Profitability
Weight: 25%
D-
30
- 5yr Avg ROIC -13.2%
- Operating Margin Trend +7.95 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 30.0 pillar composite — hard gates always win.
Capital Efficiency
Weight: 15%
F
7
- 5yr Avg ROE -52.1%
- 5yr Share-Count CAGR 3.1%
Growth Quality
Weight: 25%
A
91
- 5yr Revenue CAGR 17.5%
- 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) -0.83x
- Altman Z-Score -3.68
Stability
Weight: 5%
B-
67
- Negative-Revenue Years (5) 1/5
- Piotroski F-Score 5
Guru Flow
Curated superinvestor sentiment — not part of the AlphaQuality grade.2 of 2 gurus held; 2 added.
- Holders
- 2 +1
- Avg Δ position
- +47.0%
- New buys
- 0
- Full exits
- 0