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WaveDancer (WaveDancer) Sloan Ratio % : 0.00% (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is WaveDancer 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.

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

Warning Sign:

When sloan ratio (-34.4)% higher than 25% or lower than -25%, earnings are more likely to be made up of accruals.

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


WaveDancer Sloan Ratio % Historical Data

The historical data trend for WaveDancer'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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WaveDancer Sloan Ratio % Chart

WaveDancer Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Sloan Ratio %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.76 1.46 39.32 -140.38 -34.40

WaveDancer 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 -159.22 - - - -

Competitive Comparison of WaveDancer's Sloan Ratio %

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, WaveDancer'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.


WaveDancer's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Software Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where WaveDancer's Sloan Ratio % falls into.



WaveDancer 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.

WaveDancer'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 )
=(-2.034--2.815
-2.336)/4.52
=-34.40%

WaveDancer'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 )
=(-1.358--1.169
-1.4)/3.765
=-42.20%

WaveDancer's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.235 (Jun. 2023 ) + -0.15 (Sep. 2023 ) + -0.769 (Dec. 2023 ) + -0.674 (Mar. 2024 ) = $-1.36 Mil.
WaveDancer's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was -0.389 (Jun. 2023 ) + -0.56 (Sep. 2023 ) + -0.101 (Dec. 2023 ) + -0.119 (Mar. 2024 ) = $-1.17 Mil.
WaveDancer's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was 0 (Jun. 2023 ) + 1.4 (Sep. 2023 ) + 0 (Dec. 2023 ) + 0 (Mar. 2024 ) = $1.40 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.


WaveDancer  (NAS:WAVD) 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, WaveDancer 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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WaveDancer (WaveDancer) Business Description

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Address
12015 Lee Jackson Memorial Highway, Suite 210, Fairfax, VA, USA, 22033
WaveDancer Inc, formerly Information Analysis Inc is in the business of developing and maintaining information technology systems, modernizing client information systems, and performing professional services to government and commercial organizations. The company has two operating segments: the Tellenger segment provides professional services to government agencies, related to legacy software migration and modernization, developing web-based and mobile device solutions, including dynamic electronic forms development and conversion, and data analytics, and The Blockchain SCM segment is an early-stage business focused on developing, marketing, and selling a SaaS supply chain management platform built on blockchain technology.
Executives
Benoit Gerald James Jr director, officer: CEO %INFORMATION ANALYSIS INCORPORATED, 12015 LEE JACKSON MEMORIAL HWY, STE 210, FAIRFAX VA 22033
Linda L Singh director 3301 BOSTON STREET, BALTIMORE MD 21224
Paul B Becker director C/O INFORMATION ANALYSIS INCORPORATED, 12015 LEE JACKSON MEMORIAL HWY STE 210, FAIRFAX VA 22033
Timothy G Hannon officer: CFO % INFORMATION ANALYSIS INC, STE 210, FAIRFAX VA 22033
Dipaula James C Jr director C/O INFORMATION ANALYSIS INCORPORATED, STE 210, FAIRFAX VA 22033
Donald J Tringali director C/O INFORMATION ANALYSIS INCORPORATED, 11240 WAPLES MILL RD STE 201, FAIRFAX VA 22030
Johnson Jack L Jr director C/O INFORATION ANALYSIS INCORPORATED, 11240 WAPLES MILL RD STE 201, FAIRFAX VA 22030
Sandor Rosenberg director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 11240 WAPLES MILL ROAD, SUITE 400, FAIRFAX VA 22030
Matthew T Sands officer: Acting Principal Financial Off C/O INFORMATION ANALYSIS INCORPORATED, 11240 WAPLES MILL RD STE 201, FAIRFAX VA 22030
Joseph Patrick Daly 10 percent owner 497 CIRCLE FREEWAY, CINCINNATI OH 45246
Bonnie K Wachtel director 1101 FOURTEENTH STREET NW, SUITE 800, WASHINGTON DC 20005
Stanley Arthur Reese officer: Chief Operating Officer
Mark T Krial director C/O INFORMATION ANALYSIS INCORPORATED, 11240 WAPLES MILL RD STE 201, FAIRFAX VA 22030
William Henry Pickle director C/O INFORMATION ANALYSIS INCORPORATED, 11240 WAPLES MILL RD, STE 201, FAIRFAX VA 22030
Richard S Derose officer: Chief Financial Officer