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.
Applus Services's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -6.06%.
As of Dec. 2023, Applus Services has a Sloan Ratio of -6.06%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
Applus Services Sloan Ratio % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Applus Services'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.
Competitive Comparison of Applus Services's Sloan Ratio %
For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Applus Services'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.
Applus Services's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Business Services Industry
For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Applus Services's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Applus Services's Sloan Ratio % falls into.
Applus Services 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.
Applus Services's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest two semi-annual data as the TTM data.
Applus Services's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was 26.438 (Jun. 2023 ) + -6.247 (Dec. 2023 ) = €20 Mil.
Applus Services's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was 104.582 (Jun. 2023 ) + 219.212 (Dec. 2023 ) = €324 Mil.
Applus Services's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was -65.821 (Jun. 2023 ) + -89.774 (Dec. 2023 ) = €-156 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.
Applus Services (XMAD:APPS) 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.
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 Dec. 2023, Applus Services has a Sloan Ratio of -6.06%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
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Applus Services SA is a Spain-based company that provides testing, inspection and certification services. The company operates through four divisions. The energy and industry division, which accounts for the majority of revenue, is primarily engaged in industrial and environmental inspection, technical assistance, technical staffing, and others. The automotive division conducts statutory vehicle inspection services for safety and emissions. The IDIADA division provides vehicle proving ground, engineering, design and other services. The laboratories division conducts product testing and certification services for laboratories. Europe, North America, Asia Pacific are the three biggest markets for the company.
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