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.
Evans Bancorp's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was -2.53%.
As of Mar. 2024, Evans Bancorp has a Sloan Ratio of -2.53%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
Evans Bancorp Sloan Ratio % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Evans Bancorp'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 Evans Bancorp's Sloan Ratio %
For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Evans Bancorp'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.
Evans Bancorp's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Banks Industry
For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Evans Bancorp's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Evans Bancorp's Sloan Ratio % falls into.
Evans Bancorp 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.
Evans Bancorp's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as
Evans Bancorp's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was 4.932 (Jun. 2023 ) + 3.618 (Sep. 2023 ) + 10.174 (Dec. 2023 ) + 2.334 (Mar. 2024 ) = $21.06 Mil.
Evans Bancorp's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was 5.829 (Jun. 2023 ) + 3.42 (Sep. 2023 ) + 6.139 (Dec. 2023 ) + -2.103 (Mar. 2024 ) = $13.29 Mil.
Evans Bancorp's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was -0.588 (Jun. 2023 ) + -27.622 (Sep. 2023 ) + 92.031 (Dec. 2023 ) + 1.226 (Mar. 2024 ) = $65.05 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.
Evans Bancorp (AMEX:EVBN) 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 Mar. 2024, Evans Bancorp has a Sloan Ratio of -2.53%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
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Evans Bancorp (Evans Bancorp) Business Description
Evans Bancorp Inc is a financial holding company. Through its subsidiaries, it provides various banking services to consumers and commercial customers in the USA. The firm operates in two segments, Banking Activities and Insurance Agency Activities. The banking business segment includes both commercial and consumer banking services, including lending and depository services and offering non-deposit investment products, such as annuities and mutual funds. The insurance agency segment includes the activities of selling various premium-based insurance policies on a commission basis, including business and personal insurance, employee benefits, surety bonds, risk management, life, disability and long-term care coverage, and providing claims adjusting services to various insurance companies.
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