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Professional Diversity Network (Professional Diversity Network) Sloan Ratio % : -7.17% (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Professional Diversity Network 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.

Professional Diversity Network's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was -7.17%.

As of Mar. 2024, Professional Diversity Network has a Sloan Ratio of -7.17%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.


Professional Diversity Network Sloan Ratio % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Professional Diversity Network'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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Professional Diversity Network Sloan Ratio % Chart

Professional Diversity Network Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Sloan Ratio %
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Professional Diversity Network Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Sloan Ratio % Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 0.35 -11.93 -9.50 -5.34 -7.17

Competitive Comparison of Professional Diversity Network's Sloan Ratio %

For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, Professional Diversity Network'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.


Professional Diversity Network's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Professional Diversity Network's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:

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Professional Diversity Network 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.

Professional Diversity Network'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 )
=(-4.311--3.027
--0.947)/6.327
=-5.33%

Professional Diversity Network'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 )
=(-4.035--3.147
--0.481)/5.677
=-7.17%

Professional Diversity Network's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was -1.413 (Jun. 2023 ) + -1.316 (Sep. 2023 ) + -0.514 (Dec. 2023 ) + -0.792 (Mar. 2024 ) = $-4.04 Mil.
Professional Diversity Network's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was -0.486 (Jun. 2023 ) + -1.534 (Sep. 2023 ) + -0.584 (Dec. 2023 ) + -0.543 (Mar. 2024 ) = $-3.15 Mil.
Professional Diversity Network's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was -0.273 (Jun. 2023 ) + -0.057 (Sep. 2023 ) + -0.068 (Dec. 2023 ) + -0.083 (Mar. 2024 ) = $-0.48 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.


Professional Diversity Network  (NAS:IPDN) 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, Professional Diversity Network has a Sloan Ratio of -7.17%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.


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Professional Diversity Network (Professional Diversity Network) Business Description

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Address
55 East Monroe Street, Suite 2120, Chicago, IL, USA, 60603
Professional Diversity Network Inc is engaged in providing access to networking, training, educational and employment services to its registered users. It has three operating segments: the Professional Diversity Network (PDN) segment, which includes online professional networking communities with career resources for diverse cultural groups and employers looking to hire members; and the National Association of Professional Women (NAPW) segment, which is a women-only professional networking organization, the RemoteMore segment. The company generates revenues from paid membership subscriptions and related services, recruitment services, product sales, education & training, and consumer advertising & consumer marketing solutions.
Executives
Yu-jin Chou officer: Secretary 55 E MONROE STREET, SUITE2120, CHICAGO IL 60603
Hongjun Chen 10 percent owner 55 E MONROE STREET, STE 2250, CHICAGO IL 60603
Larry S Aichler officer: Interim CFO 55 E MONROE ST, STE 2120, CHICAGO IL 60603
Christopher Renn director 55 E MONROE ST, SUITE# 2120, CHICAGO IL 60603
Esquivel Russell J Jr. officer: SVP 26844 N 73RD DR, PEORIA AZ 85383
Megan Elizabeth Bozzuto officer: SVP 162 EAST ST, SHARON MA 02067
Grace Reyes director 1191 SOLANO AVENUE #6315, ALBANY CA 94706
Charles Martin Obrien officer: Interim CFO 1131 WARWICK CIRCLE N., HOFFMAN ESTATES IL 60169
Malven Group Ltd 10 percent owner UNIT A, 21/F., CMA BUILDING, 64 CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, CENTRAL K3 00000
Shea Courtney C. director 1555 N. ASTOR STREET, APARTMENT 9W, CHICAGO IL 60610
Maoji Wang director 13-1-902, BAIWANGJIAYUAN EAST SECTOR, DONGBEIWANG, HAIDIAN DISTRICT, BEIJING F4 000000
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Michael D Belsky director 213 LEONARD WOOD NORTH, UNIT 101, HIGHLAND PARK IL 60035
James R Kirsch director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 801 W. ADAMS STREET SUITE 600, CHICAGO IL 60607