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was -211 (Mar. 2023 ) + 176 (Jun. 2023 ) + 22 (Sep. 2023 ) + 93 (Dec. 2023 ) = $80 Mil.
Clorox Co's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was 341 (Mar. 2023 ) + 430 (Jun. 2023 ) + 20 (Sep. 2023 ) + 153 (Dec. 2023 ) = $944 Mil.
Clorox Co's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was -55 (Mar. 2023 ) + -81 (Jun. 2023 ) + -23 (Sep. 2023 ) + -33 (Dec. 2023 ) = $-192 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.
Clorox Co (NYSE:CLX) 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, Clorox Co has a Sloan Ratio of -11.37%, indicating there is a warning stage of accrual build up.
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Since its inception more than 100 years ago, Clorox has grown to play in a variety of categories across the consumer products space, including cleaning supplies, laundry care, trash bags, cat litter, charcoal, food dressings, water-filtration products, and natural personal-care products. Beyond its namesake brand, the firm's portfolio includes Liquid-Plumr, Pine-Sol, S.O.S, Tilex, Kingsford, Fresh Step, Glad, Hidden Valley, KC Masterpiece, Brita, and Burt's Bees. Just shy of 85% of Clorox's sales stem from its home turf.
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