Profitability
Weight: 25%
F
8
- 5yr Avg ROIC 0.2%
- Operating Margin Trend -7.60 pp/yr
FWRD
Forward Air Corporation
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%
F
10
- 5yr Avg ROE -86.6%
- 5yr Share-Count CAGR 2.3%
Growth Quality
Weight: 25%
A-
87
- 5yr Revenue CAGR 14.5%
- Revenue-Growth Years (5) 4/5
Cash Generation
Weight: 20%
B
70
- 5yr FCF Margin 5.2%
- 5yr FCF/NI Conversion 0.93x
Balance Sheet
Weight: 10%
F
4
- Net Debt / EBITDA 11.03x
- Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 0.19x
- Altman Z-Score 0.89
Stability
Weight: 5%
D+
41
- EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.77
- 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; 1 added.
- Holders
- 2
- Avg Δ position
- +200.0%
- New buys
- 0
- Full exits
- 0
- Wood increased +400%