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.
Alibaba Group Holding's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -1.14%.
As of Dec. 2023, Alibaba Group Holding has a Sloan Ratio of -1.14%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
Alibaba Group Holding Sloan Ratio % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Alibaba Group Holding'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.
Competitive Comparison of Alibaba Group Holding's Sloan Ratio %
For the Internet Retail subindustry, Alibaba Group Holding'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.
Alibaba Group Holding's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry
For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Alibaba Group Holding's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Alibaba Group Holding's Sloan Ratio % falls into.
Alibaba Group Holding 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.
Alibaba Group Holding's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as
Alibaba Group Holding's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was 3431.192 (Mar. 2023 ) + 4781.467 (Jun. 2023 ) + 3815.755 (Sep. 2023 ) + 2038.458 (Dec. 2023 ) = $14,067 Mil.
Alibaba Group Holding's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was 4556.879 (Mar. 2023 ) + 6326.417 (Jun. 2023 ) + 6745.913 (Sep. 2023 ) + 9063.612 (Dec. 2023 ) = $26,693 Mil.
Alibaba Group Holding's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was -3890.348 (Mar. 2023 ) + 1758.734 (Jun. 2023 ) + -3255.868 (Sep. 2023 ) + -4331.111 (Dec. 2023 ) = $-9,719 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.
Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA) 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 Dec. 2023, Alibaba Group Holding has a Sloan Ratio of -1.14%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
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Alibaba Group Holding (Alibaba Group Holding) Business Description
Alibaba is the world's largest online and mobile commerce company as measured by gross merchandise volume (CNY 8.3 trillion for the fiscal year ended March 2022). It operates China's online marketplaces, including Taobao (consumer-to-consumer) and Tmall (business-to-consumer). Alibaba's China commerce retail division accounted for 67% of revenue in the year ended March 2022. Additional revenue sources include China commerce wholesale (2%), international commerce retail/wholesale (5%/2%), local consumer services (5%), cloud computing (9%), digital media and entertainment platforms (4%), Cainiao logistics services (5%), and innovation initiatives/other (1%).
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