Is KREF a high-quality business?

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

What is KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.'s AlphaQuality grade?

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

KREF - KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc.

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AlphaQuality

Quantitative six-pillar business-quality grade

Real Estate Investment Trust

AlphaQuality — archetype-weighted quantitative grade

F 15.9 / 100 pillar composite

Composite Grade

Composite of six pillars weighted for real estate investment trust 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 real estate investment trust business.

Grade overrides the 15.9 pillar composite because hard gates always win. Use the pillar breakdown below to see where the underlying numbers sit.

Profitability

Weight: 20%

F 0.0

Scored using FFO margin — REIT-archetype substitution.

FFO Margin -9.7% 0/100

Capital Efficiency

Weight: 15%

F 16.9

5yr Avg ROE 2.3% 21/100
5yr Share-Count CAGR 4.1% 9/100

Growth Quality

Weight: 15%

F 18.0

Scored using FFO/share — REIT-archetype substitution.

5yr FFO/Share CAGR -39.8% 0/100
Positive-FFO Years (5) 3/5 60/100

Cash Generation

Weight: 15%

F 20.9

Scored using AFFO dividend coverage — REIT substitution.

AFFO Dividend Coverage 0.00x 0/100
5yr FCF/NI 2.69x 70/100

Balance Sheet

Weight: 25%

F 16.8

Scored using Debt/Assets — REIT-archetype substitution.

Debt / Assets 72.6% 20/100
Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 0.84x 11/100

Stability

Weight: 10%

D 33.9

EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.72 12/100
Piotroski F-Score 4 44/100
Negative-Revenue Years (5) 2/5 60/100

2 of 2 gurus held; 1 new buy; 1 added.

Holders: 2 +2
Avg Δ position: —
New buys: 1
Full exits: 0

Wood new
Cooperman increased

How this is calculated

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

Profitability (20%) — FFO Margin
Capital Efficiency (15%) — 5yr Avg ROE, 5yr Share-Count CAGR
Growth Quality (15%) — 5yr FFO/Share CAGR, Positive-FFO Years (5)
Cash Generation (15%) — AFFO Dividend Coverage, 5yr FCF/NI
Balance Sheet (25%) — Debt / Assets, Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int)
Stability (10%) — 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.