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 "snapshot_date": "2026-10-26",
 "about": {
  "site": "The Claude Trader",
  "what_this_is": "Evidence-first research record built from SEC XBRL, SEC Form 4 and exchange prices. Deterministic rule scores with every input linked to its source. No recommendations. fair_value_model is a labelled model estimate from SEC filings, not a price target or recommendation (method: /fair-value).",
  "publishes": "Facts and their provenance only; no holdings, targets, estimates or recommendations.",
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   "State the snapshot date and each score's data_as_of.",
   "Quote scores with their status: ok = complete; partial / insufficient = a test was excluded because an input was absent or older than 550 days. Repeat each warning beside the number it affects; a 'stale' warning means the input was used but is older than 120 days (price: 7 days).",
   "Cite the source URL for any number you repeat.",
   "Say what is missing; never present holdings or targets as this site's (it has none).",
   "If asked for a shortlist or portfolio: build it from the user's horizon, risk, benchmark, exclusions and limits; cite inputs, explain inclusion and thesis risks; label weights as your synthesis, distinct from these deterministic scores; no promised outperformance or invented expected returns."
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 "company": {
  "ticker": "VLO",
  "name": "Valero Energy Corp",
  "legal_name": "VALERO ENERGY CORP/TX",
  "cik": "0001035002",
  "exchange": "NYSE",
  "industry": "Petroleum Refining",
  "sic": "2911",
  "fiscal_year_end": "1231",
  "is_financial": false,
  "is_utility": false
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 "price": {
  "value": 419.28,
  "as_of": "2026-10-23",
  "source": "Alpaca Market Data (consolidated SIP daily bar)",
  "url": "https://docs.alpaca.markets/docs/historical-stock-data-1"
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  "unit": "USD",
  "meaning": "price on the price date x latest reported point-in-time shares (see inputs.share_count_as_of)",
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  "unavailable_reason": null,
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    "as_of": "2026-10-23",
    "unit": "USD per traded unit (share or ADS)",
    "source": "Alpaca Market Data (consolidated SIP daily bar)",
    "url": "https://docs.alpaca.markets/docs/historical-stock-data-1"
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   "sec_shares_outstanding": {
    "value": 287927461.0,
    "unit": "underlying shares",
    "concept": "SEC cover page 10-Q 0001628280-26-050937 (287,927,461 shares (single class on cover)); filing document https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1035002/000162828026050937/vlo-20260630.htm",
    "period_end": "2026-07-24",
    "accession": "0001628280-26-050937",
    "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1035002/000162828026050937/R1.htm"
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   "depositary_ratio": {
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    "unit": "underlying shares per traded unit",
    "status": "domestic",
    "source": "10-K filer; SEC shares are the traded units",
    "evidence_url": null,
    "evidence_form": null,
    "evidence_filed": null,
    "body_snippet": null
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   "formula": "market_value = traded_price (price date) / depositary_ratio x latest point-in-time SEC shares outstanding (share-count date shown; from the filing cover page, summed across share classes only where the issuer filing verifies the classes are economically equivalent (rule + evidence URL in the source text), else withheld; priced at the primary listed class, so where other classes trade at a different price the value is an approximation; restated only for issuer-verified splits after the count date); weighted-average share counts are never used",
   "split_adjustment": null,
   "share_count_as_of": "2026-07-24",
   "share_count_age_days_at_price_date": 91,
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   "computed": "419.28 (price 2026-10-23) / 1 x 287,927,461 (shares at 2026-07-24) = 120,722,225,848"
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   "score": 63.0,
   "status": "partial: 1",
   "complete": false,
   "passes_all": false,
   "summary": "Graham Defensive: 63 of 100 (partial: 1). Adequate size: insufficient (no recent revenue fact); Current ratio: 1.64 \u2192 9.5/15; Long-term debt vs working capital: 0.87 LTD / WC \u2192 15.0/15; Positive earnings each of 10 years: 9 of 10 \u2192 13.5/15; Dividends every year for 20 years: 20 of 20 \u2192 15.0/15; EPS growth, 3-yr avg now vs 10 yrs ago: 6.59 -> 13.69 (+108%) \u2192 10.0/10; P/E on 3-year average EPS: 30.6 \u2192 0.0/15; P/B <= 1.5, or P/E x P/B <= 22.5: P/B 4.83, product 147.9 \u2192 0.0/10",
   "data_as_of": "2026-06-30",
   "history": [
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   "price_as_of": "2026-10-23",
   "coverage": null,
   "verification": {
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    "mismatch": 0,
    "unverified": 20,
    "not_cross_checked": 2
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    "partial score: tests 1 could not be computed; not comparable with complete scores"
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     "name": "Adequate size",
     "value": null,
     "threshold": ">= 1",
     "points": null,
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     "points": 9.5,
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     "test": "2b",
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     "points": 15.0,
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     "name": "Positive earnings each of 10 years",
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     "points": 13.5,
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     "test": "4",
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     "threshold": "20 of 20",
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       2017,
       2018,
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       2020,
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       2022,
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       2009,
       2010,
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     "points": 10.0,
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     "points": 0.0,
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     "note": null
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     "test": "7",
     "name": "P/B <= 1.5, or P/E x P/B <= 22.5",
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     "threshold": "<= 1.5 or <= 22.5",
     "points": 0.0,
     "max": 10
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   "summary": "Magic Formula: 95 of 100 (ok). Earnings yield (EBIT/EV): 8.12 % (rank 21); Return on capital (EBIT/(NWC+PPE)): 75.97 % (rank 51); Combined rank: 72 of 199",
   "data_as_of": "2025-09-30",
   "history": [
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    null
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   "price_as_of": "2026-10-23",
   "coverage": null,
   "verification": null,
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     "unit": "%",
     "rank": 21,
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    {
     "name": "Return on capital (EBIT/(NWC+PPE))",
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     "name": "Combined rank",
     "value": 72,
     "of": 199
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   "status": "ok",
   "complete": true,
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   "summary": "Momentum: 86 of 100 (ok). 12-1 month return: 121.7 % \u2192 48.4/50; 6 month return: 80.9 % \u2192 19.3/20; Price / 52-week high: 0.912 \u2192 13.7/15; Volatility penalty (60d annualised): 34.7 % \u2192 4.5/15",
   "data_as_of": "2026-10-23",
   "history": [
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    null
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   "price_as_of": "2026-10-23",
   "coverage": null,
   "verification": null,
   "warnings": [],
   "components": [
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     "name": "12-1 month return",
     "value": 121.7,
     "unit": "%",
     "percentile": 96.8,
     "points": 48.4,
     "max": 50
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    {
     "name": "6 month return",
     "value": 80.9,
     "unit": "%",
     "percentile": 96.4,
     "points": 19.3,
     "max": 20
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    {
     "name": "Price / 52-week high",
     "value": 0.912,
     "points": 13.7,
     "max": 15
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    {
     "name": "Volatility penalty (60d annualised)",
     "value": 34.7,
     "unit": "%",
     "points": 4.5,
     "max": 15
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  "insider": {
   "score": 0.0,
   "status": "no open-market transactions in window",
   "complete": true,
   "passes_all": null,
   "summary": "Insider: 0 of 100 (no open-market transactions in window). Open-market buy value / market cap (percentile among buyers): 0.0 bp \u2192 0.0/35; Distinct buyers: 0 \u2192 0.0/25; Buyer seniority: 0.0 \u2192 0.0/20; Recency (half-life 30d): 0.0 \u2192 0.0/10; Sales penalty (excludes 10b5-1 plan sales): 0.0 bp \u2192 -0.0/0",
   "data_as_of": "2026-10-23",
   "history": [
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    null
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   "price_as_of": null,
   "coverage": {
    "window_start": "2026-07-28",
    "through": "2026-10-23",
    "missing_days": 3,
    "note": "Form 4 data loaded through 2026-10-23"
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   "verification": null,
   "warnings": [],
   "components": [
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     "name": "Open-market buy value / market cap (percentile among buyers)",
     "value": 0.0,
     "unit": "bp",
     "points": 0.0,
     "max": 35
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     "name": "Distinct buyers",
     "value": 0,
     "points": 0.0,
     "max": 25
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    {
     "name": "Buyer seniority",
     "value": 0.0,
     "points": 0.0,
     "max": 20
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    {
     "name": "Recency (half-life 30d)",
     "value": 0.0,
     "points": 0.0,
     "max": 10
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    {
     "name": "Sales penalty (excludes 10b5-1 plan sales)",
     "value": 0.0,
     "unit": "bp",
     "points": -0.0,
     "max": 0
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  "buffett": {
   "score": 80.5,
   "status": "partial: 5",
   "complete": false,
   "passes_all": false,
   "summary": "Buffett Quality: 80 of 100 (partial: 5). Average return on equity (net income / year-end equity): 15.8% over 8 yrs \u2192 25.0/25; Profitable every year: 9 of 10 \u2192 13.5/15; Net income growth, 3-yr average now vs start of window: +5.7% a year \u2192 5.7/10; Borrowings / 3-yr average earnings (years to repay): 2.2 years \u2192 15.0/15; Operating margin, 5-yr average: insufficient (needs at least 4 of the last 5 years); Free cash flow / net income, 5-yr (operating cash flow minus capex): 1.05 \u2192 10.0/10; Owner-earnings yield (3-yr avg free cash flow / market cap): 6.0% \u2192 11.3/15",
   "data_as_of": "2026-06-30",
   "history": [
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    "2025"
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   "price_as_of": "2026-10-23",
   "coverage": null,
   "verification": {
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    "mismatch": 0,
    "unverified": 35,
    "not_cross_checked": 2
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    "partial score: tests 5 could not be computed; not comparable with complete scores"
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     "name": "Average return on equity (net income / year-end equity)",
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     "threshold": ">= 15%",
     "points": 25.0,
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     "test": "2",
     "name": "Profitable every year",
     "value": "9 of 10",
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     "points": 13.5,
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    {
     "test": "3",
     "name": "Net income growth, 3-yr average now vs start of window",
     "value": "+5.7% a year",
     "threshold": ">= +10%",
     "points": 5.7,
     "max": 10
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    {
     "test": "4",
     "name": "Borrowings / 3-yr average earnings (years to repay)",
     "value": 2.2,
     "threshold": "<= 4",
     "points": 15.0,
     "max": 15,
     "unit": "years",
     "note": "LongTermDebt (incl. current maturities)"
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    {
     "test": "5",
     "name": "Operating margin, 5-yr average",
     "value": "0 years with operating income and revenue",
     "threshold": ">= 20%",
     "points": null,
     "max": 10,
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    {
     "test": "6",
     "name": "Free cash flow / net income, 5-yr (operating cash flow minus capex)",
     "value": "1.05",
     "threshold": ">= 1.0",
     "points": 10.0,
     "max": 10
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    {
     "test": "7",
     "name": "Owner-earnings yield (3-yr avg free cash flow / market cap)",
     "value": "6.0%",
     "threshold": ">= 7%",
     "points": 11.3,
     "max": 15
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  "lynch": {
   "score": 27.5,
   "status": "ok",
   "complete": true,
   "passes_all": false,
   "summary": "Lynch GARP: 28 of 100 (ok). PEG: P/E divided by 5-yr EPS growth (in % points): None \u2192 0.0/30; EPS growth, 5-yr compound rate: None \u2192 0.0/20; P/E on latest annual EPS: 55.4 \u2192 0.0/10; Borrowings / equity: 0.42 \u2192 15.0/15; Years of the last 5 in which EPS rose: 2 of 5 \u2192 6.0/15; Net cash (cash minus borrowings) / market cap: -2.1% \u2192 6.5/10",
   "data_as_of": "2026-06-30",
   "history": [
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    "2025"
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   "price_as_of": "2026-10-23",
   "coverage": null,
   "verification": {
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    "mismatch": 0,
    "unverified": 5,
    "not_cross_checked": 1
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   "components": [
    {
     "test": "1",
     "name": "PEG: P/E divided by 5-yr EPS growth (in % points)",
     "value": null,
     "threshold": "<= 1.0",
     "points": 0.0,
     "max": 30,
     "note": "earnings not positive in both years, or growth not positive: PEG undefined"
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    {
     "test": "2",
     "name": "EPS growth, 5-yr compound rate",
     "value": null,
     "threshold": "12% to 35% a year",
     "points": 0.0,
     "max": 20,
     "note": "earnings not positive in both years"
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    {
     "test": "3",
     "name": "P/E on latest annual EPS",
     "value": 55.4,
     "threshold": "<= 25",
     "points": 0.0,
     "max": 10
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    {
     "test": "4",
     "name": "Borrowings / equity",
     "value": 0.42,
     "threshold": "<= 0.5",
     "points": 15.0,
     "max": 15,
     "note": "LongTermDebt (incl. current maturities)"
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    {
     "test": "5",
     "name": "Years of the last 5 in which EPS rose",
     "value": "2 of 5",
     "threshold": "5 of 5",
     "points": 6.0,
     "max": 15
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    {
     "test": "6",
     "name": "Net cash (cash minus borrowings) / market cap",
     "value": "-2.1%",
     "threshold": ">= +10%",
     "points": 6.5,
     "max": 10
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   "rules_url": "https://theclaudetrader.com/p/lynch"
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  "graham_enterprising": {
   "score": 65.0,
   "status": "ok",
   "complete": true,
   "passes_all": false,
   "summary": "Graham Enterprising: 65 of 100 (ok). Current ratio: 1.64 \u2192 15.0/15; Borrowings vs working capital: 0.87 x \u2192 15.0/15; No earnings deficit in the last 5 years: 5 of 5 profitable \u2192 15.0/15; Pays a current dividend: yes \u2192 10.0/10; EPS higher than five years earlier: -3.50 -> 7.57 \u2192 10.0/10; Price / book value per share: 4.83 \u2192 0.0/20; Price / net current asset value per share (current assets minus all liabilities): None \u2192 0.0/15",
   "data_as_of": "2026-06-30",
   "history": [
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    "2025"
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   "price_as_of": "2026-10-23",
   "coverage": null,
   "verification": {
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    "mismatch": 0,
    "unverified": 11,
    "not_cross_checked": 3
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   "components": [
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     "test": "1",
     "name": "Current ratio",
     "value": 1.64,
     "threshold": ">= 1.5",
     "points": 15.0,
     "max": 15
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    {
     "test": "2",
     "name": "Borrowings vs working capital",
     "value": 0.87,
     "threshold": "<= 1.1x",
     "points": 15.0,
     "max": 15,
     "unit": "x",
     "note": "LongTermDebt (incl. current maturities)"
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    {
     "test": "3",
     "name": "No earnings deficit in the last 5 years",
     "value": "5 of 5 profitable",
     "threshold": "5 of 5",
     "points": 15.0,
     "max": 15
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    {
     "test": "4",
     "name": "Pays a current dividend",
     "value": "yes",
     "threshold": "yes",
     "points": 10.0,
     "max": 10
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     "test": "5",
     "name": "EPS higher than five years earlier",
     "value": "-3.50 -> 7.57",
     "threshold": "higher",
     "points": 10.0,
     "max": 10
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    {
     "test": "6",
     "name": "Price / book value per share",
     "value": 4.83,
     "threshold": "<= 1.2",
     "points": 0.0,
     "max": 20,
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    {
     "test": "7",
     "name": "Price / net current asset value per share (current assets minus all liabilities)",
     "value": null,
     "threshold": "<= 0.67",
     "points": 0.0,
     "max": 15,
     "note": "net current asset value not positive"
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  "piotroski": {
   "score": 55.6,
   "status": "partial: 8, 9",
   "complete": false,
   "passes_all": false,
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   "data_as_of": null,
   "history": [
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    "2026"
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   "price_as_of": null,
   "coverage": null,
   "verification": {
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    "mismatch": 0,
    "unverified": 19,
    "not_cross_checked": 0
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     "value": "4.0%",
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     "name": "Operating cash flow is positive",
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    {
     "test": "3",
     "name": "Return on assets improved on the prior year",
     "value": "4.6% -> 4.0%",
     "threshold": "pass = 1",
     "points": 0.0,
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     "test": "4",
     "name": "Operating cash flow exceeds net income (accruals)",
     "value": "5,826M vs 2,348M",
     "threshold": "pass = 1",
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     "test": "5",
     "name": "Long-term debt / assets fell",
     "value": "16.2% -> 16.7%",
     "threshold": "pass = 1",
     "points": 0.0,
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     "name": "Current ratio improved",
     "value": "1.53 -> 1.65",
     "threshold": "pass = 1",
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     "name": "No new shares issued (share count did not rise)",
     "value": "311M -> 288M",
     "threshold": "pass = 1",
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 "cite_as": "The Claude Trader snapshot 2026-10-26, https://theclaudetrader.com/s/VLO; data from SEC EDGAR XBRL and market prices (Alpaca Market Data, Yahoo Finance) to 2026-10-23.",
 "disclaimer": "Scores are deterministic rule outputs from public filings. fair_value_model is a labelled model estimate from the same filings (method at /fair-value), not an opinion or recommendation."
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