Is BFS a high-quality business?

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

What is Saul Centers, Inc.'s AlphaQuality grade?

AlphaQuality assigns a letter grade (A through F) to BFS 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 BFS 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.

BFS - Saul Centers, Inc.

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AlphaQuality

Quantitative six-pillar business-quality grade

Real Estate Investment Trust

AlphaQuality — archetype-weighted quantitative grade

C- 44.4 / 100 composite

Composite Grade

Composite of six pillars weighted for real estate investment trust businesses. Purely quantitative — no stock price or analyst input.

Profitability

Weight: 20%

C 56.7

Scored using FFO margin — REIT-archetype substitution.

FFO Margin 33.0% 57/100

Capital Efficiency

Weight: 15%

B 71.5

5yr Avg ROE 15.6% 81/100
5yr Share-Count CAGR 0.6% 53/100

Growth Quality

Weight: 15%

D+ 43.4

Scored using FFO/share — REIT-archetype substitution.

5yr FFO/Share CAGR -1.2% 19/100
Positive-FFO Years (5) 5/5 100/100

Cash Generation

Weight: 15%

F 21.7

Scored using AFFO dividend coverage — REIT substitution.

AFFO Dividend Coverage 0.00x 0/100
5yr FCF/NI 2.51x 72/100

Balance Sheet

Weight: 25%

F 19.1

Scored using Debt/Assets — REIT-archetype substitution.

Debt / Assets 74.1% 17/100
Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 1.70x 23/100

Stability

Weight: 10%

B+ 77.5

EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.18 72/100
Piotroski F-Score 6 67/100
Negative-Revenue Years (5) 0/5 100/100

Not enough curated-guru data to call a flow.

Cooperman sold -100%

How this is calculated

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

Profitability (20%) — FFO Margin
Capital Efficiency (15%) — 5yr Avg ROE, 5yr Share-Count CAGR
Growth Quality (15%) — 5yr FFO/Share CAGR, Positive-FFO Years (5)
Cash Generation (15%) — AFFO Dividend Coverage, 5yr FCF/NI
Balance Sheet (25%) — Debt / Assets, Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int)
Stability (10%) — 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.