Is JBSS a high-quality business?

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

What is John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.'s AlphaQuality grade?

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

JBSS - John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.

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AlphaQuality

Quantitative six-pillar business-quality grade

Stable Earnings Power

AlphaQuality — archetype-weighted quantitative grade

B 69.2 / 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%

B- 62.2

5yr Avg ROIC 13.6% 75/100
Operating Margin Trend -0.57 pp/yr 31/100

Capital Efficiency

Weight: 15%

B+ 75.1

5yr Avg ROE 16.8% 84/100
5yr Share-Count CAGR 0.4% 58/100

Growth Quality

Weight: 15%

C 53.1

5yr Revenue CAGR 6.6% 68/100
5yr EPS CAGR -0.7% 19/100
Revenue-Growth Years (5) 4/5 80/100

Cash Generation

Weight: 15%

B- 62.2

5yr FCF Margin 5.0% 50/100
5yr FCF/NI Conversion 0.78x 77/100

Balance Sheet

Weight: 20%

A+ 93.7

Net Debt / EBITDA 0.90x 86/100
Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 22.92x 100/100
Altman Z-Score 5.18 100/100

Stability

Weight: 15%

B- 63.1

EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.28 59/100
Piotroski F-Score 5 56/100
Negative-Revenue Years (5) 1/5 80/100

2 of 2 gurus held; 2 added.

Holders: 2
Avg Δ position: +13.0%
New buys: 0
Full exits: 0

Cooperman increased +21%
Wood increased +5%

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.