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QuinStreet (QuinStreet) Sloan Ratio % : -21.46% (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is QuinStreet 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.

QuinStreet's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was -21.46%.

As of Mar. 2024, QuinStreet has a Sloan Ratio of -21.46%, indicating there is a warning stage of accrual build up.


QuinStreet Sloan Ratio % Historical Data

The historical data trend for QuinStreet'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.

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QuinStreet Sloan Ratio % Chart

QuinStreet Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Sloan Ratio %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 18.95 -10.71 2.09 -5.88 -19.45

QuinStreet Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Sloan Ratio % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.55 -19.45 -18.36 -19.05 -21.46

Competitive Comparison of QuinStreet's Sloan Ratio %

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, QuinStreet'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.


QuinStreet's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, QuinStreet's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where QuinStreet's Sloan Ratio % falls into.



QuinStreet 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.

QuinStreet's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Sloan Ratio=(Net Income (A: Jun. 2023 )-Cash Flow from Operations (A: Jun. 2023 )
-Cash Flow from Investing (A: Jun. 2023 ))/Total Assets (A: Jun. 2023 )
=(-68.866-11.838
--15.125)/337.155
=-19.45%

QuinStreet's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Sloan Ratio=(Net Income (TTM)-Cash Flow from Operations (TTM))
-Cash Flow from Investing (TTM))/Total Assets (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=(-85.058-13.455
--23.557)/349.251
=-21.46%

QuinStreet's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was -55.891 (Jun. 2023 ) + -10.565 (Sep. 2023 ) + -11.554 (Dec. 2023 ) + -7.048 (Mar. 2024 ) = $-85.1 Mil.
QuinStreet's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was 17.969 (Jun. 2023 ) + -4.973 (Sep. 2023 ) + -3.654 (Dec. 2023 ) + 4.113 (Mar. 2024 ) = $13.5 Mil.
QuinStreet's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was -4.471 (Jun. 2023 ) + -5.094 (Sep. 2023 ) + -4.283 (Dec. 2023 ) + -9.709 (Mar. 2024 ) = $-23.6 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.


QuinStreet  (NAS:QNST) 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 Mar. 2024, QuinStreet has a Sloan Ratio of -21.46%, indicating there is a warning stage of accrual build up.


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QuinStreet (QuinStreet) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
950 Tower Lane, 6th Floor, Foster City, CA, USA, 94404
QuinStreet Inc focuses on serving clients in large, information-intensive industries, where the company has pioneered a broad range of Internet marketing tools. QuintStreet aims to partner with search engine companies by helping build websites with flexible content and offerings that are customizable according to the user base. It generates revenue by delivering measurable online marketing results to the clients. Its product offerings comprise a full range of performance marketing products: Clicks, Inquiries, Calls, Applications, and Full Customer Acquisitions.
Executives
Gregory Wong officer: CFO 950 TOWER LANE, 6TH FLOOR, FOSTER CITY CA 94404
Douglas Valenti director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O QUINSTREET, INC., 1051 EAST HILLSDALE BLVD., FOSTER CITY CA 94404
Asmau Ahmed director 315 RIVERSIDE DRIVE 1B, NEW YORK NY 10025
Hillary B Smith director C/O YEXT, INC, 61 NINTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10011
David J Pauldine director 300 SIXTH AVE, 8TH FLOOR, PITTSBURGH PA 75222
James R. Simons director C/O SPLIT ROCK PARTNERS, 10400 VIKING DRIVE, SUITE 250, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55344
Robin Josephs director
Anna Liao Fieler director 2036 STERLING AVE, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Andrew T Sheehan director 755 PAGE MILL ROAD, SUITE A-200, PALO ALTO CA 94304-1005
Gregory P Sands director 755 PAGE MILL ROAD, SUITE A-200, PALO ALTO CA 94304-1005
John G Mcdonald director 601 UNION STREET, SUITE 3100, SEATTLE WA 98101-1374
Nina Bhanap officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O QUINSTREET, INC., 1051 EAST HILLSDALE BLVD., FOSTER CITY CA 94404
Matthew Glickman director 159 MELVILLE AVENUE, PALO ALTO CA 94301
Martin J Collins officer: SVP & General Counsel 4000 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Stuart Huizinga director 440 EAST MIDDLEFIELD ROAD, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043