Is MBUU a high-quality business?

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

What is Malibu Boats, Inc.'s AlphaQuality grade?

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

MBUU - Malibu Boats, Inc.

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AlphaQuality

Quantitative six-pillar business-quality grade

Cyclical & Capital-Intensive

AlphaQuality — archetype-weighted quantitative grade

C+ 59.1 / 100 composite

Composite Grade

Composite of six pillars weighted for cyclical & capital-intensive businesses. Purely quantitative — no stock price or analyst input.

Profitability

Weight: 15%

C 52.5

5yr Avg ROIC 13.5% 75/100
Operating Margin Trend -5.13 pp/yr 0/100

Capital Efficiency

Weight: 15%

B+ 76.9

5yr Avg ROE 12.8% 73/100
5yr Share-Count CAGR -1.6% 85/100

Growth Quality

Weight: 10%

F 18.0

5yr Revenue CAGR -3.4% 13/100
5yr EPS CAGR -38.3% 0/100
Revenue-Growth Years (5) 3/5 60/100

Cash Generation

Weight: 15%

B 73.4

5yr FCF Margin 6.1% 54/100
5yr FCF/NI Conversion 1.19x 97/100

Balance Sheet

Weight: 25%

A- 81.7

Net Debt / EBITDA -0.19x 96/100
Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 11.76x 88/100
Altman Z-Score 2.25 49/100

Stability

Weight: 20%

D- 32.3

EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.78 9/100
Piotroski F-Score 4 44/100
Negative-Revenue Years (5) 2/5 60/100

1 of 1 gurus held; 1 trimmed.

Holders: 1
Avg Δ position: -9.8%
New buys: 0
Full exits: 0

Cooperman decreased -10%

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 (15%) — 5yr Avg ROE, 5yr Share-Count CAGR
Growth Quality (10%) — 5yr Revenue CAGR, 5yr EPS CAGR, Revenue-Growth Years (5)
Cash Generation (15%) — 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.