Profitability
Weight: 25%
D+
40
- 5yr Avg ROIC 3.3%
- 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
37
- 5yr Avg ROE -2.2%
- 5yr Share-Count CAGR -3.2%
Growth Quality
Weight: 25%
B+
76
- 5yr Revenue CAGR 7.8%
- Revenue-Growth Years (5) 4/5
Cash Generation
Weight: 20%
A-
83
- 5yr FCF Margin 12.1%
- 5yr FCF/NI Conversion 1.37x
Balance Sheet
Weight: 10%
C-
49
- Net Debt / EBITDA 1.69x
- Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 1.75x
- Altman Z-Score 1.66
Stability
Weight: 5%
C+
60
- EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.40
- Negative-Revenue Years (5) 1/5
- Piotroski F-Score 6
Guru Flow
Curated superinvestor sentiment — not part of the AlphaQuality grade.4 of 4 gurus held; 2 added; 2 trimmed.
- Holders
- 4 +1
- Avg Δ position
- +18.2%
- New buys
- 0
- Full exits
- 0
- Greenblatt increased +163%
- Wood decreased -92%
- Cooperman decreased -17%