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.
Maxwell Technologies's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2019 was -21.95%.
As of Mar. 2019, Maxwell Technologies has a Sloan Ratio of -21.95%, indicating there is a warning stage of accrual build up.
Maxwell Technologies Sloan Ratio % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Maxwell Technologies'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 Maxwell Technologies's Sloan Ratio %
For the Electronic Components subindustry, Maxwell Technologies'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.
Maxwell Technologies's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Hardware Industry
For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Maxwell Technologies's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Maxwell Technologies's Sloan Ratio % falls into.
Maxwell Technologies 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.
Maxwell Technologies's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as
Maxwell Technologies's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2019 was -11.302 (Jun. 2018 ) + -9.723 (Sep. 2018 ) + -6.318 (Dec. 2018 ) + -17.62 (Mar. 2019 ) = $-44.96 Mil.
Maxwell Technologies's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2019 was -14.79 (Jun. 2018 ) + -14.045 (Sep. 2018 ) + -13.523 (Dec. 2018 ) + -9.033 (Mar. 2019 ) = $-51.39 Mil.
Maxwell Technologies's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2019 was -3.929 (Jun. 2018 ) + -1.861 (Sep. 2018 ) + 48.453 (Dec. 2018 ) + -0.702 (Mar. 2019 ) = $41.96 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.
Maxwell Technologies (NAS:MXWL) 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 Mar. 2019, Maxwell Technologies has a Sloan Ratio of -21.95%, indicating there is a warning stage of accrual build up.
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Maxwell Technologies (Maxwell Technologies) Business Description
Maxwell Technologies Inc is a part of the electronic components industry. It engaged in developing, manufacturing and marketing energy storage and power delivery solutions for automotive, heavy transportation, renewable energy, backup power, wireless communications and industrial and consumer electronics applications. Maxwell products are designed and built to provide failure-free performance for the life of the most demanding applications. The company is committed to providing cost-effective, energy-efficient, environmentally-conscious energy storage and power delivery solutions.
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