Is JBS a high-quality business?

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

What is JBS N.V.'s AlphaQuality grade?

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

JBS - JBS N.V.

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AlphaQuality

Quantitative six-pillar business-quality grade

Stable Earnings Power

AlphaQuality — archetype-weighted quantitative grade

C+ 59.6 / 100 composite

Composite Grade

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

Profitability

Weight: 20%

C 52.2

5yr Avg ROIC 11.1% 66/100
Operating Margin Trend -0.97 pp/yr 21/100

Capital Efficiency

Weight: 15%

A+ 98.7

5yr Avg ROE 23.7% 98/100
5yr Share-Count CAGR -19.0% 100/100

Growth Quality

Weight: 15%

B- 66.1

5yr Revenue CAGR 6.8% 69/100
5yr EPS CAGR 5.0% 55/100
Revenue-Growth Years (5) 4/5 80/100

Cash Generation

Weight: 15%

C- 47.6

5yr FCF Margin 1.9% 35/100
5yr FCF/NI Conversion 0.67x 64/100

Balance Sheet

Weight: 20%

C 54.6

Net Debt / EBITDA 2.83x 53/100
Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 2.46x 36/100
Altman Z-Score 2.98 79/100

Stability

Weight: 15%

D+ 43.3

EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 1.19 0/100
Piotroski F-Score 7 78/100
Negative-Revenue Years (5) 1/5 80/100

3 of 3 gurus held; 2 new buys; 1 trimmed; 1 full exit.

Holders: 3 +1
Avg Δ position: -11.3%
New buys: 2
Full exits: 1

Dalio new
Druckenmiller new
Wood sold -100%

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.