Profitability
Weight: 20%
F
4
- 5yr Avg ROIC -2.4%
- 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%
D-
30
- 5yr Avg ROE -3.9%
- 5yr Share-Count CAGR -1.1%
Growth Quality
Weight: 15%
C
56
- 5yr Revenue CAGR 0.1%
- 5yr EPS CAGR 28.3%
- 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 -3.74x
- Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 65.49x
- Altman Z-Score 3.25
Stability
Weight: 15%
C-
49
- EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.57
- Piotroski F-Score 7
- Negative-Revenue Years (5) 2/5
Guru Flow
Curated superinvestor sentiment — not part of the AlphaQuality grade.4 of 4 gurus held; 1 new buy; 1 added; 2 trimmed.
- Holders
- 4 +1
- Avg Δ position
- -21.6%
- New buys
- 1
- Full exits
- 0
- Laffont new
- Cooperman decreased -45%
- Greenblatt decreased -26%