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beneish_m_score_high on FEDERAL SIGNAL CORP /DE/ (FSS)
SIC 3711 — Motor Vehicles & Passenger Car Bodies · CIK 277509 · default direction: short
Definition
Beneish 5-factor M-Score above the manipulator threshold (-1.78). Composite of DSO, gross margin, asset quality, sales growth, depreciation.
Every time the signal fired on FSS
| FY | Filing date | Event date | 1d | 5d | 20d | 60d | 252d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 2026-02-25 | 2026-02-25 | -1.50% | -2.19% | -6.63% | — | — |
| FY2022 | 2023-03-01 | 2023-03-01 | -2.64% | -4.51% | -7.93% | -7.54% | +40.42% |
| FY2017 | 2018-02-28 | 2018-02-28 | -1.22% | +5.40% | +1.93% | +13.72% | +16.27% |
| FY2016 | 2017-02-28 | 2017-02-28 | +3.76% | -1.28% | -7.22% | +7.94% | +46.08% |
| FY2013 | 2014-03-05 | 2014-03-05 | +1.88% | +1.67% | +9.00% | -4.05% | +6.80% |
Forward returns are stock returns from event date (next trading day after filing). Sign is raw stock direction; the trade direction is in the calibration table below.
Universe-wide calibration (this signal across all companies)
| Horizon | n events | Gross stock ret | Hit rate | Trade dir | Net PnL | Cost (bps) | r/σ net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1d | 2,937 | +0.04% | +45.86% | short | -0.28% | 32 | -0.04 |
| 5d | 2,937 | +0.10% | +45.83% | short | +0.06% | 33 | +0.01 |
| 20d | 2,915 | +2.64% | +44.43% | short | -2.76% | 37 | -0.02 |
| 60d | 2,798 | +11.23% | +46.71% | short | -11.63% | 47 | -0.03 |
| 252d | 2,745 | +47.23% | +50.93% | short | -48.06% | 96 | -0.04 |
Net PnL is direction × stock return − round-trip execution cost (5 bps half-spread + ADV-tiered borrow). See beneish_m_score_high methodology for the full audit.