Hennessy Capital Acquisition IV (Hennessy Capital Acquisition IV) Sloan Ratio % : 0.00% (As of Sep. 2020)

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What is Hennessy Capital Acquisition IV 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.

Hennessy Capital Acquisition IV's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2020 was 0.00%.

As of Sep. 2020, Hennessy Capital Acquisition IV has a Sloan Ratio of 0.00%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.

Hennessy Capital Acquisition IV Sloan Ratio % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hennessy Capital Acquisition IV's Sloan Ratio % can be seen below:

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Hennessy Capital Acquisition IV Sloan Ratio % Chart

Hennessy Capital Acquisition IV Annual Data

Trend

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Dec19

Sloan Ratio %

98.90

Hennessy Capital Acquisition IV Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Hennessy Capital Acquisition IV's Sloan Ratio %

For the Shell Companies subindustry, Hennessy Capital Acquisition IV's Sloan Ratio %, along with its competitors' market caps and Sloan Ratio % data, can be viewed below:

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Hennessy Capital Acquisition IV's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Diversified Financial Services Industry

For the Diversified Financial Services industry and Financial Services sector, Hennessy Capital Acquisition IV's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:

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Hennessy Capital Acquisition IV 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.

Hennessy Capital Acquisition IV's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2019 is calculated as

Sloan Ratio	=	(Net Income (A: Dec. 2019 )	-	Cash Flow from Operations (A: Dec. 2019 )
	-	Cash Flow from Investing (A: Dec. 2019 ))	/	Total Assets (A: Dec. 2019 )
	=	(1.16	-	-2.135
	-	-301.815)	/	308.512
	=	98.90%

Hennessy Capital Acquisition IV's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2020 is calculated as

Sloan Ratio	=	(Net Income (TTM)	-	Cash Flow from Operations (TTM))
	-	Cash Flow from Investing (TTM))	/	Total Assets (Q: Sep. 2020 )
	=	(-1.475	-	-1.899
	-	3.128)	/	306.971
	=	-0.88%

Hennessy Capital Acquisition IV's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2020 was 0.668 (Dec. 2019 ) + 1.069 (Mar. 2020 ) + -0.4 (Jun. 2020 ) + -2.812 (Sep. 2020 ) = $-1.48 Mil.
Hennessy Capital Acquisition IV's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2020 was -0.628 (Dec. 2019 ) + -0.323 (Mar. 2020 ) + -0.625 (Jun. 2020 ) + -0.323 (Sep. 2020 ) = $-1.90 Mil.
Hennessy Capital Acquisition IV's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2020 was 0.45 (Dec. 2019 ) + 0 (Mar. 2020 ) + 0.437 (Jun. 2020 ) + 2.241 (Sep. 2020 ) = $3.13 Mil.

Hennessy Capital Acquisition IV (NAS:HCAC) 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. 2020, Hennessy Capital Acquisition IV has a Sloan Ratio of 0.00%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.

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