Profitability
Weight: 25%
D
37
- 5yr Avg ROIC 0.1%
- Operating Margin Trend +11.92 pp/yr
TLN
Talen Energy Corporation
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
20
- 5yr Avg ROE -16.0%
- 5yr Share-Count CAGR 0.4%
Growth Quality
Weight: 25%
A-
82
- 5yr Revenue CAGR 9.2%
- 5yr EPS CAGR 70.2%
- Revenue-Growth Years (5) 3/5
Cash Generation
Weight: 20%
D
36
- 5yr FCF Margin 1.1%
- 5yr FCF/NI Conversion 0.45x
Balance Sheet
Weight: 10%
F
12
- Net Debt / EBITDA 14.60x
- Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 0.45x
- Altman Z-Score 1.94
Stability
Weight: 5%
A-
82
- EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.00
- Piotroski F-Score 5
- Negative-Revenue Years (5) 1/5
Guru Flow
Curated superinvestor sentiment — not part of the AlphaQuality grade.5 of 5 gurus held; 3 added; 1 trimmed; 1 full exit.
- Holders
- 5
- Avg Δ position
- +7.8%
- New buys
- 0
- Full exits
- 1
- Loeb sold -100%
- Mandel increased +41%
- Greenblatt decreased -6%