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margin_compression_severe on Polar Power, Inc. (POLA)
SIC 3690 — Miscellaneous Electrical Machinery, Equipment & Supplies · CIK 1622345 · 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 POLA
| FY | Filing date | Event date | 1d | 5d | 20d | 60d | 252d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 2024-04-01 | 2024-04-01 | -6.00% | -8.00% | -28.00% | -20.00% | -40.29% |
| FY2022 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | +0.00% | +0.00% | -12.12% | -3.03% | -59.85% |
| FY2020 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | -1.80% | -7.70% | -15.26% | -30.17% | -75.95% |
| FY2019 | 2020-05-14 | 2020-05-14 | -7.09% | +0.79% | +13.39% | +114.17% | +619.69% |
| FY2017 | 2018-04-02 | 2018-04-02 | -0.79% | +3.14% | +16.90% | +23.18% | -6.29% |
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.