Profitability
Weight: 20%
F
13
- 5yr Avg ROIC 1.8%
- Operating Margin Trend -2.09 pp/yr
TDS
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
AlphaQuality composite grade, weighted for stable earnings power businesses.
⚠ 3 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 27.8 pillar composite — hard gates always win.
Capital Efficiency
Weight: 15%
D-
29
- 5yr Avg ROE -1.2%
- 5yr Share-Count CAGR -0.2%
Growth Quality
Weight: 15%
F
15
- 5yr Revenue CAGR -30.7%
- 5yr EPS CAGR 0.0%
- Revenue-Growth Years (5) 2/5
Cash Generation
Weight: 15%
F
16
- 5yr FCF Margin 0.9%
- 5yr FCF/NI Conversion -5.15x
Balance Sheet
Weight: 20%
C-
45
- Net Debt / EBITDA 2.15x
- Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 1.79x
- Altman Z-Score 1.65
Stability
Weight: 15%
C-
47
- EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.44
- Piotroski F-Score 6
- Negative-Revenue Years (5) 3/5
Guru Flow
Curated superinvestor sentiment — not part of the AlphaQuality grade.3 of 4 gurus held; 3 trimmed; 1 full exit.
- Holders
- 3 -1
- Avg Δ position
- -37.3%
- New buys
- 0
- Full exits
- 1