Profitability
Weight: 25%
F
13
- 5yr Avg ROIC -1.2%
- Operating Margin Trend -0.74 pp/yr
QNST
QuinStreet, Inc.
AlphaQuality composite grade, weighted for platform & compounding fcf businesses.
⚠ 3 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
14
- 5yr Avg ROE -6.3%
- 5yr Share-Count CAGR 1.4%
Growth Quality
Weight: 25%
C+
59
- 5yr Revenue CAGR 17.3%
- 5yr EPS CAGR -34.2%
- Revenue-Growth Years (5) 4/5
Cash Generation
Weight: 20%
C
54
- 5yr FCF Margin 4.0%
- 5yr FCF/NI Conversion 9.84x
Balance Sheet
Weight: 10%
A
90
- Net Debt / EBITDA -2.98x
- Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 15.08x
- Altman Z-Score 2.80
Stability
Weight: 5%
D
39
- EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.89
- Piotroski F-Score 5
- Negative-Revenue Years (5) 1/5
Guru Flow
Curated superinvestor sentiment — not part of the AlphaQuality grade.1 of 3 gurus held; 1 trimmed; 2 full exits.
- Holders
- 1 -2
- Avg Δ position
- -31.1%
- New buys
- 0
- Full exits
- 2
- Greenblatt sold -100%
- Wood sold -100%
- Cooperman decreased -31%