diff --git a/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/services/classification/DocuMineClassificationService.java b/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/services/classification/DocuMineClassificationService.java
index 28202f7..e73dc0c 100644
--- a/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/services/classification/DocuMineClassificationService.java
+++ b/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/services/classification/DocuMineClassificationService.java
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ public class DocuMineClassificationService {
         boolean isTocItem = textBlock.getText().contains("..............");
         boolean headlineWithSlashesMatches = headlineWithSlashesMatcher.reset().matches();
         boolean isAmount = amountMatcher.reset().find();
+        int charCount = countChars(textBlock);
+
+        boolean enoughChars = charCount > textBlock.getText().length() * 0.5;
 
         if (textBlock.getClassification() != null && textBlock.getClassification().isHeadline()) {
             headlineClassificationService.setLastHeadlineFromOutline(textBlock);
@@ -150,15 +153,17 @@ public class DocuMineClassificationService {
                    && !textBlock.toString().endsWith(":")
                    && isAtLeast3Characters
                    && !isTocItem
-                   && !isAmount) {
+                   && !isAmount
+                   && enoughChars) {
 
             setAsHeadline(headlineClassificationService, textBlock, document, headlineFontSizes);
-        } else if (isAllCaps(textBlock) //
-                   && textBlock.getText().length() > 5 //
-                   && isAtLeast3Characters //
-                   && !isAmount//
-                   && !textBlock.toString().contains(":") //
-                   && !textBlock.toString().startsWith("(") //
+        } else if (isAllCaps(textBlock)
+                   && textBlock.getText().length() > 5
+                   && isAtLeast3Characters
+                   && !isAmount
+                   && enoughChars
+                   && !textBlock.toString().contains(":")
+                   && !textBlock.toString().startsWith("(")
                    && PositionUtils.getApproxLineCount(textBlock) < 2.9) {
 
             setAsHeadline(headlineClassificationService, textBlock, document, headlineFontSizes);
@@ -167,17 +172,18 @@ public class DocuMineClassificationService {
                    && isAtLeast3Characters
                    && !headlineWithSlashesMatches
                    && !isAmount
-                   && !isTocItem) {
+                   && !isTocItem
+                   && enoughChars) {
 
             setAsHeadline(headlineClassificationService, textBlock, document, headlineFontSizes);
-        } else if (!isTocItem //
-                   && hasSeparation(textBlock, surroundingBlocks) //
-                   && (textBlock.getMostPopularWordHeight() >= page.getTextHeightCounter().getMostPopular() //
-                       || textBlock.getMostPopularWordFontSize() >= page.getFontSizeCounter().getMostPopular()) //
-                   && PositionUtils.getApproxLineCount(textBlock) < 2.9 //
-                   && (tableOrFigureMatcher.reset().find() || headlineWithSingleIdentifierMatcher.reset().find()) //
-                   && !isAmount //
-                   && !headlineWithSlashesMatches) {
+        } else if (!isTocItem
+                   && hasSeparation(textBlock, surroundingBlocks)
+                   && greaterOrEqualThanFontPageAverage(textBlock, page)
+                   && PositionUtils.getApproxLineCount(textBlock) < 2.9
+                   && (tableOrFigureMatcher.reset().find() || headlineWithSingleIdentifierMatcher.reset().find())
+                   && !isAmount
+                   && !headlineWithSlashesMatches
+                   && enoughChars) {
 
             setAsHeadline(headlineClassificationService, textBlock, document, headlineFontSizes);
         } else if (PositionUtils.isWithinBodyTextFrame(bodyTextFrame, textBlock)
@@ -205,6 +211,26 @@ public class DocuMineClassificationService {
     }
 
 
+    private int countChars(TextPageBlock textBlock) {
+
+        int count = 0;
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < textBlock.getText().length(); i++) {
+            if (Character.isAlphabetic(textBlock.getText().charAt(i))) {
+                count++;
+            }
+        }
+        return count;
+    }
+
+
+    private static boolean greaterOrEqualThanFontPageAverage(TextPageBlock textBlock, ClassificationPage page) {
+
+        return textBlock.getMostPopularWordHeight() >= page.getTextHeightCounter().getMostPopular() //
+               || textBlock.getMostPopularWordFontSize() >= page.getFontSizeCounter().getMostPopular();
+    }
+
+
     private static boolean isAllCaps(TextPageBlock textBlock) {
 
         return textBlock.toString().equals(textBlock.toString().toUpperCase(Locale.ROOT));
diff --git a/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/services/parsing/LegacyPDFStreamEngine.java b/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/services/parsing/LegacyPDFStreamEngine.java
index 560ea93..e77b9e0 100644
--- a/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/services/parsing/LegacyPDFStreamEngine.java
+++ b/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/services/parsing/LegacyPDFStreamEngine.java
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ public class LegacyPDFStreamEngine extends PDFStreamEngine {
                                                  new int[]{code},
                                                  font,
                                                  fontSize,
-                                                 (int) (fontSize * textMatrix.getScalingFactorX())));
+                                                 (int) (fontSize * textMatrix.getScalingFactorX() * textMatrix.getScalingFactorY())));
             processTextPosition(new TextPosition(pageRotation,
                                                  pageSize.getWidth(),
                                                  pageSize.getHeight(),
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ public class LegacyPDFStreamEngine extends PDFStreamEngine {
                                                  new int[]{code},
                                                  font,
                                                  fontSize,
-                                                 (int) (fontSize * textMatrix.getScalingFactorX())));
+                                                 (int) (fontSize * textMatrix.getScalingFactorX() * textMatrix.getScalingFactorY())));
         } else {
 
             processTextPosition(new TextPosition(pageRotation,
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ public class LegacyPDFStreamEngine extends PDFStreamEngine {
                                                  new int[]{code},
                                                  font,
                                                  fontSize,
-                                                 (int) (fontSize * textMatrix.getScalingFactorX())));
+                                                 (int) (fontSize * textMatrix.getScalingFactorX() * textMatrix.getScalingFactorY())));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/utils/TextPositionOperations.java b/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/utils/TextPositionOperations.java
index bcd9f21..7d27ee5 100644
--- a/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/utils/TextPositionOperations.java
+++ b/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/utils/TextPositionOperations.java
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ import com.knecon.fforesight.service.layoutparser.processor.docstrum.model.TextB
 import com.knecon.fforesight.service.layoutparser.processor.docstrum.model.UnionFind;
 import com.knecon.fforesight.service.layoutparser.processor.docstrum.utils.DoubleUtils;
 import com.knecon.fforesight.service.layoutparser.processor.docstrum.utils.FastAtan2;
-import com.knecon.fforesight.service.layoutparser.processor.model.text.RedTextPosition;
-import com.knecon.fforesight.service.layoutparser.processor.model.text.TextDirection;
 import com.knecon.fforesight.service.layoutparser.processor.model.text.TextPageBlock;
 import com.knecon.fforesight.service.layoutparser.processor.model.text.TextPositionSequence;
 
@@ -102,11 +100,16 @@ public class TextPositionOperations {
                 double normalizedVerticalDistance = Math.abs(sequence.getBBoxDirAdj().getCenterY() - sequence2.getBBoxDirAdj().getCenterY()) / maxLineDistance;
                 double normalizedHorizontalDistance = Math.abs(sequence.getBBoxDirAdj().getCenterX() - sequence2.getBBoxDirAdj().getCenterX()) / maxXGap;
 
-                if (sequence.getDir() != sequence2.getDir()
-                    || Math.abs(sequence.getFontSize() - sequence2.getFontSize()) > 0.5 * Math.min(sequence.getFontSize(),
-                                                                                                   sequence2.getFontSize())
-                    || Math.pow(normalizedVerticalDistance, 2) + Math.pow(normalizedHorizontalDistance, 2) > 1
-                    || !ANGLE_FILTER.matches(angle)) {
+                if (sequence.getDir() != sequence2.getDir()) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                if (Math.abs(sequence.getFontSize() - sequence2.getFontSize()) > 0.5 * Math.max(sequence.getFontSize(), sequence2.getFontSize())) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                if (Math.pow(normalizedVerticalDistance, 2) + Math.pow(normalizedHorizontalDistance, 2) > 1) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                if (!ANGLE_FILTER.matches(angle)) {
                     continue;
                 }