Profitability
Weight: 25%
F
16
- 5yr Avg ROIC 2.5%
- Operating Margin Trend -2.50 pp/yr
KLC
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.
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%
B
72
- 5yr Avg ROE 16.6%
- 5yr Share-Count CAGR 0.7%
Growth Quality
Weight: 25%
A+
93
- 5yr Revenue CAGR 14.8%
- Revenue-Growth Years (5) 5/5
Cash Generation
Weight: 20%
B
71
- 5yr FCF Margin 5.2%
- 5yr FCF/NI Conversion 1.31x
Balance Sheet
Weight: 10%
F
3
- Net Debt / EBITDA 20.87x
- Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) -0.11x
- Altman Z-Score 0.71
Stability
Weight: 5%
C-
51
- EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.53
- Negative-Revenue Years (5) 0/5
- Piotroski F-Score 4
Guru Flow
Curated superinvestor sentiment — not part of the AlphaQuality grade.2 of 2 gurus held; 1 added; 1 trimmed; 1 full exit.
- Holders
- 2
- Avg Δ position
- -9.9%
- New buys
- 0
- Full exits
- 1
- Greenblatt sold -100%
- Wood decreased -76%
- Cooperman increased +56%