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.
Six Flags Entertainment's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -1.78%.
As of Dec. 2023, Six Flags Entertainment has a Sloan Ratio of -1.78%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
Six Flags Entertainment 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 Six Flags Entertainment's Sloan Ratio %
For the Leisure subindustry, Six Flags Entertainment'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.
Six Flags Entertainment's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry
For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Six Flags Entertainment's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Six Flags Entertainment's Sloan Ratio % falls into.
Six Flags Entertainment 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.
Six Flags Entertainment's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as
Six Flags Entertainment's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was -69.859 (Mar. 2023 ) + 20.554 (Jun. 2023 ) + 110.7 (Sep. 2023 ) + -22.396 (Dec. 2023 ) = $39 Mil.
Six Flags Entertainment's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was -56.269 (Mar. 2023 ) + 140.898 (Jun. 2023 ) + 162.629 (Sep. 2023 ) + 10.215 (Dec. 2023 ) = $257 Mil.
Six Flags Entertainment's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was -25.007 (Mar. 2023 ) + -42.034 (Jun. 2023 ) + -42.241 (Sep. 2023 ) + -60.955 (Dec. 2023 ) = $-170 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.
Six Flags Entertainment (NYSE:SIX) 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, Six Flags Entertainment has a Sloan Ratio of -1.78%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
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Six Flags Entertainment (Six Flags Entertainment) Business Description
Six Flags Entertainment Corp owns and operate regional theme parks and water parks. The company operates around 27 theme parks and waterparks, 24 are located in the United States, two are located in Mexico and one is located in Montreal, Canada. The parks generally offer various rides, water attractions, themed areas, concerts, restaurants, game venues, and merchandise outlets.
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