Versum Materials (Versum Materials) Sloan Ratio % : 3.15% (As of Jun. 2019)

Versum Materials Sloan Ratio % Chart

Versum Materials Quarterly Data
	Sep13	Sep14	Jun15	Sep15	Dec15	Mar16	Jun16	Sep16	Dec16	Mar17	Jun17	Sep17	Dec17	Mar18	Jun18	Sep18	Dec18	Mar19	Jun19
Sloan Ratio %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial														6.48	2.21	3.98	2.50	3.15

Competitive Comparison of Versum Materials's Sloan Ratio %

For the Chemicals subindustry, Versum Materials's Sloan Ratio %, along with its competitors' market caps and Sloan Ratio % data, can be viewed below:

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Versum Materials's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Versum Materials's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:

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Versum Materials 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.

Versum Materials's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2018 is calculated as

Versum Materials's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 is calculated as

Versum Materials's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2019 was 53.9 (Sep. 2018 ) + 61.1 (Dec. 2018 ) + 50.4 (Mar. 2019 ) + -86.7 (Jun. 2019 ) = $79 Mil.
Versum Materials's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2019 was 142.7 (Sep. 2018 ) + 46.2 (Dec. 2018 ) + 27.1 (Mar. 2019 ) + -83.7 (Jun. 2019 ) = $132 Mil.
Versum Materials's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2019 was -25.1 (Sep. 2018 ) + -21.3 (Dec. 2018 ) + -34.4 (Mar. 2019 ) + -18.7 (Jun. 2019 ) = $-100 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.

Versum Materials  (NYSE:VSM) 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 Jun. 2019, Versum Materials has a Sloan Ratio of 3.15%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.

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