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Persistent Systems (NSE:PERSISTENT) Sloan Ratio % : 0.00% (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Persistent Systems 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.

Persistent Systems's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.00%.

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


Persistent Systems Sloan Ratio % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Persistent Systems'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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Persistent Systems Sloan Ratio % Chart

Persistent Systems Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Sloan Ratio %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.11 7.00 15.18 5.84 4.63

Persistent Systems 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 5.84 3.28 4.21 - -

Competitive Comparison of Persistent Systems's Sloan Ratio %

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Persistent Systems's Sloan Ratio %, along with its competitors' market caps and Sloan Ratio % data, can be viewed below:

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Persistent Systems's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Persistent Systems's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:

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Persistent Systems 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.

Persistent Systems's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Sloan Ratio=(Net Income (A: Mar. 2024 )-Cash Flow from Operations (A: Mar. 2024 )
-Cash Flow from Investing (A: Mar. 2024 ))/Total Assets (A: Mar. 2024 )
=(10934.91-12213.07
--4694.68)/73736.18
=4.63%

Persistent Systems'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 )
=(10934.91-4258.28
--1685.94)/73736.18
=11.34%

Persistent Systems's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was 2287.68 (Jun. 2023 ) + 2632.68 (Sep. 2023 ) + 2861.34 (Dec. 2023 ) + 3153.21 (Mar. 2024 ) = ₹10,935 Mil.
Persistent Systems's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was -538.52 (Jun. 2023 ) + 4796.8 (Sep. 2023 ) + 0 (Dec. 2023 ) + 0 (Mar. 2024 ) = ₹4,258 Mil.
Persistent Systems's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was 1043.68 (Jun. 2023 ) + -2729.62 (Sep. 2023 ) + 0 (Dec. 2023 ) + 0 (Mar. 2024 ) = ₹-1,686 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.


Persistent Systems  (NSE:PERSISTENT) 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, Persistent Systems 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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Persistent Systems (NSE:PERSISTENT) Business Description

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Address
402 Senapati Bapat Road, Bhageerath, Pune, MH, IND, 411 016
Persistent Systems Ltd is an India-based provider of software solution organized in three segments based on end market: Software, Hi-Tech and Emerging Industries; Banking, Financial Services and Insurance; and Healthcare and Life Sciences. Its solutions include cloud life cycle management, Internet of Things, unified endpoint management, endpoint detection and response, and Big Data analytics. The firm also offers product engineering services, platform-based cloud solutions, and Internet Protocol-based products. Most of the firm's revenue gets derived from the Software, Hi-Tech and Emerging Industries segment.

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