What is National Western Life Group 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.
As of Mar. 2024, National Western Life Group has a Sloan Ratio of -7.36%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
National Western Life Group 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 National Western Life Group's Sloan Ratio %
For the Insurance - Life subindustry, National Western Life Group'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.
National Western Life Group's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Insurance Industry
For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, National Western Life Group's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where National Western Life Group's Sloan Ratio % falls into.
National Western Life Group 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.
National Western Life Group's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was 29.634 (Jun. 2023 ) + 64.725 (Sep. 2023 ) + -12.233 (Dec. 2023 ) + 73.608 (Mar. 2024 ) = $155.7 Mil.
National Western Life Group's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was 71.288 (Jun. 2023 ) + 81.216 (Sep. 2023 ) + 56.145 (Dec. 2023 ) + 104.133 (Mar. 2024 ) = $312.8 Mil.
National Western Life Group's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was 170.384 (Jun. 2023 ) + 147.71 (Sep. 2023 ) + 338.192 (Dec. 2023 ) + 78.928 (Mar. 2024 ) = $735.2 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.
National Western Life Group (NAS:NWLI) 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, National Western Life Group has a Sloan Ratio of -7.36%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
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National Western Life Group (National Western Life Group) Business Description
National Western Life Group Inc is a global insurance company that provides insurance products for the savings, protection, and retirement needs of policyholders. The company's product portfolio includes individual whole life, universal life and term insurance plans, and annuities. The company is organized into four operating business segments based on product types and geographic marketing areas: Domestic life insurance, International life insurance, Annuities, and Acquired businesses. The annuities segment contributes roughly half of the company's revenue, and most of the company's revenue is earned in the United States.
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