Profitability
Weight: 20%
F
3
- 5yr Avg ROIC -2.6%
- Operating Margin Trend -3.86 pp/yr
NTCT
NetScout Systems, Inc.
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%
F
27
- 5yr Avg ROE -4.2%
- 5yr Share-Count CAGR -0.6%
Growth Quality
Weight: 15%
C+
58
- 5yr Revenue CAGR 0.7%
- 5yr EPS CAGR 38.0%
- Revenue-Growth Years (5) 3/5
Cash Generation
Weight: 15%
A-
80
- 5yr FCF Margin 22.9%
- 5yr FCF/NI Conversion 4.47x
Balance Sheet
Weight: 20%
A+
96
- Net Debt / EBITDA -3.56x
- Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 70.51x
- Altman Z-Score 3.17
Stability
Weight: 15%
C-
49
- EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.57
- Negative-Revenue Years (5) 2/5
- Piotroski F-Score 7
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
- -59.2%
- New buys
- 0
- Full exits
- 1
- Laffont sold -100%
- Greenblatt decreased -69%
- Cooperman decreased -62%