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PAL.O
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NASDAQ
Passenger Transportation, Ground & Sea
Proficient Auto Logistics Inc
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Div yield
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Op margin
-8,6 %
ROE
-11,6 %
Net margin
-8,4 %
Debt / equity
0,24
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52w range
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$6,81
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About
Proficient Auto Logistics Inc operates in the transportation industry, providing logistics services for passenger transportation via ground and sea, generating revenue primarily through service fees.
Business. Proficient Auto Logistics Inc (PAL.O) is an industrial transportation company that provides passenger transportation services via ground and sea. The firm is headquartered in the United States and is primarily listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange. Specific details regarding operating segments and geographic revenue mix are not disclosed in the available data.
Classification92 %
SectorIndustrials
Business sectorTransportation
IndustryPassenger Transportation, Ground & Sea
ActivityTransportation
Generated · model-assisted
Sell-side consensus
BUY4 analysts
3 buy1 hold0 sell
Avg 12m price target11,67
Analyst recommendations
4 analysts · consensus BuyBuy3
Hold1
Sell0
12-month price target
11,67
Consensus of sell-side coverage.
At a glance
Score
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not yet scored
Valuation
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valuation pending
Analysts→
Buy
4 analysts · indicative
Ownership→
American Century Investment Management, Inc.
largest disclosed fund holder
Profitability→
-11,6 %
return on equity
Quality
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not yet scored
What drives this business
The watch-list the newsroom runs for this company — derived from its sector path, sharpened layer by layer. Not investment advice.
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News & coverage
0Sector rotation
Sector1D1Mvs mkt
Materials+2,3 %+6,6 %+1,7 %
Communication Services+2,2 %−5,5 %+1,6 %
Energy+0,6 %+3,3 %+0,0 %
Health Care+0,6 %−0,8 %+0,0 %
Information Technology+0,6 %+6,7 %+0,0 %
Consumer Discretionary+0,4 %+7,6 %−0,2 %
Financials−0,3 %−2,8 %−0,9 %
Consumer Staples−0,4 %+2,5 %−1,0 %
Real Estate−0,7 %+10,9 %−1,3 %
Industrials · THIS SECTOR−1,9 %−3,1 %−2,5 %
Utilities−1,9 %+28,2 %−2,5 %
Developing storylines
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Analysis
AI analysis
Generated · analysis pipeline · tier hybrid · as of 2026-08-04
↑ At a glance
Opportunity
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Upcoming catalysts
Scheduled public events. Informational only — not investment advice.
- Macro
- Rate decisionBank of England rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-06 · GB
- Rate decisionReserve Bank of Australia rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-12 · AU
- Rate decisionNorges Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-20 · NO
- Rate decisionSveriges Riksbank rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-03 · SE
- Rate decisionBank of Canada rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-09 · CA
- Rate decisionEuropean Central Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-10 · EU
- Macro & political
- ElectionSE Swedish Election2026-09-14 · SE
- ElectionUS U.S. Midterms2026-11-03 · US
- ElectionFR French Legislative2027-06-01 · FR
Pre-earnings brief
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Signals & dispatch
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Composite-score breakdown
Synthesis
Business
Proficient Auto Logistics Inc (PAL.O) is an industrial transportation company that provides passenger transportation services via ground and sea. The firm is headquartered in the United States and is primarily listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange. Specific details regarding operating segments and geographic revenue mix are not disclosed in the available data.
Classification92 %
SectorIndustrials
Business sectorTransportation
IndustryPassenger Transportation, Ground & Sea
ActivityTransportation
AI synthesis
GENERATEDThe company's capital structure shows a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, indicating a relatively low level of leverage compared to typical industry norms. However, the liquidity position is marked by a current ratio of 1.12, suggesting limited short-term liquidity cushion. The negative net cash position, after subtracting total debt, raises concerns about the company's ability to meet short-term obligations without external financing.
Profitability metrics are underperforming, with a return on equity of -0.1157 and a return on assets of -0.0754, both significantly below the industry median for transportation firms. The operating loss of $37,016,570 and net loss of $36,019,570 further highlight the company's current financial distress.
The company's revenue is not segmented by geographic regions or business lines in the available data, making it difficult to assess geographic or product concentration risks. However, the lack of diversification in revenue sources could expose the company to regional or market-specific downturns.
The company's growth trajectory is uncertain, with no clear revenue growth indicators in the provided data. The operating cash flow of $33,181,540 is a positive sign, but the free cash flow of -$613,230 indicates that capital expenditures are outpacing cash generation, which could hinder long-term growth.
The risk assessment highlights medium liquidity risk and low dilution risk. The negative net cash position is a key flag, suggesting potential liquidity constraints. The dilution risk is low, with no significant dilution potential in the basic shares outstanding.
Recent events and filings do not provide specific details on strategic changes or operational updates. The company's financial performance and risk profile suggest a need for close monitoring of its liquidity and profitability trends.
Key takeaways
- The company is currently unprofitable, with a significant operating and net loss.
- The debt-to-equity ratio is low, but the negative net cash position raises liquidity concerns.
- The company's return on equity and assets are well below industry norms, indicating poor capital efficiency.
- Free cash flow is negative, suggesting that capital expenditures are not being offset by cash generation.
- Analysts have a mixed outlook, with a mean recommendation of 1.75 and a range of price targets from $10.00 to $13.00.
Bull / Bear case
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In focus — financials by report
Valuation
Market price
$7,35
Market cap
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Enterprise valueⓘ
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P/Eⓘ
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Non-GAAP P/Eⓘ
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EV / Revenueⓘ
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EV / Op incomeⓘ
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EV / OCFⓘ
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P / Bⓘ
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P / Tangible bookⓘ
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Tangible book
$311.4M
Net cashⓘ
-$60.1M
Current ratioⓘ
1.1
Debt / equityⓘ
0.2
ROAⓘ
-7.5%
ROEⓘ
-11.6%
Cash conversionⓘ
-92.0%
CapEx / revenueⓘ
-0.9%
SBC / revenueⓘ
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Dilution ratioⓘ
0.0%
Revenue by segment
Business relationships
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Supply chain
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Peer comparison
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Market position
Stress test
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Predictor forecast
Next quarternear-term
Earnings · next quarterconf 45 %
EPS
Consensus EPS
0,34
Predicted surprise
+0,00
Beat probability
45 %
Analysts
4
Other metrics
Revenue
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no estimate
Segment revenue
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Margin
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no estimate
Segment margin
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no estimate
as of 2026-05-22 · Earnings Surprise V1
Period note: consensus is not fiscal-period-aligned at source — read as consensus vs the last reported actual, not a calibrated same-quarter surprise.
Full fiscal year~1 year ahead
Full fiscal year · our forecast vs guidance vs consensus
| Metric | Our forecast | Guidance | Consensus |
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| EPS | —no estimate | —no estimate | 0,34 |
| Revenue | —no estimate | —no estimate | 441,4M USD |
| Operating income | —no estimate | —no estimate | 15,5M USD |
Full-year consensus mean (period as reported by source) · consensus in USD. Company-level full-year forecast and management guidance are not yet modelled at scale — shown as "no estimate", never inferred.
Probabilistic model output — not investment advice. · generated 2026-08-04
Options
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Consensus distribution
sell-side coverageRecommendation distribution4 analysts
Strong buy2
Buy1
Hold1
Sell0
Strong sell0
12-month price target$11,67 · Median $12,00
Low $10,00High $13,00
Operating income · consensus15,5M USD
EPS surprise
+2,2 %
reported vs consensus · beat
Revenue surprise
−2,5 %
reported vs consensus · miss
Estimate revisions
consensus EPS · 26-week trend— missing data
Sell-side observations
Low$10,00
Mean$11,67
Median$12,00
High$13,00
Spot$7,35
+58.7 %implied to mean12-month sell-side price targets · ▲ spot
Themes
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ESG
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Risk factors
Dilution riskLow
Liquidity riskMedium
Filing-based flags
- Net cash is negative after subtracting total debt.
Benchmarks vs cohort
Op Margin-8,6 %Bottom quartile
Net Margin-8,4 %Bottom quartile
ROE-11,6 %Bottom quartile
Capex / Rev-0,9 %Above P75
D/E0,24Above median
Cash Conv-0,92Bottom quartile
Corporate actions / M&A
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FX exposure
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Comparable transactions
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Derivatives & instruments
Derivative transactions
Net disposed 94 114 sh10 exercises · 11 grants10 insiders
- Director, Chief Executive Officer · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 161 670exercise · 2026-05-13
- Chief Financial Officer · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 29 444exercise · 2026-05-13
- Director · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockAcquired 10 295grant · 2026-05-07
- Director · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockAcquired 10 295grant · 2026-05-07
- Director · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockAcquired 10 295grant · 2026-05-07
- Director · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockAcquired 10 295grant · 2026-05-07
- Director · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockAcquired 10 295grant · 2026-05-07
- Director · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockAcquired 10 295grant · 2026-05-07
- Director · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockAcquired 10 295grant · 2026-05-07
- Director · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 9 481exercise · 2026-05-06
- Director · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 9 135exercise · 2026-05-06
- Director · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 9 135exercise · 2026-05-06
- Director · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 9 135exercise · 2026-05-06
- Director · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 9 135exercise · 2026-05-06
- Director · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 9 135exercise · 2026-05-06
- Director · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 1 903exercise · 2026-05-06
- Director · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockAcquired 1 903grant · 2026-02-26
- President and COO · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockAcquired 25 818grant · 2026-02-13
- Chief Financial Officer · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockAcquired 23 237grant · 2026-02-13
- Director · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockAcquired 9 481grant · 2025-08-15
- President and COO · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockAcquired 21 555exercise · 2025-08-14
Actions
Ask Handelsavisen
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Data sources
- Market data
- Market data cache
- Issuer disclosures
- Public news
- Earnings transcripts
- Consensus estimates
- ESG data
How metrics are computed
- Dilution Ratio(shares_outstanding_diluted - shares_outstanding_basic) / shares_outstanding_basic
- Net Cashcash_and_equivalents + short_term_investments - short_term_debt - long_term_debt
- Capex To Revenuecapital_expenditure / revenue
- Return On Equitynet_income / total_equity
- Debt To Equity(short_term_debt + long_term_debt) / total_equity
- Cash Conversion Ratiooperating_cash_flow / net_income
Source documents
- Proficient Auto Logistics Inc Market data — financials · 2026-05-28
- Proficient Auto Logistics Inc Market data — analyst estimates · 2026-05-28
- Proficient Auto Logistics Inc Market data — ESG · 2026-05-28
Ownership & reference
Top holders
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$12M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$28M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$2M
- Brokerage Firms · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$2M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$1M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$4M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$1M
- Investment Managers · as of 2025-12-310,00 %$12M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$1M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$1M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$2M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$3M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Investment Managers · as of 2024-06-300,00 %$3M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Investment Managers · as of 2024-12-310,00 %$0M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Funds · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Brokerage Firms · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
Insider activity
Net selling3 buys · 7 sellsnet -$821K11 insiders · last 365d
- Director, Chief Executive Officer · Common StockSold 27 191 @ $5,03$137K · 2026-05-18
- Chief Financial Officer · Common StockBought 668 @ $5,15$3K · 2026-05-15
- Director, Chief Executive Officer · Common StockSold 33 743 @ $5,08$171K · 2026-05-15
- Chief Financial Officer · Common StockBought 3 132 @ $5,15$16K · 2026-05-15
- Chief Financial Officer · Common StockOther 29 444 · 2026-05-13
- Director, Chief Executive Officer · Common StockOther 161 670 · 2026-05-13
- Director · Common StockOther 9 481 · 2026-05-06
- Director · Common StockOther 1 903 · 2026-05-06
- Director · Common StockOther 9 135 · 2026-05-06
- Director · Common StockOther 9 135 · 2026-05-06
- Director · Common StockOther 9 135 · 2026-05-06
- Director · Common StockOther 9 135 · 2026-05-06
- Director · Common StockOther 9 135 · 2026-05-06
- Director · Common StockBought 10 000 @ $6,38$64K · 2026-03-16
- Director · Common StockSold 18 270 @ $7,27$133K · 2025-11-24
- Director · Common StockSold 41 100 @ $7,34$301K · 2025-11-21
- Director · Common StockSold 6 620 @ $7,37$49K · 2025-11-20
- Director · Common StockSold 9 010 @ $7,23$65K · 2025-11-19
- President and COO · Common StockSold 6 100 @ $7,82$48K · 2025-08-15
- President and COO · Common StockOther 21 555 · 2025-08-14
Short positioning
1.3Mshares short-11.8% vs prior
5.67days to cover
38.3%short of daily vol
33fails-to-deliver
as of 2026-07-15 · short-interest report (free)
Geographic breakdown
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Listings · one canonical issuer
all listings resolve to the canonical
PAL.OCanonical
NASDAQ · USD
Intel & risk
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OSINT findings
Dilution riskLow
Liquidity riskMedium
Net cash is negative after subtracting total debt.
Evidence & claims
From filings & derived data- Return on equity (FY 2025-12-31): -11.6%Derived (calculated)
- Total assets (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -5.9%Derived (calculated)
- Shareholders' equity (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -7.9%Derived (calculated)
- Cash & equivalents (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -7.2%Derived (calculated)
- Long-term debt (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -1.5%Derived (calculated)
- EPS (basic) (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -178.7%Derived (calculated)
- Total liabilities (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -2.1%Derived (calculated)
- Debt-to-equity (FY 2025-12-31): 0.53xDerived (calculated)
- Current ratio (FY 2025-12-31): 1.12xDerived (calculated)
- Return on assets (FY 2025-12-31): -7.5%Derived (calculated)
- Net income (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -325.0%Derived (calculated)
- Long-term debt (annual): USD 74.61MSEC XBRL filing
- Total assets (annual): USD 477.98MSEC XBRL filing
- Total liabilities (annual): USD 166.59MSEC XBRL filing
- Shares outstanding (annual): 27.83MSEC XBRL filing
- Shareholders' equity (annual): USD 311.39MSEC XBRL filing
- Current assets (annual): USD 71.4MSEC XBRL filing
- Current liabilities (annual): USD 63.9MSEC XBRL filing
- Cash & equivalents (annual): USD 14.29MSEC XBRL filing
- EPS (basic) (annual): USD-PER-SHARES -1SEC XBRL filing
- Net income (annual): USD -36.02MSEC XBRL filing
- Long-term debt (YoY) (2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31): 1,404.1%Derived (calculated)
- Return on equity (FY 2024-12-31): -2.5%Derived (calculated)
- Return on assets (FY 2024-12-31): -1.7%Derived (calculated)
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The Thread
Everything we know, in order2026-06-30 23:01 UTCNEWSPT PAL Indonesia and Denmark expand naval technology partnership → The state-owned shipbuilder deepens ties with Denmark through engineering collaboration and technology transfer, signaling a push to upgrade domestic defense capabilities.
2026-06-30 03:38 UTCEARNINGSUpcomingForecast: earnings_forecast (90d)
2026-05-18 00:00 UTCINSIDER29 insider transactions — 2026-05 · net sell $289k 16 derivative
2026-05-18INSIDERODELL RICHARD D sold 27.2k sh — Director, Chief Executive Officer ~$137k
2026-05-15INSIDERWright Bradley J. bought 668 sh — Chief Financial Officer ~$3k
2026-05-15INSIDERODELL RICHARD D sold 33.7k sh — Director, Chief Executive Officer ~$171k
2026-05-15INSIDERWright Bradley J. bought 3.1k sh — Chief Financial Officer ~$16k
2026-05-13INSIDERWright Bradley J. transacted 29.4k sh — Chief Financial Officer
2026-05-13INSIDERODELL RICHARD D transacted 161.7k sh — Director, Chief Executive Officer
2026-05-13INSIDERODELL RICHARD D disposed of 161.7k sh Restricted Stock Units — Director, Chief Executive Officer
2026-05-13INSIDERWright Bradley J. disposed of 29.4k sh Restricted Stock Units — Chief Financial Officer
2026-05-07INSIDERLux Steven F acquired 10.3k sh Restricted Stock Units — Director
2026-05-07INSIDERCOL DOUGLAS L acquired 10.3k sh Restricted Stock Units — Director
2026-05-07INSIDERSchraudenbach John acquired 10.3k sh Restricted Stock Units — Director
2026-05-07INSIDERALUTTO CHARLES A acquired 10.3k sh Restricted Stock Units — Director
2026-05-07INSIDERLal Rohit acquired 10.3k sh Restricted Stock Units — Director
2026-05-07INSIDERGattoni James B acquired 10.3k sh Restricted Stock Units — Director
2026-05-07INSIDERFrank Brenda R acquired 10.3k sh Restricted Stock Units — Director
2026-05-06INSIDERLux Steven F transacted 9.5k sh — Director
2026-05-06INSIDERLal Rohit transacted 1.9k sh — Director
2026-05-06INSIDERCOL DOUGLAS L transacted 9.1k sh — Director
2026-05-06INSIDERALUTTO CHARLES A transacted 9.1k sh — Director
2026-05-06INSIDERGattoni James B transacted 9.1k sh — Director
2026-05-06INSIDERFrank Brenda R transacted 9.1k sh — Director
2026-05-06INSIDERSchraudenbach John transacted 9.1k sh — Director
2026-05-06INSIDERCOL DOUGLAS L disposed of 9.1k sh Restricted Stock Units — Director
2026-05-06INSIDERSchraudenbach John disposed of 9.1k sh Restricted Stock Units — Director
2026-05-06INSIDERLux Steven F disposed of 9.5k sh Restricted Stock Units — Director
2026-05-06INSIDERFrank Brenda R disposed of 9.1k sh Restricted Stock Units — Director
2026-05-06INSIDERGattoni James B disposed of 9.1k sh Restricted Stock Units — Director
2026-05-06INSIDERALUTTO CHARLES A disposed of 9.1k sh Restricted Stock Units — Director
2026-05-06INSIDERLal Rohit disposed of 1.9k sh Restricted Stock Units — Director
2026-03-16 00:00 UTCINSIDER1 insider transaction — 2026-03
2026-03-16INSIDERLal Rohit bought 10.0k sh — Director ~$64k
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