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.
As of Dec. 2017, Regal Entertainment Group has a Sloan Ratio of 3.97%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
Regal Entertainment Group Sloan Ratio % Historical Data
* 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 Regal Entertainment Group's Sloan Ratio %
For the Broadcasting subindustry, Regal Entertainment Group'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.
Regal Entertainment Group's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry
For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Regal Entertainment Group's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Regal Entertainment Group's Sloan Ratio % falls into.
Regal Entertainment Group 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.
Regal Entertainment Group's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as
Regal Entertainment Group's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2017 was 48.4 (Mar. 2017 ) + 23.6 (Jun. 2017 ) + 11.4 (Sep. 2017 ) + 28.9 (Dec. 2017 ) = $112 Mil.
Regal Entertainment Group's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2017 was 249.6 (Mar. 2017 ) + -41.8 (Jun. 2017 ) + 47.8 (Sep. 2017 ) + 154.3 (Dec. 2017 ) = $410 Mil.
Regal Entertainment Group's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2017 was -44.9 (Mar. 2017 ) + -240.2 (Jun. 2017 ) + -52.8 (Sep. 2017 ) + -72.7 (Dec. 2017 ) = $-411 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.
Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE:RGC) 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. 2017, Regal Entertainment Group has a Sloan Ratio of 3.97%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
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Regal Entertainment Group (Regal Entertainment Group) Business Description
Regal is the largest movie theater circuit in the United States. It operates more than 6,300 screens in 39 states, including 44 of the top 50 designated market areas. Regal generated nearly $3 billion of revenue, approximately 70% of which was from ticket sales, 25% from concessions sales, and the remaining 5% from other streams, such as on-screen advertising and in-lobby video games. Most of Regal's theaters are located in midsize cities and suburban areas of larger cities.
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