Is MATX a high-quality business?

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

What is Matson, Inc.'s AlphaQuality grade?

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

MATX - Matson, Inc.

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AlphaQuality

Quantitative six-pillar business-quality grade

Platform & Compounding FCF

AlphaQuality — archetype-weighted quantitative grade

C+ 61.6 / 100 composite

Composite Grade

Composite of six pillars weighted for platform & compounding fcf businesses. Purely quantitative — no stock price or analyst input.

Profitability

Weight: 25%

B- 63.8

5yr Avg ROIC 19.6% 91/100
Operating Margin Trend -4.28 pp/yr 0/100

Capital Efficiency

Weight: 15%

A+ 98.2

5yr Avg ROE 23.3% 97/100
5yr Share-Count CAGR -7.9% 100/100

Growth Quality

Weight: 25%

F 17.5

5yr Revenue CAGR -3.9% 12/100
5yr EPS CAGR -10.3% 0/100
Revenue-Growth Years (5) 3/5 60/100

Cash Generation

Weight: 20%

B+ 78.0

5yr FCF Margin 13.5% 78/100
5yr FCF/NI Conversion 0.78x 77/100

Balance Sheet

Weight: 10%

A 92.0

Net Debt / EBITDA 0.67x 88/100
Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 32.40x 100/100
Altman Z-Score 3.60 89/100

Stability

Weight: 5%

D 36.4

EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.92 3/100
Piotroski F-Score 6 67/100
Negative-Revenue Years (5) 2/5 60/100

5 of 5 gurus held; 2 new buys; 1 added; 2 trimmed.

Holders: 5 +3
Avg Δ position: -33.7%
New buys: 2
Full exits: 0

Laffont new
Wood new
Cooperman decreased -61%

How this is calculated

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

Profitability (25%) — 5yr Avg ROIC, Operating Margin Trend
Capital Efficiency (15%) — 5yr Avg ROE, 5yr Share-Count CAGR
Growth Quality (25%) — 5yr Revenue CAGR, 5yr EPS CAGR, Revenue-Growth Years (5)
Cash Generation (20%) — 5yr FCF Margin, 5yr FCF/NI Conversion
Balance Sheet (10%) — Net Debt / EBITDA, Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int), Altman Z-Score
Stability (5%) — 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.