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Canadian Medical Center Co (SAU:9518) Sloan Ratio % : -35.35% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Canadian Medical Center Co 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.

Canadian Medical Center Co's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -35.35%.

Warning Sign:

When sloan ratio (-35.35)% higher than 25% or lower than -25%, earnings are more likely to be made up of accruals.

As of Dec. 2023, Canadian Medical Center Co has a Sloan Ratio of -35.35%, indicating earnings are more likely to be made up of accruals.


Canadian Medical Center Co Sloan Ratio % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Canadian Medical Center Co'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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Canadian Medical Center Co Sloan Ratio % Chart

Canadian Medical Center Co Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Sloan Ratio %
-0.52 62.62 -14.20 -35.35

Canadian Medical Center Co Semi-Annual Data
Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Sloan Ratio % Get a 7-Day Free Trial 62.62 -1.37 -14.20 -37.79 -35.35

Competitive Comparison of Canadian Medical Center Co's Sloan Ratio %

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Canadian Medical Center Co's Sloan Ratio %, along with its competitors' market caps and Sloan Ratio % data, can be viewed below:

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Canadian Medical Center Co's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Canadian Medical Center Co's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:

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Canadian Medical Center Co 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.

Canadian Medical Center Co's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Sloan Ratio=(Net Income (A: Dec. 2023 )-Cash Flow from Operations (A: Dec. 2023 )
-Cash Flow from Investing (A: Dec. 2023 ))/Total Assets (A: Dec. 2023 )
=(15.71-12.766
-42.63)/112.253
=-35.35%

Canadian Medical Center Co's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Sloan Ratio=(Net Income (TTM)-Cash Flow from Operations (TTM))
-Cash Flow from Investing (TTM))/Total Assets (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=(15.71-12.766
-42.629)/112.253
=-35.35%

For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest two semi-annual data as the TTM data. Canadian Medical Center Co's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was 8.001 (Jun. 2023 ) + 7.709 (Dec. 2023 ) = ﷼15.7 Mil.
Canadian Medical Center Co's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.72 (Jun. 2023 ) + 8.046 (Dec. 2023 ) = ﷼12.8 Mil.
Canadian Medical Center Co's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was 45.394 (Jun. 2023 ) + -2.765 (Dec. 2023 ) = ﷼42.6 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.


Canadian Medical Center Co  (SAU:9518) 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 Dec. 2023, Canadian Medical Center Co has a Sloan Ratio of -35.35%, indicating earnings are more likely to be made up of accruals.


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Canadian Medical Center Co (SAU:9518) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Al Khobar - Abqaiq, Dammam, SAU
Canadian Medical Center Co is engaged in providing medical services. Activities of the company are management of hospitals and health centers and trade in hospital tools and equipment and ambulances. It has one sector which is the activity of medical services, and geographically only operates in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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