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.
Roundys's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was -1.40%.
As of Sep. 2015, Roundys has a Sloan Ratio of -1.40%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
Roundys Sloan Ratio % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Roundys'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.
For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Roundys'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.
Roundys's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry
For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Roundys's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Roundys's Sloan Ratio % falls into.
Roundys 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.
Roundys's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as
Roundys's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2015 was 6.136 (Dec. 2014 ) + -2.331 (Mar. 2015 ) + -1.515 (Jun. 2015 ) + -8.834 (Sep. 2015 ) = $-7 Mil.
Roundys's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2015 was 31.471 (Dec. 2014 ) + -5.392 (Mar. 2015 ) + 26.126 (Jun. 2015 ) + 13.101 (Sep. 2015 ) = $65 Mil.
Roundys's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2015 was -4.683 (Dec. 2014 ) + -15.236 (Mar. 2015 ) + -17.814 (Jun. 2015 ) + -18.831 (Sep. 2015 ) = $-57 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.
Roundys (NYSE:RNDY) 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 Sep. 2015, Roundys has a Sloan Ratio of -1.40%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
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Roundys, Inc. is a Midwest supermarket founded in 1872 as a privately owned food wholesaling company. The Company is a food retailer in the state of Wisconsin. It owns and operates 163 retail grocery stores, of which 121 are located in Wisconsin, 29 are located in Minnesota and 13 are located in Illinois. It also distributes a full line of food and non-food products from three wholesale distribution centers and provides services to one independent licensee retail grocery store in Wisconsin. The Company completed the initial public offering on February 13, 2012. Its stores feature expansive meat, produce, deli and other perishable products and specialty and prepared foods departments. It also offers a line of health and beauty care products and a selection of seasonal merchandise to maximize the conveniences offered to its customers. The Company operates retail grocery stores under its Pick 'n Save, Rainbow, Copps, Metro Market and Mariano's retail banners. Many of its product categories include natural and organic options, catering to its customers' focus on healthier eating choices. It provides its customers with a compelling one-stop shopping experience featuring a level of customer service in its attractive and convenient stores. The Company's products can be classified as non-perishable, perishable and non-food. Non-perishable food categories consist of grocery, frozen, and dairy products. Perishable categories include produce, meat, seafood, deli, bakery and floral. Non-food includes general merchandise, health and beauty care, pharmacy, and alcohol. It distributes personalized offers to customers via email/ digital communication, in-store coupons and direct mail communications based on specific behaviors, measured through its loyalty card activity. The Company competes with conventional, national and regional supercenters such as; New Albertson's, Inc., Costco, Target and Wal-Mart, Woodman's and Meijer's, Festival Foods and Piggly Wiggly, Aldi, Trader Joe's and Whole Foods, and local supermarkets, natural foods stores, smaller specialty stores and farmers' markets. The Company is subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to zoning, land use, environmental protection, work place safety, public health, community right-to-know, alcoholic beverage sales, tobacco sales and pharmaceutical sales.
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