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fcf_turn_negative on BlueLinx Holdings Inc. (BXC)

SIC 5031 — Wholesale-Lumber, Plywood, Millwork & Wood Panels · CIK 1301787 · default direction: short

Definition

Fires when previously-positive operating cash flow turns negative — the cash equivalent of profit_to_loss, usually more leading.

Every time the signal fired on BXC

FYFiling dateEvent date1d5d20d60d252d
FY20192020-03-112020-03-11-8.50%-6.15%-8.50%+56.06%+622.97%
FY20172018-03-012018-03-01-1.18%-2.36%+102.17%+133.13%+83.75%

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)

Horizonn eventsGross stock retHit rateTrade dirNet PnLCost (bps)r/σ net
1d2,337-0.05%+42.62%short-0.14%35-0.02
5d2,337+0.06%+41.98%short+0.31%36+0.02
20d2,312-0.77%+42.08%short+1.36%40+0.08
60d2,192+1.98%+47.45%short-1.61%51-0.05
252d2,148+15.62%+50.33%short-16.85%103-0.17

Net PnL is direction × stock return − round-trip execution cost (5 bps half-spread + ADV-tiered borrow). See fcf_turn_negative methodology for the full audit.


Data: /api/company/1301787/financials