Western Digital Corporation (WDC) — Quality & forensics
As of 2026-09-14 — refreshed nightly. Closelook readings from an investment research diary, not ratings or advice.
The Closelook module scores
- Valuation 44
- Quality 81
- Growth 88
- Balance sheet 74
- Cash quality 35
- Capital allocation 42
- Momentum 53
Scores are computed nightly across the coverage universe and read relative to it — the methodology lives in the company-scoring explainer.
Financial forensics — the academic screens
Sits in the safe zone (above 2.99). The Z-Score estimates financial-distress risk from five balance-sheet and earnings ratios.
Nine binary fundamental-strength checks across profitability, leverage and operating efficiency.
Screens reported earnings for statistical manipulation patterns — above the −1.78 threshold the literature flags for earnings-manipulation risk. A screen, not an accusation.
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FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-14
Quick answers
What is Western Digital Corporation's Closelook quality reading?
The composite reads 61/100 across 7 modules, as of 2026-09-14: valuation 44, quality 81, growth 88, balance sheet 74, cash quality 35, capital allocation 42, momentum 53. Closelook scores are research diary readings, not ratings or investment advice.
What is Western Digital Corporation's Altman Z-Score?
23.36, which sits in the safe zone (above 2.99) as of 2026-09-14. The Altman Z-Score estimates financial distress risk from five balance-sheet and earnings ratios.
What is Western Digital Corporation's Piotroski F-Score?
6 of 8, as of 2026-09-14. The F-Score counts nine binary fundamental-strength signals across profitability, leverage and operating efficiency.
What does Western Digital Corporation's Beneish M-Score indicate?
-0.37 — above the −1.78 threshold the literature flags for earnings-manipulation risk, as of 2026-09-14. The M-Score screens reported earnings for statistical manipulation patterns; it is a screen, not an accusation.
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Where WDC appears in the diary — 14 pieces, newest first. Every link is our own writing.
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Dailies
- AI trade — sellers of compute sold, buyers bought: chips −5.6%, software +5%, SoftBank +7% in Tokyo
- AI trade — the labs ask for a slowdown: Kospi −3.3%, SoftBank −11%, Nasdaq futures −1.2%, oil back above $106
- AI trade — the pacing call splits tech: chips −5%, software +4.5%, security +12–15%, 10-year hits 5%
- Stocks snap a four-day losing streak as oil slips under $100 and chips bounce 2% — despite core inflation hotter than hoped and Fed hike odds at 82%; Oracle gives back its entire after-hours jump
- Chips lead the market down as oil tops $105 and the 10-year hits 4.92%: Micron −4%, Intel −4%, Nvidia −2.5% — while software posts its first up day in six and Apple gains 3%
- The trade flips at midday: chips fade, software bounces — Meta +6%, Cloudflare +9%, Datadog +6% while oil holds $101 and the 10-year hits 4.85%
- Two tells turn against the tape — IEF's reclaim fails and dollar-yen holds within half a yen of the wire
- The AI-opex trade got paid overnight — and the bond veto quietly broke at the close
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