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positive_eps_streak on NATIONAL RESEARCH CORP (NRC)
SIC 8731 — Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research · CIK 70487 · 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 NRC
| FY | Filing date | Event date | 1d | 5d | 20d | 60d | 252d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 2026-03-05 | 2026-03-05 | +3.92% | +17.52% | +23.35% | — | — |
| FY2024 | 2025-03-17 | 2025-03-17 | +3.19% | -2.59% | -27.85% | +7.55% | +20.53% |
| FY2023 | 2024-02-27 | 2024-02-27 | +0.17% | -3.01% | -2.89% | -23.59% | -63.58% |
| FY2022 | 2023-03-03 | 2023-03-03 | -1.55% | -4.76% | -4.74% | -4.07% | -10.52% |
| FY2021 | 2022-03-04 | 2022-03-04 | -2.15% | -0.62% | +8.25% | -2.75% | +22.79% |
| FY2020 | 2021-03-05 | 2021-03-05 | -1.90% | -0.40% | -9.63% | -7.50% | -28.88% |
| FY2019 | 2020-03-06 | 2020-03-06 | -3.71% | -15.63% | -22.04% | +2.12% | -4.57% |
| FY2018 | 2019-03-08 | 2019-03-08 | +1.88% | +0.94% | +2.03% | +29.47% | +35.72% |
| FY2017 | 2018-03-14 | 2018-03-14 | -0.78% | -2.04% | +4.60% | +17.52% | +28.26% |
| FY2016 | 2017-03-03 | 2017-03-03 | -1.06% | -6.33% | +4.48% | +28.08% | +62.70% |
| FY2015 | 2016-03-04 | 2016-03-04 | +0.41% | +0.41% | +4.96% | -6.93% | +29.50% |
| FY2014 | 2015-03-04 | 2015-03-04 | -0.22% | +1.53% | +4.66% | +2.25% | +12.01% |
| FY2013 | 2014-03-04 | 2014-03-04 | -2.14% | -3.03% | -12.40% | -21.13% | -27.88% |
| FY2012 | 2013-03-01 | 2013-05-23 | +0.00% | -18.25% | -15.75% | -18.85% | -28.40% |
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.