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fcf_ni_divergence on WERNER ENTERPRISES INC (WERN)
SIC 4213 — Trucking (No Local) · CIK 793074 · default direction: short
Definition
Fires when free cash flow diverges substantially from net income — either NI >> FCF (low-quality earnings) or FCF >> NI (under-reported earnings).
Every time the signal fired on WERN
| FY | Filing date | Event date | 1d | 5d | 20d | 60d | 252d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 2025-02-26 | 2025-02-26 | -1.11% | -2.86% | -7.85% | -19.06% | +10.16% |
| FY2023 | 2024-02-26 | 2024-02-26 | +0.87% | -5.33% | -5.36% | -9.28% | -18.69% |
| FY2018 | 2019-03-01 | 2019-03-01 | -2.17% | -1.65% | -1.10% | -5.03% | +9.88% |
| FY2016 | 2017-02-23 | 2017-02-23 | +1.65% | +0.91% | -4.02% | -5.27% | +40.11% |
| FY2015 | 2016-02-26 | 2016-02-26 | -1.34% | +1.41% | -1.52% | -14.23% | +5.61% |
| FY2014 | 2015-02-25 | 2015-02-25 | +0.63% | -1.95% | -0.25% | -12.23% | -15.27% |
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 | 1,361 | +0.07% | +48.05% | short | -0.35% | 30 | -0.06 |
| 5d | 1,361 | +0.65% | +47.54% | short | -0.22% | 31 | -0.02 |
| 20d | 1,357 | +0.02% | +46.20% | short | +0.27% | 34 | +0.02 |
| 60d | 1,270 | +2.92% | +51.18% | short | -3.03% | 45 | -0.11 |
| 252d | 1,256 | +13.28% | +52.79% | short | -13.55% | 92 | -0.21 |
Net PnL is direction × stock return − round-trip execution cost (5 bps half-spread + ADV-tiered borrow). See fcf_ni_divergence methodology for the full audit.