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Why BL Stock slipped -0.24% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash
$33.71 -0.24% NASDAQ • Live Quote vs Prior Daily Close (Synced Snapshot)
EXT / AFTER-HRS: $33.63
BlackLine Inc. (BL) carries a Roarable Rating of D+ (Sell) with 55/100 RQD Confidence due to weak cash-flow efficiency and sensitivity to current interest rates. Wait for business cash flow and institutional buying to improve before committing fresh capital.
ROARABLE D+ • SELL / AVOID
Cap $1.96B
INTERACTIVE SCENARIO DECK:
EXT / AFTER-HRS: $33.63 (-0.23%)🧬 Cannibal Buyback (-1.52% YoY Shares)⚙️ Cash Engine: 15/20 (B) • 23.1% FCF Margin
Verify 90D Bucket Audit →📊 Historical Track Record: Scores of 55/100 (D+) historically posted market-perform odds over rolling 90-day windows (-0.5% avg 90D alpha vs SPY • 51.4% hit rate — wait for RQD ≥ 70 breakout).
Audit Bucket Track Record →RQD QUANT TACHOMETERSELL / AVOID • D+
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5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw C- · Rk D
Each axis scored 0–20
12M PRICE TARGET CONE-1.4% Base Target
WHALE OPTIONS SNAPSHOT: — (No Active Options Snapshot on file for BL)Realized 20D OHLCV Swing Band: ±8%
Deterministic 5-Pillar Attribution (55/100 Composite)
🔍 WHY BL SCORES 55/100 (D+) — TOP 3 DRIVERS2 Bullish Pillars + #1 Risk Drag
▲ #1 Bullish Driver: Cash Engine Quality+15/20 pts (27% of score)
SEC XBRL FY 2025 (10-K): 23.1% FCF Margin ($161.5M FCF) & 75.2% Gross Margin
▲ #2 Bullish Driver: Insider Conviction & Share Dilution+13/20 pts (24% of score)
SEC Form 4 / 13F Thermometer: 65% Net Buy • Cannibal Buyback (-1.52% YoY Shares)
▼ #1 Drag / Risk Factor: Whale & Options Positioning8/20 pts (-12 pt drag)
Put hedging (50% put share) caps near-term gamma upside (-12 pts vs max)
📈 PAST 4 QUARTERS RQD vs SUBSEQUENT RETURNQ1 → Q2 → Q3 → Current
Q1 (-3Q)Grade D$29.77+0.1% Next Q
47
Q2 (-2Q)Grade C-$29.80+16.8% Next Q
50
Q3 (-1Q)Grade C-$34.80-3.1% Next Q
52
CurrentGrade D+$33.71-0.5% Hist 90D α
55
Trajectory: D (47) → D+ (55)Full Audit →
⚔️ ADVERSARIAL OPPOSING CASE & FORENSIC KILL-SWITCH (WHY THE BULL/BEAR THESIS COULD FAIL)GIDEON ASHMERE // FORENSIC SHORT & KILL-SWITCH DOSSIER
⚔️ Adversarial Opposing Case: Why the BL Bull Thesis Could Fail
Even with a 55/100 (D+) score, BL faces multiple-compression risk if 79.9x trailing P/E re-rate toward historical sector medians or if hyperscaler/enterprise customer concentration slows in upcoming 10-Q filings.
⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #1
Sensitive to high interest rates and tighter Federal Reserve market liquidity.
⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #2
Priced at 80x earnings—high expectations leave less room for a lukewarm quarter.
⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #3
Technical & Forensic Kill-Switch: A daily close below the 50D SMA ($30.33) or 200D SMA ($32.90) invalidates the momentum regime and cuts Target Base ($33.25) toward Bear Floor ($25.94).
🎲 LIVE PREDICTION MARKET ODDS TIED TO $BL• $4.8M Crowd Pool • Kalshi / Polymarket Composite
Contract: “BL Beats Next Quarterly Revenue & EPS Consensus + Hyperscaler AI CapEx Holds Record Pace”
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Why BL Stock slipped -0.24% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash
BlackLine Inc. (BL) slipped -0.24% to $33.71, trading at 26% of its 52-week range ($24.7 – $59.57). Stretched risk/reward at 80x P/E (21% return on capital) under elevated 10-year interest-rate pressure.
- ▸Technical Tape: Trading at 26% of its 52-week range ($24.7 – $59.57) with RSI-14 at 66.9 (BULLISH MOMENTUM).
- ▸Volatility Profile: Historical 20-day realized swing band of ±8% around $33.71 (no active unusual options sweep snapshot on file).
- ▸Fundamental Anchor: Roarable D+ (Sell) backed by 75.2% gross margin and $161.5M annual free cash flow.
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BL // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +7.87%▲ ASCENDING TRIANGLE
2026-10-30O $34.05H $34.30L $33.38C $33.71VOL 721.1K
RES: $34.84SUP: $26.19SMA50: $30.33SMA200: $32.90
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BL Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure
Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)
Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).
Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
48.0%/yr Implied 5Y Growth
vs. +7.2% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).
Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)
No active Ellis Vennor swing setup published on BL today. View full Setup Ledger →
🦋 Documented & Second-Order Butterfly Connections
Open Graph →
No direct multi-tier Butterfly edges indexed yet for BL. Explore sector supply chains on /butterfly.
AI Analyst Theses, Washington Policy & Company Video
🎬 No recent verified company-specific video clip queued for BL today (we never pad ticker pages with unrelated generic clips). Browse Macro Video Desk →
DETERMINISTIC MULTI-FACTOR EQUITY AUDIT • SEC EDGAR XBRL × RQD PEER BENCHMARK
📊 Quantitative Sector Peer Comparison, SEC Filing Delta & Investment FAQ (BL)
Technology Rank #331 of 714
⚔️ AI vs BL Full Matrix →
1. Head-to-Head Technology Peer Comparison (BL vs. AI, PDFS, MQ, NYAX)
Industry: Computer Software: Prepackaged Software (222 Tracked Issuers)Across 714 tracked Technology securities in the Roarable RQD universe, BlackLine Inc. (BL) ranks #331 by composite RQD confidence (55/100, grade D+) and #294 by equity capitalization ($1.96B). Within this direct 5-issuer industry benchmark cohort, BL leads on earnings valuation at 79.9x trailing P/E, while BL leads on capital efficiency and profitability with 20.6% ROIC and 75.2% gross margin. BL currently leads its immediate peer cohort in composite quantitative strength at 55/100 (D+).
| Ticker / Company | Roarable Grade | RQD Score | Trailing P/E | Gross Margin | ROIC | 1D Change | Market Cap | Head-to-Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BL
ACTIVE
BlackLine Inc. | D+ | 55/100 | 79.9x | 75.2% | 20.6% | -0.24% | $1.96B | Benchmark Subject |
| AI C3.ai Inc. | D- | 39/100 | — | 30.9% | -35.0% | -1.30% | $1.96B | /ai-vs-bl → |
| PDFS PDF Solutions Inc. | D- | 43/100 | — | 72.3% | 1.6% | +0.15% | $1.92B | /pdfs-vs-bl → |
| MQ Marqeta Inc. (Class A) | D | 45/100 | — | 70.0% | -35.0% | -0.44% | $1.88B | /mq-vs-bl → |
| NYAX Nayax Ltd. | D | 51/100 | — | — | — | -0.02% | $1.88B | /nyax-vs-bl → |
2. Multi-Year SEC XBRL Revenue, Cash Flow & Balance-Sheet Trajectory (FY2023–FY2025)
SEC EDGAR 10-K • FILED 2025-12-31 • CIK 0001666134In its most recent audited fiscal period (FY2025, filed 2025-12-31), BlackLine Inc. (BL) reported GAAP revenue of $700.4M (+7.2% vs. FY2024 revenue of $653.3M , and +18.7% cumulative change since FY2023) , GAAP net income of $24.5M, operating cash flow of $169.6M, and free cash flow of $161.5M (-14.4% YoY). On the balance sheet, BL closed FY2025 with $1.76B in total assets against $0 in total debt (Altman Z-Score: 1.50, Piotroski F-Score: 7/9).
| Fiscal Period | Filing Date | Revenue | Net Income | Operating Cash Flow | Free Cash Flow | Total Assets | Total Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 (FY) | 2025-12-31 | $700.4M | $24.5M | $169.6M | $161.5M | $1.76B | — |
| FY2024 (FY) | 2024-12-31 | $653.3M | $161.2M | $190.8M | $188.7M | $1.83B | — |
| FY2023 (FY) | 2023-12-31 | $590.0M | $52.8M | $126.6M | $126.6M | — | — |
3. BL Data-Verified Investor FAQ (RQD Rating, Sector Peers, SEC Forensics & Technicals)
✓ SCHEMA.ORG FAQPAGE JSON-LD ENABLEDIs BL stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell right now according to Roarable's RQD model?
As of 2026-11-01, BlackLine Inc. (NASDAQ: BL) is rated D+ (Sell / SELL) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 55/100 at a spot price of $33.71 (-0.24% 1D, market cap $1.96B). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 15/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 8/20, Executive Insider Alignment 9/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 10/20, and SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 13/20. Across 714 tracked Technology issuers, BL ranks #331 in composite RQD confidence.
How does BL compare to AI and PDFS in the Technology sector?
Within the Technology sector (Computer Software: Prepackaged Software), BL carries a Roarable D+ (55/100 RQD), trailing P/E of 79.9x, gross margin of 75.2%, and ROIC of 20.6%. By comparison, AI (C3.ai Inc.) holds a D- grade (39/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC -35.0%, cap $1.96B) and PDFS (PDF Solutions Inc.) posts a D- grade (43/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC 1.6%, cap $1.92B). Among the 5-stock peer group, BL leads on earnings multiple (79.9x) while BL leads on capital efficiency (20.6% ROIC).
What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for BL?
Per BL's SEC EDGAR XBRL 10-K filing (FY2025, filed 2025-12-31, CIK 0001666134), BlackLine Inc. generated $700.4M in revenue (+7.2% YoY), $24.5M in net income, and $161.5M in free cash flow against $1.76B in total assets and $0 in total debt. Key quantitative strengths: Strong cash generator (75% profit margin)—profits are backed by real money, not accounting tricks.. Primary risk factors monitored: Sensitive to high interest rates and tighter Federal Reserve market liquidity.. Institutional options positioning shows a 50% call / 50% put premium split.
Where is BL trading relative to its 50-day, 200-day, and 52-week technical levels?
BL last traded at $33.71 (-0.24% on volume of 968,848 shares), positioning the stock +11.14% above its 50-day simple moving average ($30.33) and +2.46% above its 200-day simple moving average ($32.90). Across its 52-week range of $24.70 to $59.57, BL sits at the 25.8% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 66.9 (BULLISH MOMENTUM) and an implied next-earnings move of ±8.0% ($31.01 to $36.41).
BL Investor FAQ & Complete 8-Part Research Index
100% OPEN ACCESS • SEC EDGAR × CBOE × FREDWhy is BL stock moving today?
Why BL Stock slipped -0.24% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash. Stretched risk/reward at 80x P/E (21% return on capital) under elevated 10-year interest-rate pressure.