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Fidelity National Financial (Fidelity National Financial) Sloan Ratio %

: 3.88% (As of Dec. 2023)
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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.

Fidelity National Financial's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.88%.

As of Dec. 2023, Fidelity National Financial has a Sloan Ratio of 3.88%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.


Fidelity National Financial Sloan Ratio % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fidelity National Financial'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.

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Fidelity National Financial Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Sloan Ratio %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.32 4.32 10.14 11.46 3.88

Fidelity National Financial Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Sloan Ratio % Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 11.46 7.36 4.63 4.57 3.88

Competitive Comparison

For the Insurance - Specialty subindustry, Fidelity National Financial'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.


Fidelity National Financial Sloan Ratio % Distribution

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Fidelity National Financial's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Fidelity National Financial's Sloan Ratio % falls into.



Fidelity National Financial 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.

Fidelity National Financial'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 )
=(517-6478
--9090)/80614
=3.88%

Fidelity National Financial's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Sloan Ratio=(Net Income (TTM)-Cash Flow from Operations (TTM))
-Cash Flow from Investing (TTM))/Total Assets (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=(517-6478
--9090)/80614
=3.88%

Fidelity National Financial's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was -59 (Mar. 2023 ) + 219 (Jun. 2023 ) + 426 (Sep. 2023 ) + -69 (Dec. 2023 ) = $517 Mil.
Fidelity National Financial's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was 1418 (Mar. 2023 ) + 1721 (Jun. 2023 ) + 1076 (Sep. 2023 ) + 2263 (Dec. 2023 ) = $6,478 Mil.
Fidelity National Financial's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was -2285 (Mar. 2023 ) + -1946 (Jun. 2023 ) + -1529 (Sep. 2023 ) + -3330 (Dec. 2023 ) = $-9,090 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.


Fidelity National Financial  (NYSE:FNF) 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 Dec. 2023, Fidelity National Financial has a Sloan Ratio of 3.88%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.


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Fidelity National Financial (Fidelity National Financial) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
601 Riverside Avenue, Jacksonville, FL, USA, 32204
Fidelity National Financial Inc provides title insurance, escrow, and other title-related services. It operates in three segments: Title, F&G, Corporate and Other. The title segment that derives majority revenue consists of the operations of title insurance underwriters and related businesses, which provide title insurance and escrow and other title-related services including trust activities, trustee sales guarantees, and home warranty products. Substantially all of the company's revenue is generated in the United States.
Executives
Daniel D Lane director 14 CORPORATE PLZ, SUITE 150, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Halim Dhanidina director 601 RIVERSIDE AVENUE, JACKSONVILLE FL 32204
Michael Joseph Nolan officer: President 601 RIVERSIDE AVENUE, JACKSONVILLE FL 32204
Shea Peter O Jr director 601 RIVERSIDE AVENUE, JACKSONVILLE FL 32204
Peter T Sadowski officer: EVP, Chief Legal Officer FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC., 601 RIVERSIDE AVENUE, JACKSONVILLE FL 32204
Thomas M Hagerty director C/O THOMAS H. LEE PARTNERS, L.P., 100 FEDERAL STREET, 35 FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02110
Sandra Douglass Morgan director 601 RIVERSIDE AVENUE, JACKSONVILLE FL 32204
Raymond R Quirk director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 601 RIVERSIDE AVENUE, JACKSONVILLE FL 32204
Cary H Thompson director 1999 AVE OF THE STARS, 32ND FL, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Roger S Jewkes officer: Chief Operating Officer 601 RIVERSIDE AVENUE, JACKSONVILLE FL 32204
Anthony Park officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer 601 RIVERSIDE AVENUE, JACKSONVILLE FL 32204
Michael L Gravelle officer: Executive Vice President 601 RIVERSIDE AVENUE, JACKSONVILLE FL 32204
Douglas K Ammerman director 601 RIVERSIDE AVENUE, JACKSONVILLE FL 32204
Foley William P Ii director FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC., 601 RIVERSIDE AVENUE, JACKSONVILLE FL 32204
John D Rood director 3020 HARTLEY ROAD SUITE 300, JACKSONVILLE FL 32257