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MultiChoice Group (MultiChoice Group) Sloan Ratio % : -17.20% (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is MultiChoice Group 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.

MultiChoice Group's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was -17.20%.

As of Sep. 2023, MultiChoice Group has a Sloan Ratio of -17.20%, indicating there is a warning stage of accrual build up.


MultiChoice Group Sloan Ratio % Historical Data

The historical data trend for MultiChoice Group'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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MultiChoice Group Sloan Ratio % Chart

MultiChoice Group Annual Data
Trend Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Sloan Ratio %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -17.00 -12.69 -8.73 -4.81 -16.70

MultiChoice Group Semi-Annual Data
Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
Sloan Ratio % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -13.69 -4.99 -3.52 -16.94 -17.20

Competitive Comparison of MultiChoice Group's Sloan Ratio %

For the Entertainment subindustry, MultiChoice Group'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.


MultiChoice Group's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, MultiChoice Group's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:

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MultiChoice Group 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.

MultiChoice Group's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Sloan Ratio=(Net Income (A: Mar. 2023 )-Cash Flow from Operations (A: Mar. 2023 )
-Cash Flow from Investing (A: Mar. 2023 ))/Total Assets (A: Mar. 2023 )
=(-190.476-314.686
--69.772)/2607.41
=-16.70%

MultiChoice Group's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Sloan Ratio=(Net Income (TTM)-Cash Flow from Operations (TTM))
-Cash Flow from Investing (TTM))/Total Assets (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=(-245.999-263.507
--68.727)/2562.521
=-17.20%

For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest two semi-annual data as the TTM data. MultiChoice Group's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was -176.347 (Mar. 2023 ) + -69.652 (Sep. 2023 ) = $-246 Mil.
MultiChoice Group's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was 136.805 (Mar. 2023 ) + 126.702 (Sep. 2023 ) = $264 Mil.
MultiChoice Group's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was -47.373 (Mar. 2023 ) + -21.354 (Sep. 2023 ) = $-69 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.


MultiChoice Group  (OTCPK:MCHOY) 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 Sep. 2023, MultiChoice Group has a Sloan Ratio of -17.20%, indicating there is a warning stage of accrual build up.


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MultiChoice Group (MultiChoice Group) Business Description

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Address
144 Bram Fischer Drive, MultiChoice City, Randburg, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2194
MultiChoice Group Ltd is an entertainment company providing video entertainment to the African Markets. It provides its content through Direct To Home (DTH), Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) and online video entertainment services. The entertainment platforms of the company include GOtv, Showmax, DStv, and others. Its geographical segment includes South Africa; the Rest of Africa as well as the Technology segment. The company derives a majority of its revenue from South Africa.

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