Profitability
Weight: 20%
F
15
Scored using FFO margin — REIT-archetype substitution.
- FFO Margin 8.8%
ACRE
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation
AlphaQuality composite grade, weighted for real estate investment trust businesses.
⚠ 3 of the last 5 fiscal years showed negative net income — AlphaQuality will not grade above F for persistent unprofitability in a real estate investment trust business.
Grade overrides the 24.3 pillar composite — hard gates always win.
Capital Efficiency
Weight: 15%
F
6
- 5yr Avg ROE 0.0%
- 5yr Share-Count CAGR 10.6%
Growth Quality
Weight: 15%
F
18
Scored using FFO/share — REIT-archetype substitution.
- 5yr FFO/Share CAGR -37.0%
- Positive-FFO Years (5) 3/5
Cash Generation
Weight: 15%
D-
32
Scored using AFFO dividend coverage — REIT substitution.
- AFFO Dividend Coverage 0.51x
- 5yr FCF/NI 1.36x
Balance Sheet
Weight: 25%
D-
28
Scored using Debt/Assets — REIT-archetype substitution.
- Debt / Assets 64.7%
- Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 0.95x
Stability
Weight: 10%
C+
57
- EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.30
- Negative-Revenue Years (5) 2/5
- Piotroski F-Score 5
Guru Flow
Curated superinvestor sentiment — not part of the AlphaQuality grade.Not enough curated-guru data to call a flow.
- Cooperman sold -100%