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Tesco (TSCDY) Sloan Ratio %

: -2.02% (As of Feb. 2024)
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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.

Tesco's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was -2.02%.

As of Feb. 2024, Tesco has a Sloan Ratio of -2.02%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.


Tesco Sloan Ratio % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tesco'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.

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Tesco Annual Data
Trend Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23 Feb24
Sloan Ratio %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.78 -1.80 -1.10 -4.92 -2.02

Tesco Semi-Annual Data
Aug14 Feb15 Aug15 Feb16 Aug16 Feb17 Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23 Feb24
Sloan Ratio % Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.08 -4.37 -4.90 -2.00 -2.02

Competitive Comparison

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Tesco'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.


Tesco Sloan Ratio % Distribution

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Tesco's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Tesco's Sloan Ratio % falls into.



Tesco 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.

Tesco's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Sloan Ratio=(Net Income (A: Feb. 2024 )-Cash Flow from Operations (A: Feb. 2024 )
-Cash Flow from Investing (A: Feb. 2024 ))/Total Assets (A: Feb. 2024 )
=(1500-4847.222
--2146.465)/59392.677
=-2.02%

Tesco's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Sloan Ratio=(Net Income (TTM)-Cash Flow from Operations (TTM))
-Cash Flow from Investing (TTM))/Total Assets (Q: Feb. 2024 )
=(1507.436-4865.768
--2159.019)/59392.677
=-2.02%

For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest two semi-annual data as the TTM data. Tesco's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 was 1177.891 (Aug. 2023 ) + 329.545 (Feb. 2024 ) = $1,507 Mil.
Tesco's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 was 2937.738 (Aug. 2023 ) + 1928.03 (Feb. 2024 ) = $4,866 Mil.
Tesco's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 was -1988.564 (Aug. 2023 ) + -170.455 (Feb. 2024 ) = $-2,159 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.


Tesco  (OTCPK:TSCDY) 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.

According to How to Beat the Market with the Sloan Ratio:

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 Feb. 2024, Tesco has a Sloan Ratio of -2.02%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.


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Tesco (TSCDY) Business Description

Address
Kestrel Way, Tesco House, Shire Park, Welwyn Garden, GBR, AL7 1GA
Tesco is one of the largest food retailers in the world, operating thousands of stores in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Europe. According to Kantar, Tesco is the market leader in the U.K. with a share of more than 27%, roughly double that of Asda or Sainsbury's. Tesco operates a core supermarket business in addition to convenience and neighborhood outlets. With a 35% digital market share in the U.K., the company holds a dominant position online. Tesco gained exposure to the cash-and-carry and out-of-home delivering industries with the landmark GBP 4 billion acquisition of Booker in 2018.

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