K-Bro Linen (TSX:KBL) Sloan Ratio % : -1.18% (As of Mar. 2024)

K-Bro Linen Sloan Ratio % Chart

K-Bro Linen Annual Data
	Trend	Dec14	Dec15	Dec16	Dec17	Dec18	Dec19	Dec20	Dec21	Dec22	Dec23
Sloan Ratio %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					-5.31	-10.56	-3.82	-3.32	2.98

K-Bro Linen Quarterly Data
	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24
Sloan Ratio %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.88	2.24	0.51	2.98	-1.18

Competitive Comparison of K-Bro Linen's Sloan Ratio %

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, K-Bro Linen's Sloan Ratio %, along with its competitors' market caps and Sloan Ratio % data, can be viewed below:

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K-Bro Linen's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, K-Bro Linen's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:

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K-Bro Linen 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.

K-Bro Linen's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

K-Bro Linen's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

K-Bro Linen's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was 4.691 (Jun. 2023 ) + 6.667 (Sep. 2023 ) + 4.249 (Dec. 2023 ) + 1.806 (Mar. 2024 ) = C$17.4 Mil.
K-Bro Linen's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.122 (Jun. 2023 ) + 22.758 (Sep. 2023 ) + 7.817 (Dec. 2023 ) + 12.692 (Mar. 2024 ) = C$44.4 Mil.
K-Bro Linen's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was -2.959 (Jun. 2023 ) + -4.068 (Sep. 2023 ) + -13.075 (Dec. 2023 ) + -2.613 (Mar. 2024 ) = C$-22.7 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.

K-Bro Linen  (TSX:KBL) 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 Mar. 2024, K-Bro Linen has a Sloan Ratio of -1.18%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.

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