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.
LightPath Technologies's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was -4.12%.
As of Mar. 2024, LightPath Technologies has a Sloan Ratio of -4.12%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
LightPath Technologies Sloan Ratio % Historical Data
* 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 LightPath Technologies's Sloan Ratio %
For the Electronic Components subindustry, LightPath Technologies'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.
LightPath Technologies's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Hardware Industry
For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, LightPath Technologies's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where LightPath Technologies's Sloan Ratio % falls into.
LightPath Technologies 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.
LightPath Technologies's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as
LightPath Technologies's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was -0.809 (Jun. 2023 ) + -1.342 (Sep. 2023 ) + -1.714 (Dec. 2023 ) + -2.598 (Mar. 2024 ) = $-6.46 Mil.
LightPath Technologies's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was -1.889 (Jun. 2023 ) + 1.14 (Sep. 2023 ) + -0.289 (Dec. 2023 ) + -0.394 (Mar. 2024 ) = $-1.43 Mil.
LightPath Technologies's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was -0.608 (Jun. 2023 ) + -1.162 (Sep. 2023 ) + -0.679 (Dec. 2023 ) + -0.533 (Mar. 2024 ) = $-2.98 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.
LightPath Technologies (NAS:LPTH) 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, LightPath Technologies has a Sloan Ratio of -4.12%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
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LightPath Technologies (LightPath Technologies) Business Description
LightPath Technologies Inc is a manufacturer, distributor, and integrator of proprietary optical components and assemblies. It is also engaged in the research and development for optical solutions for the traditional optics markets and communications markets. The company's business based on the following product groups: precision molded optics, specialty products, and infrared products. It currently serves the following major markets, distribution and catalog, laser, industrial, instrumentation, telecommunications, and defense.
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