Is FORR a high-quality business?

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

What is Forrester Research, Inc.'s AlphaQuality grade?

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

FORR - Forrester Research, Inc.

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AlphaQuality

Quantitative six-pillar business-quality grade

Stable Earnings Power

AlphaQuality — archetype-weighted quantitative grade

F 21.5 / 100 pillar composite

Composite Grade

Composite of six pillars weighted for stable earnings power businesses. Purely quantitative — no stock price or analyst input.

⚠ 2 of the last 5 fiscal years showed negative net income — AlphaQuality will not grade above F for persistent unprofitability in a stable earnings power business.

Grade overrides the 21.5 pillar composite because hard gates always win. Use the pillar breakdown below to see where the underlying numbers sit.

Profitability

Weight: 20%

F 3.5

5yr Avg ROIC -2.5% 5/100
Operating Margin Trend -2.06 pp/yr 0/100

Capital Efficiency

Weight: 15%

F 25.1

5yr Avg ROE -11.9% 0/100
5yr Share-Count CAGR -0.4% 72/100

Growth Quality

Weight: 15%

F 12.2

5yr Revenue CAGR -5.3% 9/100
5yr EPS CAGR -64.6% 0/100
Revenue-Growth Years (5) 2/5 40/100

Cash Generation

Weight: 15%

C+ 59.8

5yr FCF Margin 6.4% 56/100
5yr FCF/NI Conversion 3.58x 65/100

Balance Sheet

Weight: 20%

F 3.7

Net Debt / EBITDA 10.00x 0/100
Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) -43.56x 0/100
Altman Z-Score 1.00 15/100

Stability

Weight: 15%

D 37.0

EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.44 38/100
Piotroski F-Score 3 33/100
Negative-Revenue Years (5) 3/5 40/100

1 of 2 gurus held; 1 trimmed; 1 full exit.

Holders: 1 -1
Avg Δ position: -78.9%
New buys: 0
Full exits: 1

Wood sold -100%
Cooperman decreased -79%

How this is calculated

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

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