DFP Healthcare Acquisitions (DFP Healthcare Acquisitions) Sloan Ratio % : 0.00% (As of Sep. 2021)

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What is DFP Healthcare Acquisitions Sloan Ratio %?

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.

DFP Healthcare Acquisitions's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 was 0.00%.

Warning Sign:

When sloan ratio (96.07)% higher than 25% or lower than -25%, earnings are more likely to be made up of accruals.

As of Sep. 2021, DFP Healthcare Acquisitions has a Sloan Ratio of 0.00%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.

DFP Healthcare Acquisitions Sloan Ratio % Historical Data

The historical data trend for DFP Healthcare Acquisitions's Sloan Ratio % can be seen below:

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DFP Healthcare Acquisitions Sloan Ratio % Chart

DFP Healthcare Acquisitions Annual Data

Trend

Dec19

Dec20

Sloan Ratio %

96.07

DFP Healthcare Acquisitions Semi-Annual Data
	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21
Sloan Ratio %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial			-	-	-	-2.67	-

Competitive Comparison of DFP Healthcare Acquisitions's Sloan Ratio %

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DFP Healthcare Acquisitions's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Diversified Financial Services Industry

For the Diversified Financial Services industry and Financial Services sector, DFP Healthcare Acquisitions's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:

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DFP Healthcare Acquisitions 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.

DFP Healthcare Acquisitions's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020 is calculated as

Sloan Ratio	=	(Net Income (A: Dec. 2020 )	-	Cash Flow from Operations (A: Dec. 2020 )
	-	Cash Flow from Investing (A: Dec. 2020 ))	/	Total Assets (A: Dec. 2020 )
	=	(-8.34	-	-0.583
	-	-230)	/	231.324
	=	96.07%

DFP Healthcare Acquisitions's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 is calculated as

Sloan Ratio	=	(Net Income (TTM)	-	Cash Flow from Operations (TTM))
	-	Cash Flow from Investing (TTM))	/	Total Assets (Q: Sep. 2021 )
	=	(-8.34	-	-0.583
	-	-230)	/	230.3
	=	96.50%

For company reported annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. DFP Healthcare Acquisitions's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2021 was $-8.34 Mil.
DFP Healthcare Acquisitions's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2021 was $-0.58 Mil.
DFP Healthcare Acquisitions's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2021 was $-230.00 Mil.

DFP Healthcare Acquisitions (NAS:DFPHW) 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 Sep. 2021, DFP Healthcare Acquisitions has a Sloan Ratio of 0.00%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.

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