Show HN: I graded 234 stocks on free cash flow (not earnings)(aureus-swart.vercel.app)
16 pointsby babylonprince9 hours ago5 comments
  • snowchaser3 hours ago
    I noticed that the “Net Cash” figures look fishy, it seems like you’re not taking into account Marketable Securities (MS) in the calculation. These are essentially cash. See GOOG and others. (GOOG ended 2025 with almost $100B in MS, for a total of ~$132B Cash & MS)

    If “Net Cash” refers to Net Cash Flow, they gained a Net $7B YoY.

    Just want to understand how you are calculating these.

    Cool design BTW.

  • techgnosis6 hours ago
    They have lots of ETFs for this

    https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/COWZ/

    https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/FLOW/

    • babylonprince5 hours ago
      Yeah, COWZ is essentially doing this at the fund level. The difference here is seeing individual company grades and balance sheet breakdowns behind each one rather than just holding the big basket.
  • igor476 hours ago
    Curious what the purpose of this is. Is it just to satisfy personal curiosity? Or is there an implicit claim about stocks that earn an A being a better trade? Do stocks with more free cash flow perform better historically? Do people on this site trade individual stocks?
    • babylonprince5 hours ago
      Mostly to see through company earning manipulation.Not making a direct claim that the A grades will outperform, that'll need backtesting that I haven't done yet but will attempt to do. Its more of a fundamental health screener than a trading signal.
  • jazzpush28 hours ago
    AMZN getting a straight F: https://aureus-swart.vercel.app/stock/AMZN
    • babylonprince7 hours ago
      AWS alone would probably be an A but you can't separate them in the cash flow statement. Take away the retail aspect and it would be a different story.
  • flaboonka6 hours ago
    Nice design! What's the data source?
    • babylonprince5 hours ago
      Thanks! The data is being pulled directly from Yahoo Finance. GitHub Actions runs the grading algorithm automatically weekly during earnings season, and monthly otherwise.