Profitability
Weight: 25%
F
15
- 5yr Avg ROIC -1.0%
- Operating Margin Trend -0.61 pp/yr
AZTA
Azenta, Inc.
AlphaQuality composite grade, weighted for platform & compounding fcf businesses.
⚠ 4 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
37
- 5yr Avg ROE -3.5%
- 5yr Share-Count CAGR -9.1%
Growth Quality
Weight: 25%
B+
78
- 5yr Revenue CAGR 8.9%
- Revenue-Growth Years (5) 4/5
Cash Generation
Weight: 20%
D+
39
- 5yr FCF Margin -15.1%
- 5yr FCF/NI Conversion 0.88x
Balance Sheet
Weight: 10%
A+
99
- Net Debt / EBITDA -4.25x
- Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 30.00x
- Altman Z-Score 4.10
Stability
Weight: 5%
C-
46
- EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.71
- Negative-Revenue Years (5) 1/5
- Piotroski F-Score 6
Guru Flow
Curated superinvestor sentiment — not part of the AlphaQuality grade.2 of 3 gurus held; 1 new buy; 1 added; 2 full exits.
- Holders
- 2 -1
- Avg Δ position
- +97.5%
- New buys
- 1
- Full exits
- 2
- Dalio sold -100%
- Greenblatt sold -100%
- Wood new