Is CLB a high-quality business?

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

What is Core Laboratories N.V.'s AlphaQuality grade?

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

CLB - Core Laboratories N.V.

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AlphaQuality

Quantitative six-pillar business-quality grade

Oil & Gas E&P

AlphaQuality — archetype-weighted quantitative grade

C+ 59.7 / 100 composite

Composite Grade

Composite of six pillars weighted for oil & gas e&p businesses. Purely quantitative — no stock price or analyst input.

Profitability

Weight: 15%

C- 50.3

5yr Avg ROIC 7.0% 45/100
Operating Margin Trend +0.26 pp/yr 63/100

Capital Efficiency

Weight: 10%

C+ 61.6

5yr Avg ROE 9.8% 59/100
5yr Share-Count CAGR -0.1% 67/100

Growth Quality

Weight: 5%

B- 65.0

5yr Revenue CAGR 2.9% 44/100
5yr EPS CAGR 12.8% 84/100
Revenue-Growth Years (5) 4/5 80/100

Cash Generation

Weight: 25%

B- 66.6

5yr FCF Margin 4.7% 48/100
5yr FCF/NI Conversion 0.89x 89/100

Balance Sheet

Weight: 25%

B- 62.1

Net Debt / EBITDA 2.58x 58/100
Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 5.34x 66/100
Altman Z-Score 2.67 63/100

Stability

Weight: 20%

C 52.4

EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.62 20/100
Piotroski F-Score 7 78/100
Negative-Revenue Years (5) 1/5 80/100

1 of 1 gurus held; 1 trimmed; 1 full exit.

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

Wood sold -100%
Cooperman decreased -29%

How this is calculated

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

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