Profitability
Weight: 25%
D-
28
- 5yr Avg ROIC -7.3%
- Operating Margin Trend +1.50 pp/yr
MLAB
Mesa Laboratories, 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%
F
13
- 5yr Avg ROE -34.4%
- 5yr Share-Count CAGR 1.7%
Growth Quality
Weight: 25%
A-
85
- 5yr Revenue CAGR 13.2%
- 5yr EPS CAGR 13.6%
- Revenue-Growth Years (5) 4/5
Cash Generation
Weight: 20%
B+
76
- 5yr FCF Margin 16.4%
- 5yr FCF/NI Conversion 16.57x
Balance Sheet
Weight: 10%
D-
28
- Net Debt / EBITDA 4.02x
- Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 1.12x
- Altman Z-Score 2.00
Stability
Weight: 5%
C-
45
- EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.88
- Negative-Revenue Years (5) 1/5
- Piotroski F-Score 7
Guru Flow
Curated superinvestor sentiment — not part of the AlphaQuality grade.2 of 2 gurus held; 2 added.
- Holders
- 2
- Avg Δ position
- +43.9%
- New buys
- 0
- Full exits
- 0