Profitability
Weight: 15%
D
36
- 5yr Avg ROIC -0.7%
- Operating Margin Trend +3.03 pp/yr
VCEL
Vericel Corporation
AlphaQuality composite grade, weighted for high-growth software businesses.
⚠ 3 of the last 5 fiscal years showed negative net income — AlphaQuality will not grade above F for persistent unprofitability in a high-growth software business.
Grade overrides the 30.0 pillar composite — hard gates always win.
Capital Efficiency
Weight: 15%
F
16
- 5yr Avg ROE -1.3%
- 5yr Share-Count CAGR 1.9%
Growth Quality
Weight: 35%
A+
98
- 5yr Revenue CAGR 17.3%
- 5yr EPS CAGR 39.5%
- Revenue-Growth Years (5) 5/5
Cash Generation
Weight: 20%
C-
50
- 5yr FCF Margin 6.0%
- 5yr FCF/NI Conversion 0.47x
Balance Sheet
Weight: 10%
A+
96
- Net Debt / EBITDA -1.30x
- Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 12.17x
- Altman Z-Score 9.49
Stability
Weight: 5%
C
56
- EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.67
- Negative-Revenue Years (5) 0/5
- Piotroski F-Score 7
Guru Flow
Curated superinvestor sentiment — not part of the AlphaQuality grade.3 of 3 gurus held; 3 added; 1 full exit.
- Holders
- 3
- Avg Δ position
- +81.2%
- New buys
- 0
- Full exits
- 1