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.
Arena Pharmaceuticals's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2021 was -61.91%.
Warning Sign:
When Sloan Ratio (-61.91)% higher than 25% or lower than -25%, earnings are more likely to be made up of accruals.
As of Dec. 2021, Arena Pharmaceuticals has a Sloan Ratio of -61.91%, indicating earnings are more likely to be made up of accruals.
Arena Pharmaceuticals Sloan Ratio % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Arena Pharmaceuticals'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 Arena Pharmaceuticals's Sloan Ratio %
For the Biotechnology subindustry, Arena Pharmaceuticals'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.
Arena Pharmaceuticals's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry
For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Arena Pharmaceuticals's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Arena Pharmaceuticals's Sloan Ratio % falls into.
Arena Pharmaceuticals 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.
Arena Pharmaceuticals's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as
Arena Pharmaceuticals's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2021 was -118.417 (Mar. 2021 ) + -146.095 (Jun. 2021 ) + -196.312 (Sep. 2021 ) + -155.609 (Dec. 2021 ) = $-616.43 Mil.
Arena Pharmaceuticals's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2021 was -119.989 (Mar. 2021 ) + -93.838 (Jun. 2021 ) + -117.693 (Sep. 2021 ) + -120.496 (Dec. 2021 ) = $-452.02 Mil.
Arena Pharmaceuticals's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2021 was 227.11 (Mar. 2021 ) + 162.59 (Jun. 2021 ) + -17.382 (Sep. 2021 ) + -50.917 (Dec. 2021 ) = $321.40 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.
Arena Pharmaceuticals (NAS:ARNA) 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. 2021, Arena Pharmaceuticals has a Sloan Ratio of -61.91%, indicating earnings are more likely to be made up of accruals.
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Arena Pharmaceuticals (Arena Pharmaceuticals) Business Description
Arena Pharmaceuticals is a biotechnology company targeting G-protein-coupled receptors. The company has one internally discovered drug, lorcaserin, which has been approved and is marketed in the U.S. and South Korea to target weight management. It is commercialized under the brand name Belviq. The company is collaborating with Eisai to market Belviq in other countries. It has a presence in Europe through its Swiss subsidiary, Arena GmbH. The company's pipeline contains drugs targeting autoimmune diseases, vascular diseases, thrombotic diseases, dementia-associated psychosis, nervous system issues, and pain.
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