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.
IQVIA Holdings's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.04%.
As of Dec. 2023, IQVIA Holdings has a Sloan Ratio of 3.04%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
IQVIA Holdings Sloan Ratio % Historical Data
The historical data trend for IQVIA 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.
Competitive Comparison of IQVIA Holdings's Sloan Ratio %
For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, IQVIA Holdings'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.
IQVIA Holdings's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry
For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, IQVIA Holdings's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where IQVIA Holdings's Sloan Ratio % falls into.
IQVIA 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.
IQVIA Holdings's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as
IQVIA Holdings's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was 289 (Mar. 2023 ) + 297 (Jun. 2023 ) + 303 (Sep. 2023 ) + 469 (Dec. 2023 ) = $1,358 Mil.
IQVIA Holdings's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was 417 (Mar. 2023 ) + 402 (Jun. 2023 ) + 583 (Sep. 2023 ) + 747 (Dec. 2023 ) = $2,149 Mil.
IQVIA Holdings's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was -222 (Mar. 2023 ) + -596 (Jun. 2023 ) + -573 (Sep. 2023 ) + -212 (Dec. 2023 ) = $-1,603 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.
IQVIA Holdings (NYSE:IQV) 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, IQVIA Holdings has a Sloan Ratio of 3.04%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
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IQVIA Holdings (IQVIA Holdings) Business Description
IQVIA is the result of the 2016 merger of Quintiles, a leading global contract research organization, and IMS Health, a leading healthcare data and analytics provider. The Research & Development segment focuses primarily on providing outsourced late-stage clinical trials for pharmaceutical, device, and diagnostic firms. The technology and analytics segment provides aggregated information and technology services to clients in the healthcare industry, including pharmaceutical companies, providers, payers, and policymakers, as well as data and analytics capabilities for clinical trials, including virtual trials. The company also has a small contract sales business.
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