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positive_eps_streak on KADANT INC (KAI)
SIC 3550 — Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) · CIK 886346 · default direction: long
Definition
Fires on companies with consecutive years of positive earnings — quality compounder candidates. Surfaces stable franchises with earnings durability, not speculative growth.
Every time the signal fired on KAI
| FY | Filing date | Event date | 1d | 5d | 20d | 60d | 252d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 2026-03-03 | 2026-03-03 | +0.82% | -4.12% | -15.13% | — | — |
| FY2024 | 2025-02-25 | 2025-02-25 | +0.91% | -4.68% | -8.27% | -18.75% | -8.25% |
| FY2023 | 2024-02-27 | 2024-02-27 | +0.94% | -2.89% | -2.28% | -15.95% | +14.16% |
| FY2022 | 2023-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | +0.20% | +1.37% | -5.76% | -10.19% | +57.95% |
| FY2021 | 2022-03-01 | 2022-03-01 | +4.01% | +4.59% | +6.13% | -3.16% | +15.15% |
| FY2020 | 2021-03-02 | 2021-03-02 | -0.49% | -0.78% | +2.27% | -4.86% | +7.49% |
| FY2019 | 2020-02-25 | 2020-02-25 | +0.97% | -4.43% | -26.70% | +0.92% | +80.05% |
| FY2018 | 2019-02-26 | 2019-02-26 | +0.80% | -1.69% | -0.44% | -0.76% | +8.09% |
| FY2017 | 2018-02-27 | 2018-02-27 | -3.25% | +0.71% | -4.21% | +0.48% | -10.46% |
| FY2016 | 2017-03-15 | 2017-03-15 | +1.76% | -4.69% | -2.16% | +35.13% | +72.53% |
| FY2015 | 2016-03-16 | 2016-03-16 | +1.55% | +2.04% | +6.90% | +17.66% | +42.75% |
| FY2014 | 2015-03-18 | 2015-03-18 | +2.81% | +1.94% | +12.04% | -4.37% | -9.86% |
| FY2013 | 2014-03-12 | 2014-03-12 | -2.51% | -2.91% | -7.34% | -0.54% | +24.62% |
| FY2012 | 2013-03-13 | 2013-03-13 | +3.07% | -1.21% | +1.90% | +20.89% | +46.67% |
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 | 21,256 | +0.05% | +49.53% | long | -0.16% | 22 | -0.04 |
| 5d | 21,258 | +0.10% | +50.10% | long | -0.10% | 22 | -0.00 |
| 20d | 21,218 | -0.80% | +49.80% | long | -1.03% | 22 | -0.04 |
| 60d | 19,852 | +1.64% | +54.15% | long | +1.48% | 22 | +0.04 |
| 252d | 19,501 | +13.65% | +64.44% | long | +13.47% | 22 | +0.27 |
Net PnL is direction × stock return − round-trip execution cost (5 bps half-spread + ADV-tiered borrow). See positive_eps_streak methodology for the full audit.