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Nielsen Holdings (Nielsen Holdings) Sloan Ratio % : -0.94% (As of Jun. 2022)


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What is Nielsen Holdings 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.

Nielsen Holdings's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2022 was -0.94%.

As of Jun. 2022, Nielsen Holdings has a Sloan Ratio of -0.94%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.


Nielsen Holdings Sloan Ratio % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nielsen Holdings'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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Nielsen Holdings Sloan Ratio % Chart

Nielsen Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
Sloan Ratio %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.10 -8.33 -6.28 -3.31 -15.12

Nielsen Holdings Quarterly Data
Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22
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 -18.82 -16.48 -15.12 -1.19 -0.94

Competitive Comparison of Nielsen Holdings's Sloan Ratio %

For the Consulting Services subindustry, Nielsen Holdings's Sloan Ratio %, along with its competitors' market caps and Sloan Ratio % data, can be viewed below:

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Nielsen Holdings's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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Nielsen Holdings 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.

Nielsen Holdings's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as

Sloan Ratio=(Net Income (A: Dec. 2021 )-Cash Flow from Operations (A: Dec. 2021 )
-Cash Flow from Investing (A: Dec. 2021 ))/Total Assets (A: Dec. 2021 )
=(963-666
-1933)/10820
=-15.12%

Nielsen Holdings's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2022 is calculated as

Sloan Ratio=(Net Income (TTM)-Cash Flow from Operations (TTM))
-Cash Flow from Investing (TTM))/Total Assets (Q: Jun. 2022 )
=(530-982
--349)/10910
=-0.94%

Nielsen Holdings's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2022 was 100 (Sep. 2021 ) + 214 (Dec. 2021 ) + 105 (Mar. 2022 ) + 111 (Jun. 2022 ) = $530 Mil.
Nielsen Holdings's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2022 was 271 (Sep. 2021 ) + 227 (Dec. 2021 ) + 219 (Mar. 2022 ) + 265 (Jun. 2022 ) = $982 Mil.
Nielsen Holdings's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2022 was -99 (Sep. 2021 ) + -88 (Dec. 2021 ) + -81 (Mar. 2022 ) + -81 (Jun. 2022 ) = $-349 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.


Nielsen Holdings  (NYSE:NLSN) 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 Jun. 2022, Nielsen Holdings has a Sloan Ratio of -0.94%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.


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Nielsen Holdings (Nielsen Holdings) Business Description

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Address
675 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY, USA, 10010
Nielsen Holdings PLC operates as a media and content ecosystem provider and offers audience measurement, data and analytics services. The company's data is used by its publishing clients to understand their audiences, establish the value of their advertising inventory, and maximize the value of their content. It operates as a complete unit - from the conception of a product, through the collection of the data, into the technology and operations, all the way to the data being sold and delivered to the client. The company's single reportable segment consists of television, radio, online and mobile audience and advertising measurement and corresponding analytics.
Executives
Windacre Partnership Master Fund, Lp 10 percent owner 2200 POST OAK BLVD., SUITE 1580, HOUSTON TX 77056
Windacre Partnership Llc 10 percent owner 2200 POST OAK BOULEVARD, SUITE 1580, HOUSTON TX 77056
Snehal Amin 10 percent owner 2200 POST OAK BLVD., SUITE 1580, HOU TX 77056
Henry Iglesias officer: Principal Accounting Officer TIFFANY & CO., 727 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Stephanie Plaines director 200 E. RANDOLPH DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60601
Luca Guerrino De director C/O LOGITECH, INC., 6505 KAISER DRIVE, FREMONT CA 94555
Karthik Rao officer: COO Nielsen Global Media 3200 OLYMPUS BLVD, SUITE 100, DALLAS TX 75019
Jon Miller director C/O TRIPADVISOR, INC, 141 NEEDHAM STREET, NEWTON MA 02464
Attwood James A Jr director 520 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
David W Kenny director, officer: Chief Executive Officer VIVAKI, 33 ARCH STREET, BOSTON MA 02110
Thomas H Castro director C/O TIME WARNER CABLE INC., 60 COLUMBUS CIRCLE, 16TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10023
Janice Marinelli Mazza director 4031 LONGRIDGE AVE, SHERMAN OAKS CA 91423
Linda Zukauckas officer: Chief Financial Officer 200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285
Laurie Lovett officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 675 6TH AVENUE, 3RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10011
Christopher Taft officer: SVP & Corporate Controller 442 YELLOW BRICK ROAD, ORANGE CT 06477