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.
The Shyft Group's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -5.40%.
As of Dec. 2023, The Shyft Group has a Sloan Ratio of -5.40%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
The Shyft Group Sloan Ratio % Historical Data
The historical data trend for The Shyft Group'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 The Shyft Group's Sloan Ratio %
For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery subindustry, The Shyft 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.
The Shyft Group's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery Industry
For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry and Industrials sector, The Shyft Group's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where The Shyft Group's Sloan Ratio % falls into.
The Shyft 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.
The Shyft Group's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as
The Shyft Group's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.71 (Mar. 2023 ) + 4.685 (Jun. 2023 ) + 4.518 (Sep. 2023 ) + -4.417 (Dec. 2023 ) = $6.5 Mil.
The Shyft Group's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was 5.887 (Mar. 2023 ) + 29.734 (Jun. 2023 ) + 9.197 (Sep. 2023 ) + 11.426 (Dec. 2023 ) = $56.2 Mil.
The Shyft Group's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was -4.944 (Mar. 2023 ) + -6.437 (Jun. 2023 ) + -5.162 (Sep. 2023 ) + -4.571 (Dec. 2023 ) = $-21.1 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.
The Shyft Group (NAS:SHYF) 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, The Shyft Group has a Sloan Ratio of -5.40%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
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The Shyft Group (The Shyft Group) Business Description
The Shyft Group Inc is engaged in specialty vehicle manufacturing and assembly for the commercial vehicle (including last-mile delivery, specialty service and vocation-specific upfit segments) and recreational vehicle industries. Its products include walk-in vans, truck bodies, and cargo van and pick-up truck upfits used in e-commerce/parcel delivery, upfit equipment used in the mobile retail and utility trades, as well as luxury Class A diesel motorhome custom chassis and contract manufacturing and assembly services. It also supply replacement parts and offer repair, maintenance, field service and refurbishment services for the vehicles that company manufacture.
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