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Global Lights Acquisition (Global Lights Acquisition) Sloan Ratio % : 0.00% (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Global Lights Acquisition 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.

Global Lights Acquisition's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.00%.

Warning Sign:

When sloan ratio (101.38)% higher than 25% or lower than -25%, earnings are more likely to be made up of accruals.

As of Mar. 2024, Global Lights Acquisition has a Sloan Ratio of 0.00%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.


Global Lights Acquisition Sloan Ratio % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Global Lights Acquisition'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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Global Lights Acquisition Sloan Ratio % Chart

Global Lights Acquisition Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Sloan Ratio %
- - 101.38

Global Lights Acquisition Quarterly Data
Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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Competitive Comparison of Global Lights Acquisition's Sloan Ratio %

For the Shell Companies subindustry, Global Lights Acquisition's Sloan Ratio %, along with its competitors' market caps and Sloan Ratio % data, can be viewed below:

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Global Lights Acquisition's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Diversified Financial Services Industry

For the Diversified Financial Services industry and Financial Services sector, Global Lights Acquisition's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:

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Global Lights Acquisition 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.

Global Lights Acquisition's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Sloan Ratio=(Net Income (A: Dec. 2023 )-Cash Flow from Operations (A: Dec. 2023 )
-Cash Flow from Investing (A: Dec. 2023 ))/Total Assets (A: Dec. 2023 )
=(0.08--1.644
--69.345)/70.105
=101.38%

Global Lights Acquisition's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Sloan Ratio=(Net Income (TTM)-Cash Flow from Operations (TTM))
-Cash Flow from Investing (TTM))/Total Assets (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=(0.741-0
-0)/70.835
=1.05%

Global Lights Acquisition's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was -0.001 (Jun. 2023 ) + -0.017 (Sep. 2023 ) + 0.148 (Dec. 2023 ) + 0.611 (Mar. 2024 ) = $0.74 Mil.
Global Lights Acquisition's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was 0 (Jun. 2023 ) + 0 (Sep. 2023 ) + 0 (Dec. 2023 ) + 0 (Mar. 2024 ) = $0.00 Mil.
Global Lights Acquisition's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was 0 (Jun. 2023 ) + 0 (Sep. 2023 ) + 0 (Dec. 2023 ) + 0 (Mar. 2024 ) = $0.00 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.


Global Lights Acquisition  (NAS:GLAC) 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 Mar. 2024, Global Lights Acquisition 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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Global Lights Acquisition (Global Lights Acquisition) Business Description

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