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.
LPL Financial Holdings's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 13.61%.
As of Dec. 2023, LPL Financial Holdings has a Sloan Ratio of 13.61%, indicating there is a warning stage of accrual build up.
LPL Financial Holdings 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 LPL Financial Holdings's Sloan Ratio %
For the Capital Markets subindustry, LPL Financial 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.
LPL Financial Holdings's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry
For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, LPL Financial Holdings's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where LPL Financial Holdings's Sloan Ratio % falls into.
LPL Financial 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.
LPL Financial Holdings's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as
LPL Financial Holdings's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was 338.884 (Mar. 2023 ) + 285.52 (Jun. 2023 ) + 224.291 (Sep. 2023 ) + 217.555 (Dec. 2023 ) = $1,066 Mil.
LPL Financial Holdings's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was -205.92 (Mar. 2023 ) + 402.813 (Jun. 2023 ) + 173.17 (Sep. 2023 ) + 142.548 (Dec. 2023 ) = $513 Mil.
LPL Financial Holdings's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was -350.84 (Mar. 2023 ) + -151.317 (Jun. 2023 ) + -156.337 (Sep. 2023 ) + -201.692 (Dec. 2023 ) = $-860 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.
LPL Financial Holdings (NAS:LPLA) 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, LPL Financial Holdings has a Sloan Ratio of 13.61%, indicating there is a warning stage of accrual build up.
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LPL Financial Holdings (LPL Financial Holdings) Business Description
LPL Financial Holdings is an independent broker/dealer that provides a platform of proprietary technology, brokerage, and investment advisory services to financial advisors and institutions. As of the end of 2022, the company had nearly 20,000 advisors on its platform managing over $1 trillion of client assets.
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