Profitability
Weight: 15%
D-
30
- 5yr Avg ROIC -32.5%
- Operating Margin Trend +315.10 pp/yr
ARDX
Ardelyx, Inc.
AlphaQuality composite grade, weighted for high-growth software businesses.
⚠ 5 of the last 5 fiscal years showed negative net income — AlphaQuality will not grade above F for persistent unprofitability in a high-growth software business.
Grade overrides the 30.0 pillar composite — hard gates always win.
Capital Efficiency
Weight: 15%
F
0
- 5yr Avg ROE -71.8%
- 5yr Share-Count CAGR 21.9%
Growth Quality
Weight: 35%
A+
100
- 5yr Revenue CAGR 121.9%
- Revenue-Growth Years (5) 5/5
Cash Generation
Weight: 20%
F
0
- 5yr FCF Margin -352.1%
- 5yr FCF/NI Conversion 0.00x
Balance Sheet
Weight: 10%
F
1
- Net Debt / EBITDA 10.00x
- Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) -1.14x
- Altman Z-Score 0.33
Stability
Weight: 5%
B-
64
- Negative-Revenue Years (5) 0/5
- Piotroski F-Score 3
Guru Flow
Curated superinvestor sentiment — not part of the AlphaQuality grade.1 of 3 gurus held; 1 trimmed; 2 full exits.
- Holders
- 1 -2
- Avg Δ position
- -95.8%
- New buys
- 0
- Full exits
- 2
- Greenblatt sold -100%
- Wood sold -100%
- Cooperman decreased -96%