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Ford and Broadcom's 2025 filings missing a key metric
Original: This week a five-ticker cash-flow check here on DEV came back without Ford's 2025 row. The data was... # python # financ
A developer's five-ticker cash-flow script surfaced an odd gap: Ford and Broadcom's 2025 XBRL filings lack the standard NetIncomeLoss tag, breaking automated financial analysis built on SEC data. The find, shared with Python and data-science communities, has prompted discussion about how inconsistent reporting fields can silently break pipelines that analysts and hobbyists rely on.
Why now: Developers and finance hobbyists are surprised that major companies' official filings omit a standard metric, breaking automated tools.
Evidence
- This week a five-ticker cash-flow check here on DEV came back without Ford's 2025 row. The data was... # python # finance # datascience # api # software # coding # development # engineering # inclusive # community Broadcom and Ford dropped NetIncomeLoss from their 2025 XBRL: a… · hackaday@www.urbanmind.net · 2
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