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margin_compression_severe on FutureFuel Corp. (FF)
SIC 2860 — Industrial Organic Chemicals · CIK 1337298 · default direction: short
Definition
Fires on >500 bps year-over-year decline in operating margin. Captures the 'good business getting worse' pattern.
Every time the signal fired on FF
| FY | Filing date | Event date | 1d | 5d | 20d | 60d | 252d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 2026-03-16 | 2026-03-16 | -6.79% | -20.14% | -2.81% | — | — |
| FY2021 | 2022-03-15 | 2022-03-15 | +6.98% | +14.91% | +20.12% | -6.93% | -9.46% |
| FY2020 | 2021-03-16 | 2021-03-16 | +0.33% | -10.82% | -9.10% | -19.69% | -31.50% |
| FY2017 | 2018-03-16 | 2018-03-16 | -3.10% | -8.71% | -10.11% | +4.58% | +7.06% |
| FY2016 | 2017-03-16 | 2017-03-16 | +6.79% | +4.68% | +5.96% | +12.02% | +4.00% |
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 | 2,429 | +2.00% | +36.27% | short | -2.03% | 46 | -0.02 |
| 5d | 2,429 | +3.35% | +38.74% | short | -2.80% | 47 | -0.02 |
| 20d | 2,364 | +6.26% | +38.32% | short | -4.81% | 52 | -0.03 |
| 60d | 2,266 | +78.74% | +40.47% | short | -75.14% | 65 | -0.03 |
| 252d | 2,195 | +41.39% | +39.77% | short | -31.94% | 126 | -0.09 |
Net PnL is direction × stock return − round-trip execution cost (5 bps half-spread + ADV-tiered borrow). See margin_compression_severe methodology for the full audit.