Profitability
Weight: 20%
F
4
- 5yr Avg ROIC -5.1%
- Operating Margin Trend -1.27 pp/yr
DNUT
Krispy Kreme, Inc.
AlphaQuality composite grade, weighted for stable earnings power businesses.
⚠ 4 of the last 5 fiscal years showed negative net income — AlphaQuality will not grade above F for persistent unprofitability in a stable earnings power business.
Grade overrides the 19.4 pillar composite — hard gates always win.
Capital Efficiency
Weight: 15%
F
18
- 5yr Avg ROE -27.2%
- 5yr Share-Count CAGR 0.7%
Growth Quality
Weight: 15%
B-
64
- 5yr Revenue CAGR 6.3%
- Revenue-Growth Years (5) 3/5
Cash Generation
Weight: 15%
F
8
- 5yr FCF Margin -2.0%
- 5yr FCF/NI Conversion -24.22x
Balance Sheet
Weight: 20%
F
0
- Net Debt / EBITDA 10.00x
- Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) -7.28x
- Altman Z-Score -0.42
Stability
Weight: 15%
D-
32
- EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 1.89
- Negative-Revenue Years (5) 2/5
- Piotroski F-Score 5
Guru Flow
Curated superinvestor sentiment — not part of the AlphaQuality grade.0 of 3 gurus held; 3 full exits.
- Holders
- 0 -3
- Avg Δ position
- —
- New buys
- 0
- Full exits
- 3
- Cooperman sold -100%
- Greenblatt sold -100%
- Wood sold -100%