Profitability
Weight: 25%
D
37
- 5yr Avg ROIC -0.1%
- Operating Margin Trend +3.53 pp/yr
TAL
TAL Education Group
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
2
- 5yr Avg ROE -3.1%
- 5yr Share-Count CAGR 23.5%
Growth Quality
Weight: 25%
F
22
- 5yr Revenue CAGR -7.7%
- Revenue-Growth Years (5) 3/5
Cash Generation
Weight: 20%
C
51
- 5yr FCF Margin 1.0%
- 5yr FCF/NI Conversion 2.17x
Balance Sheet
Weight: 10%
A+
96
- Net Debt / EBITDA -3.75x
- Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 30.00x
- Altman Z-Score 3.19
Stability
Weight: 5%
C-
47
- EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.55
- Negative-Revenue Years (5) 2/5
- Piotroski F-Score 6
Guru Flow
Curated superinvestor sentiment — not part of the AlphaQuality grade.3 of 3 gurus held; 1 new buy; 1 added; 1 trimmed.
- Holders
- 3 +1
- Avg Δ position
- +113.6%
- New buys
- 1
- Full exits
- 0