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.
Activision Blizzard's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was 6.07%.
As of Jun. 2023, Activision Blizzard has a Sloan Ratio of 6.07%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
Activision Blizzard Sloan Ratio % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Activision Blizzard'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 Activision Blizzard's Sloan Ratio %
For the Electronic Gaming & Multimedia subindustry, Activision Blizzard'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.
Activision Blizzard's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry
For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Activision Blizzard's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Activision Blizzard's Sloan Ratio % falls into.
Activision Blizzard 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.
Activision Blizzard's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as
Activision Blizzard's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2023 was 435 (Sep. 2022 ) + 403 (Dec. 2022 ) + 740 (Mar. 2023 ) + 587 (Jun. 2023 ) = $2,165 Mil.
Activision Blizzard's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2023 was 257 (Sep. 2022 ) + 1123 (Dec. 2022 ) + 577 (Mar. 2023 ) + 590 (Jun. 2023 ) = $2,547 Mil.
Activision Blizzard's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2023 was -2940 (Sep. 2022 ) + -1801 (Dec. 2022 ) + 1663 (Mar. 2023 ) + 966 (Jun. 2023 ) = $-2,112 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.
Activision Blizzard (NAS:ATVI) 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 Jun. 2023, Activision Blizzard has a Sloan Ratio of 6.07%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
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Activision Blizzard (Activision Blizzard) Business Description
Activision Blizzard was formed in 2008 by the merger of Activision, one of the largest console video game publishers, and Blizzard, one of largest PC video game publishers. The combined firm remains one of the world's largest video game publishers. Activision's impressive franchise portfolio includes World of Warcraft, which boasts more than $8 billion of lifetime sales, and Call of Duty, which has sold over 175 million copies across 14 titles over 12 years.
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