Profitability
Weight: 25%
D-
30
- 5yr Avg ROIC 6.6%
- Operating Margin Trend -7.44 pp/yr
ALB
Albemarle Corporation
AlphaQuality composite grade, weighted for platform & compounding fcf businesses.
⚠ 2 of the last 5 fiscal years showed negative net income — AlphaQuality will not grade above F for persistent unprofitability in a platform & compounding fcf business.
Grade overrides the 30.0 pillar composite — hard gates always win.
Capital Efficiency
Weight: 15%
D+
41
- 5yr Avg ROE 7.1%
- 5yr Share-Count CAGR 2.0%
Growth Quality
Weight: 25%
B
75
- 5yr Revenue CAGR 10.5%
- Revenue-Growth Years (5) 3/5
Cash Generation
Weight: 20%
F
1
- 5yr FCF Margin -4.6%
- 5yr FCF/NI Conversion -1.74x
Balance Sheet
Weight: 10%
D
35
- Net Debt / EBITDA 3.00x
- Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) -0.48x
- Altman Z-Score 2.27
Stability
Weight: 5%
D-
32
- EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 1.04
- Negative-Revenue Years (5) 2/5
- Piotroski F-Score 5
Guru Flow
Curated superinvestor sentiment — not part of the AlphaQuality grade.4 of 4 gurus held; 3 added; 1 trimmed.
- Holders
- 4
- Avg Δ position
- +78.9%
- New buys
- 0
- Full exits
- 0
- Dalio increased +253%
- Greenblatt increased +53%
- Wood increased +25%