Profitability
Weight: 20%
D-
30
- 5yr Avg ROIC -14.4%
- Operating Margin Trend +2.77 pp/yr
AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
AlphaQuality composite grade, weighted for stable earnings power businesses.
⚠ 5 of the last 5 fiscal years showed negative net income — AlphaQuality will not grade above F for persistent unprofitability in a stable earnings power business.
Grade overrides the 27.9 pillar composite — hard gates always win.
Capital Efficiency
Weight: 15%
F
0
- 5yr Avg ROE -34.0%
- 5yr Share-Count CAGR 22.4%
Growth Quality
Weight: 15%
A-
80
- 5yr Revenue CAGR 14.2%
- Revenue-Growth Years (5) 3/5
Cash Generation
Weight: 15%
F
0
- 5yr FCF Margin -29.9%
- 5yr FCF/NI Conversion 0.00x
Balance Sheet
Weight: 20%
F
25
- Net Debt / EBITDA 10.00x
- Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) -12.36x
- Altman Z-Score 12.47
Stability
Weight: 15%
D-
33
- EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.75
- Negative-Revenue Years (5) 2/5
- Piotroski F-Score 4
Guru Flow
Curated superinvestor sentiment — not part of the AlphaQuality grade.2 of 3 gurus held; 2 added; 2 full exits.
- Holders
- 2 -1
- Avg Δ position
- +27.6%
- New buys
- 0
- Full exits
- 2