Profitability
Weight: 20%
D
36
- 5yr Avg ROIC 6.6%
- Operating Margin Trend -0.98 pp/yr
KN
Knowles Corporation
AlphaQuality composite grade, weighted for stable earnings power businesses.
⚠ 2 of the last 5 fiscal years showed negative net income — AlphaQuality will not grade above F for persistent unprofitability in a stable earnings power business.
Grade overrides the 30.0 pillar composite — hard gates always win.
Capital Efficiency
Weight: 15%
D-
31
- 5yr Avg ROE -10.4%
- 5yr Share-Count CAGR -2.0%
Growth Quality
Weight: 15%
F
13
- 5yr Revenue CAGR -9.1%
- 5yr EPS CAGR -25.1%
- Revenue-Growth Years (5) 3/5
Cash Generation
Weight: 15%
A
89
- 5yr FCF Margin 16.9%
- 5yr FCF/NI Conversion 1.40x
Balance Sheet
Weight: 20%
A-
87
- Net Debt / EBITDA 0.88x
- Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 7.88x
- Altman Z-Score 7.22
Stability
Weight: 15%
C-
49
- EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.67
- Piotroski F-Score 8
- Negative-Revenue Years (5) 2/5
Guru Flow
Curated superinvestor sentiment — not part of the AlphaQuality grade.3 of 4 gurus held; 3 trimmed; 1 full exit.
- Holders
- 3 -1
- Avg Δ position
- -27.5%
- New buys
- 0
- Full exits
- 1
- Laffont sold -100%
- Greenblatt decreased -59%
- Wood decreased -19%