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.
Paylocity Holding's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -0.52%.
As of Dec. 2023, Paylocity Holding has a Sloan Ratio of -0.52%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
Paylocity Holding Sloan Ratio % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Paylocity Holding'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 Paylocity Holding's Sloan Ratio %
For the Software - Application subindustry, Paylocity Holding'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.
Paylocity Holding's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Software Industry
For the Software industry and Technology sector, Paylocity Holding's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Paylocity Holding's Sloan Ratio % falls into.
Paylocity Holding 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.
Paylocity Holding's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as
Paylocity Holding's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was 57.616 (Mar. 2023 ) + 37.254 (Jun. 2023 ) + 34.517 (Sep. 2023 ) + 38.116 (Dec. 2023 ) = $168 Mil.
Paylocity Holding's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was 127.35 (Mar. 2023 ) + 76.616 (Jun. 2023 ) + 62.142 (Sep. 2023 ) + 75.07 (Dec. 2023 ) = $341 Mil.
Paylocity Holding's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was -166.571 (Mar. 2023 ) + 78.59 (Jun. 2023 ) + -9.404 (Sep. 2023 ) + -52.783 (Dec. 2023 ) = $-150 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.
Paylocity Holding (NAS:PCTY) 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. 2023, Paylocity Holding has a Sloan Ratio of -0.52%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
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Paylocity Holding (Paylocity Holding) Business Description
Paylocity is a provider of payroll and human capital management, or HCM, solutions servicing small- to midsize clients in the United States. The company was founded in 1997 and targets businesses with 10 to 5,000 employees and services about 36,000 clients as of fiscal 2023. Alongside core payroll services, Paylocity offers HCM solutions such as time and attendance and recruiting software, as well workplace collaboration and communication tools.
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