Profitability
Weight: 25%
C-
45
- 5yr Avg ROIC 3.6%
- Operating Margin Trend +0.95 pp/yr
KWR
Quaker Houghton
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%
C-
47
- 5yr Avg ROE 4.8%
- 5yr Share-Count CAGR -0.3%
Growth Quality
Weight: 25%
B
69
- 5yr Revenue CAGR 5.9%
- Revenue-Growth Years (5) 4/5
Cash Generation
Weight: 20%
B
72
- 5yr FCF Margin 6.1%
- 5yr FCF/NI Conversion 1.40x
Balance Sheet
Weight: 10%
F
24
- Net Debt / EBITDA 5.18x
- Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 1.16x
- Altman Z-Score 2.44
Stability
Weight: 5%
C-
49
- EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.47
- Negative-Revenue Years (5) 1/5
- Piotroski F-Score 4
Guru Flow
Curated superinvestor sentiment — not part of the AlphaQuality grade.1 of 2 gurus held; 1 new buy.
- Holders
- 1 -1
- Avg Δ position
- —
- New buys
- 1
- Full exits
- 0
- Greenblatt new