Is AIN a high-quality business?

AlphaMadera's AlphaQuality grade scores Albany International Corp. on six pillars — profitability, capital efficiency, balance-sheet strength, growth durability, cash generation, and shareholder yield. The composite letter grade reflects how AIN compares to a Buffett-style quality bar.

What is Albany International Corp.'s AlphaQuality grade?

AlphaQuality assigns a letter grade (A through F) to AIN based on a six-pillar quantitative model. The live page shows the composite grade plus each pillar's individual score with the underlying metrics.

What makes AIN a quality stock?

AlphaQuality looks at return on capital, free-cash-flow margins, debt-to-equity, revenue stability, dividend and buyback policy, and operating-margin trend. Stocks scoring well across all six pillars earn higher grades — the methodology favors compounders over cyclicals.

AIN - Albany International Corp.

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AlphaQuality

Quantitative six-pillar business-quality grade

Platform & Compounding FCF

AlphaQuality — archetype-weighted quantitative grade

C 52.4 / 100 composite

Composite Grade

Composite of six pillars weighted for platform & compounding fcf businesses. Purely quantitative — no stock price or analyst input.

Profitability

Weight: 25%

D 36.5

5yr Avg ROIC 8.4% 52/100
Operating Margin Trend -4.79 pp/yr 0/100

Capital Efficiency

Weight: 15%

B 69.8

5yr Avg ROE 9.8% 59/100
5yr Share-Count CAGR -2.3% 90/100

Growth Quality

Weight: 25%

C- 46.8

5yr Revenue CAGR 6.2% 66/100
5yr EPS CAGR -8.5% 3/100
Revenue-Growth Years (5) 4/5 80/100

Cash Generation

Weight: 20%

B+ 79.7

5yr FCF Margin 8.9% 66/100
5yr FCF/NI Conversion 0.97x 97/100

Balance Sheet

Weight: 10%

F 26.4

Net Debt / EBITDA 4.79x 18/100
Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) -0.62x 0/100
Altman Z-Score 2.86 73/100

Stability

Weight: 5%

C 52.0

EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.36 49/100
Piotroski F-Score 3 33/100
Negative-Revenue Years (5) 1/5 80/100

3 of 3 gurus held; 1 new buy; 2 trimmed.

Holders: 3 +1
Avg Δ position: -29.5%
New buys: 1
Full exits: 0

Greenblatt new
Wood decreased -40%
Cooperman decreased -19%

How this is calculated

AlphaQuality grades six pillars from 0-100 and weights each by archetype:

Profitability (25%) — 5yr Avg ROIC, Operating Margin Trend
Capital Efficiency (15%) — 5yr Avg ROE, 5yr Share-Count CAGR
Growth Quality (25%) — 5yr Revenue CAGR, 5yr EPS CAGR, Revenue-Growth Years (5)
Cash Generation (20%) — 5yr FCF Margin, 5yr FCF/NI Conversion
Balance Sheet (10%) — Net Debt / EBITDA, Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int), Altman Z-Score
Stability (5%) — EPS Volatility (σ/μ), Piotroski F-Score, Negative-Revenue Years (5)

We deliberately ignore stock price, analyst targets, and consensus ratings so the grade is suitable for backtesting forward returns. A minimum of 5 fiscal years of audited statements is required; distressed and highly leveraged infrastructure businesses are declared ungradable rather than forced into a numeric score.