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.
VTech Holdings's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was -7.28%.
As of Sep. 2023, VTech Holdings has a Sloan Ratio of -7.28%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
VTech Holdings Sloan Ratio % Historical Data
The historical data trend for VTech Holdings'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 VTech Holdings's Sloan Ratio %
For the Communication Equipment subindustry, VTech Holdings'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.
VTech Holdings's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Hardware Industry
For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, VTech Holdings's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where VTech Holdings's Sloan Ratio % falls into.
VTech Holdings 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.
VTech Holdings's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest two semi-annual data as the TTM data.
VTech Holdings's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was 67.2 (Mar. 2023 ) + 93.6 (Sep. 2023 ) = $161 Mil.
VTech Holdings's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was 235 (Mar. 2023 ) + 54.4 (Sep. 2023 ) = $289 Mil.
VTech Holdings's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was -11.9 (Mar. 2023 ) + -18.1 (Sep. 2023 ) = $-30 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.
VTech Holdings (OTCPK:VTKLF) 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, VTech Holdings has a Sloan Ratio of -7.28%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
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VTech Holdings (VTech Holdings) Business Description
VTech Holdings Ltd is engaged in designing, manufacturing, and distribution of consumer electronic products. It also provides contract manufacturing services. VTech's diverse collection of products include Telephone Products, Business Phones, Electronic Learning Toys, Baby Monitors and Hospitality Products. It offers turnkey services to customers in a number of product categories. The company operates through four geographical segments, North America including the United States and Canada, Europe, Asia Pacific and Others, which covers sales of electronic products to the rest of the world. VTech generates a majority of its revenue from North America and Europe.
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