Is METC a high-quality business?

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

What is Ramaco Resources, Inc.'s AlphaQuality grade?

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

METC - Ramaco Resources, Inc.

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AlphaQuality

Quantitative six-pillar business-quality grade

Other Commodity Producers

AlphaQuality — archetype-weighted quantitative grade

D+ 41.3 / 100 composite

Composite Grade

Composite of six pillars weighted for other commodity producers businesses. Purely quantitative — no stock price or analyst input.

Profitability

Weight: 15%

F 23.3

5yr Avg ROIC 4.6% 33/100
Operating Margin Trend -7.28 pp/yr 0/100

Capital Efficiency

Weight: 10%

D+ 40.2

5yr Avg ROE 8.2% 51/100
5yr Share-Count CAGR 3.0% 20/100

Growth Quality

Weight: 5%

C 54.7

5yr Revenue CAGR 17.3% 95/100
5yr EPS CAGR -38.4% 0/100
Revenue-Growth Years (5) 3/5 60/100

Cash Generation

Weight: 25%

B- 65.0

5yr FCF Margin 3.2% 41/100
5yr FCF/NI Conversion 1.32x 95/100

Balance Sheet

Weight: 25%

D 39.0

Net Debt / EBITDA 1.84x 72/100
Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) -6.96x 0/100
Altman Z-Score 1.43 26/100

Stability

Weight: 20%

F 25.3

EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.80 8/100
Piotroski F-Score 2 22/100
Negative-Revenue Years (5) 2/5 60/100

2 of 2 gurus held; 1 added; 1 trimmed.

Holders: 2
Avg Δ position: +4.2%
New buys: 0
Full exits: 0

Cooperman increased +33%
Wood decreased -25%

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 (10%) — 5yr Avg ROE, 5yr Share-Count CAGR
Growth Quality (5%) — 5yr Revenue CAGR, 5yr EPS CAGR, Revenue-Growth Years (5)
Cash Generation (25%) — 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.