Profitability
Weight: 25%
D-
30
- 5yr Avg ROIC -16.0%
- Operating Margin Trend +5.27 pp/yr
CERS
Cerus Corporation
AlphaQuality composite grade, weighted for platform & compounding fcf businesses.
⚠ 5 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 27.9 pillar composite — hard gates always win.
Capital Efficiency
Weight: 15%
F
8
- 5yr Avg ROE -53.3%
- 5yr Share-Count CAGR 2.7%
Growth Quality
Weight: 25%
C+
61
- 5yr Revenue CAGR 12.0%
- 5yr EPS CAGR 0.0%
- Revenue-Growth Years (5) 4/5
Cash Generation
Weight: 20%
F
0
- 5yr FCF Margin -13.1%
- 5yr FCF/NI Conversion 0.00x
Balance Sheet
Weight: 10%
F
0
- Net Debt / EBITDA 10.00x
- Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) -4.36x
- Altman Z-Score -3.58
Stability
Weight: 5%
B+
78
- EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.00
- Piotroski F-Score 4
- Negative-Revenue Years (5) 1/5
Guru Flow
Curated superinvestor sentiment — not part of the AlphaQuality grade.1 of 2 gurus held; 1 trimmed; 1 full exit.
- Holders
- 1 -1
- Avg Δ position
- -3.7%
- New buys
- 0
- Full exits
- 1