Profitability
Weight: 25%
D-
32
- 5yr Avg ROIC 7.1%
- Operating Margin Trend -7.19 pp/yr
CLFD
Clearfield, 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%
C-
47
- 5yr Avg ROE 6.4%
- 5yr Share-Count CAGR 0.4%
Growth Quality
Weight: 25%
C+
61
- 5yr Revenue CAGR 1.6%
- 5yr EPS CAGR 21.5%
- Revenue-Growth Years (5) 3/5
Cash Generation
Weight: 20%
D+
41
- 5yr FCF Margin 7.0%
- 5yr FCF/NI Conversion 0.21x
Balance Sheet
Weight: 10%
A+
100
- Net Debt / EBITDA -6.57x
- Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 30.00x
- Altman Z-Score 19.85
Stability
Weight: 5%
D-
32
- EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 1.06
- Piotroski F-Score 5
- Negative-Revenue Years (5) 2/5
Guru Flow
Curated superinvestor sentiment — not part of the AlphaQuality grade.2 of 2 gurus held; 1 added.
- Holders
- 2
- Avg Δ position
- +2.1%
- New buys
- 0
- Full exits
- 0
- Cooperman increased +4%