Profitability
Weight: 25%
C-
45
- 5yr Avg ROIC 4.8%
- Operating Margin Trend +0.50 pp/yr
ECVT
Ecovyst Inc.
AlphaQuality composite grade, weighted for platform & compounding fcf businesses.
⚠ 3 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%
D
38
- 5yr Avg ROE -2.4%
- 5yr Share-Count CAGR -4.2%
Growth Quality
Weight: 25%
B+
76
- 5yr Revenue CAGR 4.3%
- 5yr EPS CAGR 674.6%
- Revenue-Growth Years (5) 4/5
Cash Generation
Weight: 20%
A-
83
- 5yr FCF Margin 11.7%
- 5yr FCF/NI Conversion 1.37x
Balance Sheet
Weight: 10%
C
52
- Net Debt / EBITDA 1.69x
- Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 1.75x
- Altman Z-Score 2.12
Stability
Weight: 5%
C-
50
- EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.60
- Piotroski F-Score 6
- Negative-Revenue Years (5) 1/5
Guru Flow
Curated superinvestor sentiment — not part of the AlphaQuality grade.3 of 3 gurus held; 1 new buy; 1 added; 1 trimmed; 1 full exit.
- Holders
- 3
- Avg Δ position
- +673.7%
- New buys
- 1
- Full exits
- 1
- Greenblatt new
- Laffont sold -100%
- Cooperman increased +1366%