Profitability
Weight: 25%
D+
39
- 5yr Avg ROIC 0.7%
- Operating Margin Trend +1.94 pp/yr
SHAK
Shake Shack 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
25
- 5yr Avg ROE 1.9%
- 5yr Share-Count CAGR 1.7%
Growth Quality
Weight: 25%
A+
98
- 5yr Revenue CAGR 18.2%
- 5yr EPS CAGR 53.9%
- Revenue-Growth Years (5) 5/5
Cash Generation
Weight: 20%
C
52
- 5yr FCF Margin -1.5%
- 5yr FCF/NI Conversion 1.35x
Balance Sheet
Weight: 10%
B-
64
- Net Debt / EBITDA 2.99x
- Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 34.63x
- Altman Z-Score 2.17
Stability
Weight: 5%
C+
59
- EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.49
- Piotroski F-Score 6
- Negative-Revenue Years (5) 0/5
Guru Flow
Curated superinvestor sentiment — not part of the AlphaQuality grade.2 of 5 gurus held; 1 added; 1 trimmed; 3 full exits.
- Holders
- 2 -3
- Avg Δ position
- +57.7%
- New buys
- 0
- Full exits
- 3
- Dalio sold -100%
- Greenblatt sold -100%
- Laffont sold -100%