Is HLX a high-quality business?

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

What is Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.'s AlphaQuality grade?

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

HLX - Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.

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AlphaQuality

Quantitative six-pillar business-quality grade

Oil & Gas E&P

AlphaQuality — archetype-weighted quantitative grade

C 55.5 / 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%

D+ 39.5

5yr Avg ROIC 0.7% 14/100
Operating Margin Trend +3.67 pp/yr 100/100

Capital Efficiency

Weight: 10%

D- 29.4

5yr Avg ROE -0.9% 8/100
5yr Share-Count CAGR -0.3% 69/100

Growth Quality

Weight: 5%

C 55.0

5yr Revenue CAGR 17.6% 96/100
5yr EPS CAGR -41.7% 0/100
Revenue-Growth Years (5) 3/5 60/100

Cash Generation

Weight: 25%

B- 68.6

5yr FCF Margin 10.6% 72/100
5yr FCF/NI Conversion 3.42x 65/100

Balance Sheet

Weight: 25%

C+ 61.8

Net Debt / EBITDA 0.73x 88/100
Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 2.87x 43/100
Altman Z-Score 1.90 38/100

Stability

Weight: 20%

C+ 57.1

EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.41 42/100
Piotroski F-Score 7 78/100
Negative-Revenue Years (5) 2/5 60/100

1 of 3 gurus held; 1 trimmed; 2 full exits.

Holders: 1 -2
Avg Δ position: -60.2%
New buys: 0
Full exits: 2

Greenblatt sold -100%
Wood sold -100%
Cooperman decreased -60%

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.