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UniCapital (UniCapital) Sloan Ratio % : -10.15% (As of Sep. 2000)


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What is UniCapital 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.

UniCapital's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2000 was -10.15%.

As of Sep. 2000, UniCapital has a Sloan Ratio of -10.15%, indicating earnings are more likely to be made up of accruals.


UniCapital Sloan Ratio % Historical Data

The historical data trend for UniCapital's Sloan Ratio % can be seen below:

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UniCapital Sloan Ratio % Chart

UniCapital Annual Data
Trend Dec98 Dec99
Sloan Ratio %
46.29 47.42

UniCapital Quarterly Data
Mar98 Jun98 Sep98 Dec98 Mar99 Jun99 Sep99 Dec99 Mar00 Jun00 Sep00
Sloan Ratio % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 47.42 62.95 28.33 -10.15

Competitive Comparison of UniCapital's Sloan Ratio %

For the Credit Services subindustry, UniCapital's Sloan Ratio %, along with its competitors' market caps and Sloan Ratio % data, can be viewed below:

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UniCapital's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

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UniCapital 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.

UniCapital's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2099 is calculated as

Sloan Ratio=(Net Income (A: Dec. 2099 )-Cash Flow from Operations (A: Dec. 2099 )
-Cash Flow from Investing (A: Dec. 2099 ))/Total Assets (A: Dec. 2099 )
=(10-56.9
--1945.9)/4004.6
=47.42%

UniCapital's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2000 is calculated as

Sloan Ratio=(Net Income (TTM)-Cash Flow from Operations (TTM))
-Cash Flow from Investing (TTM))/Total Assets (Q: Sep. 2000 )
=(-374.406-101.827
--343.058)/1312.043
=-10.15%

UniCapital's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2000 was 4.4 (Dec. 2099 ) + 0 (Mar. 2000 ) + 0 (Jun. 2000 ) + -378.806 (Sep. 2000 ) = $-374.4 Mil.
UniCapital's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2000 was 65.1 (Dec. 2099 ) + 11.238 (Mar. 2000 ) + -0.855 (Jun. 2000 ) + 26.344 (Sep. 2000 ) = $101.8 Mil.
UniCapital's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2000 was -113 (Dec. 2099 ) + 122.04 (Mar. 2000 ) + -322.855 (Jun. 2000 ) + -29.243 (Sep. 2000 ) = $-343.1 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.


UniCapital  (GREY:UCPC) 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. 2000, UniCapital has a Sloan Ratio of -10.15%, indicating earnings are more likely to be made up of accruals.


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UniCapital (UniCapital) Business Description

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Address
10800 Biscayne Boulevard., Suite 800, Miami, FL, USA, 33161-7807
UniCapital Corp originates, acquires, and services equipment leases and arranges structured financing in the computer and telecommunications-equipment industries.

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