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.
EarthLabs's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was -15.82%.
Warning Sign:
When sloan ratio (-40.63)% higher than 25% or lower than -25%, earnings are more likely to be made up of accruals.
As of Sep. 2023, EarthLabs has a Sloan Ratio of -15.82%, indicating earnings are more likely to be made up of accruals.
EarthLabs Sloan Ratio % Historical Data
The historical data trend for EarthLabs'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 EarthLabs's Sloan Ratio %
For the Information Technology Services subindustry, EarthLabs'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.
EarthLabs's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Software Industry
For the Software industry and Technology sector, EarthLabs's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where EarthLabs's Sloan Ratio % falls into.
EarthLabs 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.
EarthLabs's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as
EarthLabs's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was 5.41 (Dec. 2022 ) + 1.656 (Mar. 2023 ) + -1.356 (Jun. 2023 ) + -4.337 (Sep. 2023 ) = $1.37 Mil.
EarthLabs's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was 15.301 (Dec. 2022 ) + -1.654 (Mar. 2023 ) + -6.287 (Jun. 2023 ) + -0.121 (Sep. 2023 ) = $7.24 Mil.
EarthLabs's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was 1.212 (Dec. 2022 ) + -0.075 (Mar. 2023 ) + -0.068 (Jun. 2023 ) + -0.071 (Sep. 2023 ) = $1.00 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.
EarthLabs (OTCPK:SPOFF) 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. 2023, EarthLabs has a Sloan Ratio of -15.82%, indicating earnings are more likely to be made up of accruals.
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EarthLabs Inc is a mining investment and technology company. It offers a full suite of data and knowledge-driven SaaS tools and services. EarthLabs works with industry customers across all commodity and deposit types to identify new exploration targets, develop cutting-edge technologies, and strategically invest in mineral exploration companies. It operates in two reportable segments Exploration Technology Division which houses the Company's exploration SaaS and consulting services and field services divisions, and Financial Technology Division which houses the Company's financial technology (CEO.CA and DigiGeoData) and growing investment portfolio.
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