Profitability
Weight: 25%
D+
42
- 5yr Avg ROIC 1.6%
- Operating Margin Trend +4.13 pp/yr
BL
BlackLine, Inc.
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%
F
9
- 5yr Avg ROE 0.4%
- 5yr Share-Count CAGR 4.7%
Growth Quality
Weight: 25%
A+
93
- 5yr Revenue CAGR 14.8%
- Revenue-Growth Years (5) 5/5
Cash Generation
Weight: 20%
B+
76
- 5yr FCF Margin 17.4%
- 5yr FCF/NI Conversion 3.21x
Balance Sheet
Weight: 10%
C+
62
- Net Debt / EBITDA 1.53x
- Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 5.82x
- Altman Z-Score 1.44
Stability
Weight: 5%
C
54
- EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.63
- Negative-Revenue Years (5) 0/5
- Piotroski F-Score 6
Guru Flow
Curated superinvestor sentiment — not part of the AlphaQuality grade.1 of 1 gurus held; 1 added; 2 full exits.
- Holders
- 1
- Avg Δ position
- +256.2%
- New buys
- 0
- Full exits
- 2