Profitability
Weight: 25%
D
35
- 5yr Avg ROIC -1.5%
- Operating Margin Trend +2.28 pp/yr
IFF
International Flavors & Fragrances 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%
F
0
- 5yr Avg ROE -5.5%
- 5yr Share-Count CAGR 17.6%
Growth Quality
Weight: 25%
A-
83
- 5yr Revenue CAGR 16.5%
- Revenue-Growth Years (5) 3/5
Cash Generation
Weight: 20%
C
56
- 5yr FCF Margin 4.8%
- 5yr FCF/NI Conversion 3.18x
Balance Sheet
Weight: 10%
F
6
- Net Debt / EBITDA 7.78x
- Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) -0.80x
- Altman Z-Score 1.43
Stability
Weight: 5%
C-
50
- EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.47
- Negative-Revenue Years (5) 2/5
- Piotroski F-Score 6
Guru Flow
Curated superinvestor sentiment — not part of the AlphaQuality grade.3 of 3 gurus held; 2 added; 2 full exits.
- Holders
- 3
- Avg Δ position
- +19.8%
- New buys
- 0
- Full exits
- 2
- Cooperman sold -100%
- Wood sold -100%
- Greenblatt increased +40%