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.
Western Resources's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 13.13%.
As of Dec. 2023, Western Resources has a Sloan Ratio of 13.13%, indicating there is a warning stage of accrual build up.
Western Resources Sloan Ratio % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Western Resources'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 Western Resources's Sloan Ratio %
For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Western Resources'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.
Western Resources's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry
For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Western Resources's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Western Resources's Sloan Ratio % falls into.
Western Resources 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.
Western Resources's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as
Western Resources's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.15 (Mar. 2023 ) + -0.595 (Jun. 2023 ) + 0.001 (Sep. 2023 ) + 0.629 (Dec. 2023 ) = $1.19 Mil.
Western Resources's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was 7.354 (Mar. 2023 ) + -1.624 (Jun. 2023 ) + -4.922 (Sep. 2023 ) + 1.405 (Dec. 2023 ) = $2.21 Mil.
Western Resources's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was -36.417 (Mar. 2023 ) + 1.351 (Jun. 2023 ) + 4.782 (Sep. 2023 ) + -5.994 (Dec. 2023 ) = $-36.28 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.
Western Resources (OTCPK:WTRNF) 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, Western Resources has a Sloan Ratio of 13.13%, indicating there is a warning stage of accrual build up.
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Western Resources (Western Resources) Business Description
Western Resources Corp is a resource company focused on the development of its potash project in Canada owned by its wholly owned subsidiary, Western Potash Corp, located in Southern Saskatchewan. Its objectives are to complete Phase I of the Milestone Project to prove a new mining technology, which will then be applied to Phases 2 and 3 to develop potash deposits in an environmentally friendly model. The company's two reportable operating segments are the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties and the investment in real estate projects in Canada.
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