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SEC XBRL · annual| FY24 | FY23 | FY22 | FY21 | FY20 | FY19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.80B | $1.94B | $1.80B | — | — | — |
| Operating income | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net income | $4.54B | $2.80B | $4.32B | $5.42B | $1.13B | $2.96B |
| Total assets | $147.64B | $151.71B | $131.71B | $110.24B | $112.89B | $114.00B |
| Total liabilities | $129.71B | $137.48B | $117.36B | $96.83B | $102.00B | $102.14B |
| Equity | $17.93B | $14.23B | $13.89B | $12.79B | $10.68B | $11.67B |
| EPS (diluted) | $17.72 | $10.70 | $15.23 | $17.74 | $3.60 | $9.08 |
| Shares out. | 250.6M | 261.9M | 284.9M | 306.7M | 308.3M | 328.4M |
Reported figures from the company's SEC filings (XBRL). Blank where a line item isn't cleanly tagged — never estimated.
Key ratios
from filings · FY2024- Operating margin
- —
- Net margin
- 162.1%
- Return on equity
- 25.3%
- Return on assets
- 3.1%
- Return on capital (ROCE)
- —
- Liabilities / assets
- 87.9%
- Debt / equity
- 7.24×
- Book value / share
- $71.55
- Revenue growth (YoY)
- 44.1%
- Net income growth (YoY)
- 62.2%
Computed from the company's own SEC figures — no market price, so these are facts, not a valuation. Book value per share is reported equity ÷ shares; it is not the stock price.
Financial health
forensic scores · FY2024- Accruals / assets
- −2.6%clean
- Piotroski F-Score
- 7/7strong
Altman Z″is a textbook bankruptcy-distress score from book values only (>2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · <1.1 distress). Accruals = (net income − operating cash flow) ÷ assets; persistently high accruals are an earnings-quality red flag. Beneish M-Scoreis an eight-ratio screen comparing this year with last (M > −1.78 = elevated manipulation-risk screen, not proof). Piotroski F-Scorecounts how many of nine fundamental-health checks pass (shown as passed / applicable; we use operating margin and total liabilities as documented proxies where the exact input isn't XBRL-tagged). Computed from SEC filings — descriptive factors, not advice or a forecast.
Quality score
EDS ScoreOur own multi-factor score from free SEC data — profitability, growth, financial strength, earnings quality, and event/ownership catalysts. No market price and no licensed model: each axis is the share of source-backed checks it passes. Descriptive factors, not advice or a forecast.
Signs
● 1 severe● 1 warning● 4 good- Filed a late-filing notice (Form NT) — missed an SEC deadline
- High leverage (liabilities > 70% of assets)
- Strong return on equity (>15%)
- Revenue is growing year-over-year
- Positive operating cash flow
- Clean earnings (low accruals)
Derived from the company's own SEC figures (fundamentals, forensic scores, filing discipline) — descriptive factors, not advice or a forecast.
Risk flags
late SEC filings- NT 10-Qmissed a reporting deadline ↗Nov 13, 2024
A Form NT means the company notified the SEC it would file a periodic report late — often an accounting, audit or liquidity warning sign. Also search SEC enforcement actions for this company.
5%+ owners
SEC Schedule 13D / 13G · last 3 yrs- Capital World InvestorsPassive (13G)Aug 13, 2025
- Blackrock, Inc.Passive (13G)Apr 24, 2025
Holders who disclosed a 5%+ stake. 13D signals intent to influence or control; 13G is a passive holding. Latest filing per holder — open it for the exact stake.
Short interest
FINRA · bi-monthly| Settlement | Shares short | Days to cover | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2025 | 5.6M | 2.6 | +3.4% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 5.4M | 2.2 | +23.1% |
| Apr 15, 2025 | 4.4M | 1.8 | -12.3% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.0M | 1.7 | -6.8% |
| Mar 14, 2025 | 5.4M | 2.2 | +2.1% |
Shares sold short as reported to FINRA. Days-to-cover = short shares ÷ average daily volume — higher means more potential squeeze pressure.
Material events
SEC Form 8-K · most recent- Completed an acquisition or disposition · Delisting / listing-standard notice · Modified shareholder rights · Change in control · Director / officer change · Amended charter or bylawsMay 19, 2025
- Regulation FD disclosureMay 14, 2025
- Results of operationsApr 23, 2025
- Other material eventApr 18, 2025
- Other material eventApr 18, 2025
- Director / officer changeMar 28, 2025
- Regulation FD disclosureMar 14, 2025
- Shareholder vote · Regulation FD disclosureFeb 18, 2025
Events the company reported on Form 8-K, labelled by the SEC item code it filed under — its own classification, not our interpretation.
Recent SEC filings
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Spun off from Morgan StanleyMS · Jun 30, 2007
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