Profitability
Weight: 20%
D-
30
- 5yr Avg ROIC -11.4%
- Operating Margin Trend +2.60 pp/yr
MAX
MediaAlpha, Inc.
AlphaQuality composite grade, weighted for stable earnings power businesses.
⚠ 3 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%
F
11
- 5yr Avg ROE -293.8%
- 5yr Share-Count CAGR 2.2%
Growth Quality
Weight: 15%
A
88
- 5yr Revenue CAGR 14.6%
- 5yr EPS CAGR 25.8%
- Revenue-Growth Years (5) 3/5
Cash Generation
Weight: 15%
C+
60
- 5yr FCF Margin 5.4%
- 5yr FCF/NI Conversion 2.65x
Balance Sheet
Weight: 20%
F
9
- Net Debt / EBITDA 10.00x
- Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) -8.88x
- Altman Z-Score 1.84
Stability
Weight: 15%
C+
59
- EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.26
- Piotroski F-Score 5
- Negative-Revenue Years (5) 2/5
Guru Flow
Curated superinvestor sentiment — not part of the AlphaQuality grade.1 of 4 gurus held; 1 trimmed; 3 full exits.
- Holders
- 1 -3
- Avg Δ position
- -13.9%
- New buys
- 0
- Full exits
- 3
- Greenblatt sold -100%
- Laffont sold -100%
- Wood sold -100%