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ATS (ATS) Sloan Ratio % : 5.79% (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is ATS 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.

ATS's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 5.79%.

As of Sep. 2023, ATS has a Sloan Ratio of 5.79%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.


ATS Sloan Ratio % Historical Data

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

ATS 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 6.78 -1.50 22.92 3.07 12.59

ATS Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 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 3.60 3.23 6.27 5.79 -

Competitive Comparison of ATS's Sloan Ratio %

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, ATS'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.


ATS's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, ATS's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:

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



ATS 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.

ATS'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 )
=(143.126-15.352
--252.501)/3020.685
=12.59%

ATS's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Sloan Ratio=(Net Income (TTM)-Cash Flow from Operations (TTM))
-Cash Flow from Investing (TTM))/Total Assets (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=(116.314-70.134
--115.057)/2783.938
=5.79%

ATS's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was 21.543 (Dec. 2022 ) + 21.528 (Mar. 2023 ) + 35.799 (Jun. 2023 ) + 37.444 (Sep. 2023 ) = $116 Mil.
ATS's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was 85.498 (Dec. 2022 ) + 59.494 (Mar. 2023 ) + -81.135 (Jun. 2023 ) + 6.277 (Sep. 2023 ) = $70 Mil.
ATS's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was -31.747 (Dec. 2022 ) + -48.905 (Mar. 2023 ) + -15.253 (Jun. 2023 ) + -19.152 (Sep. 2023 ) = $-115 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.


ATS  (NYSE:ATS) 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. 2023, ATS has a Sloan Ratio of 5.79%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.


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ATS (ATS) Business Description

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Address
730 Fountain Street North, Building 2, Cambridge, ON, CAN, N3H 4R7
ATS Corp is a Canada-based company that provides automation systems. The company designs and builds customized automated manufacturing and testing systems for customers, and provides pre- and post-automation services. The company's products comprise conveyor systems, automated electrified monorails, tray handlers, laser systems, and other hardware and software products. The company also provides pre-automation solutions, including strategic direction and planning services, as well as aftermarket support. The company's clients come from the life sciences, food and beverage transportation, consumer products and electronics, and energy sectors. The company generates the majority of its sales from the North American and European markets.