Profitability
Weight: 25%
D-
30
- 5yr Avg ROIC -2.4%
- Operating Margin Trend +1.12 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
17
- 5yr Avg ROE -3.8%
- 5yr Share-Count CAGR 1.1%
Growth Quality
Weight: 25%
A+
94
- 5yr Revenue CAGR 17.5%
- 5yr EPS CAGR 26.6%
- Revenue-Growth Years (5) 4/5
Cash Generation
Weight: 20%
C
55
- 5yr FCF Margin 4.3%
- 5yr FCF/NI Conversion 9.59x
Balance Sheet
Weight: 10%
A
90
- Net Debt / EBITDA -0.91x
- Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 8.06x
- Altman Z-Score 3.62
Stability
Weight: 5%
D+
43
- EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.85
- Negative-Revenue Years (5) 1/5
- Piotroski F-Score 6
Guru Flow
Curated superinvestor sentiment — not part of the AlphaQuality grade.1 of 1 gurus held; 1 trimmed; 2 full exits.
- Holders
- 1
- Avg Δ position
- -34.3%
- New buys
- 0
- Full exits
- 2
- Greenblatt sold -100%
- Wood sold -100%
- Cooperman decreased -34%