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.
Synovus Financial's Sloan Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -1.78%.
As of Dec. 2023, Synovus Financial has a Sloan Ratio of -1.78%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
Synovus Financial Sloan Ratio % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Synovus Financial'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 Synovus Financial's Sloan Ratio %
For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Synovus Financial'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.
Synovus Financial's Sloan Ratio % Distribution in the Banks Industry
For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Synovus Financial's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Synovus Financial's Sloan Ratio % falls into.
Synovus Financial 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.
Synovus Financial's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as
Synovus Financial's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was 202.159 (Mar. 2023 ) + 174.11 (Jun. 2023 ) + 97.095 (Sep. 2023 ) + 70.341 (Dec. 2023 ) = $544 Mil.
Synovus Financial's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was 354.44 (Mar. 2023 ) + 359.659 (Jun. 2023 ) + 302.311 (Sep. 2023 ) + 266.213 (Dec. 2023 ) = $1,283 Mil.
Synovus Financial's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was -692.451 (Mar. 2023 ) + -285.566 (Jun. 2023 ) + 1025.644 (Sep. 2023 ) + 276.339 (Dec. 2023 ) = $324 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.
Synovus Financial (NYSE:SNV) 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, Synovus Financial has a Sloan Ratio of -1.78%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
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Synovus Financial (Synovus Financial) Business Description
Synovus Financial Corp provides commercial and consumer banking in addition to a full suite of specialized products & services such as private banking, treasury management, wealth management, mortgage services, premium finance, asset-based lending, structured lending, capital markets, & international banking to clients through the wholly-owned subsidiary bank, Synovus Bank, and other offices in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Tennessee. It has four segments Wholesale Banking, Community Banking, Consumer Banking, and Financial Management Services, out of which the majority is from the Wholesale banking segment.
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