Is SB a high-quality business?

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

What is Safe Bulkers, Inc.'s AlphaQuality grade?

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

SB - Safe Bulkers, Inc.

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AlphaQuality

Quantitative six-pillar business-quality grade

Platform & Compounding FCF

AlphaQuality — archetype-weighted quantitative grade

D 38.8 / 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%

D 34.9

5yr Avg ROIC 8.0% 50/100
Operating Margin Trend -7.10 pp/yr 0/100

Capital Efficiency

Weight: 15%

A- 80.5

5yr Avg ROE 13.5% 75/100
5yr Share-Count CAGR -2.4% 91/100

Growth Quality

Weight: 25%

F 17.1

5yr Revenue CAGR -4.3% 11/100
5yr EPS CAGR -32.4% 0/100
Revenue-Growth Years (5) 3/5 60/100

Cash Generation

Weight: 20%

D+ 39.5

5yr FCF Margin 5.9% 54/100
5yr FCF/NI Conversion 0.22x 22/100

Balance Sheet

Weight: 10%

D 36.3

Net Debt / EBITDA 3.00x 50/100
Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 2.05x 29/100
Altman Z-Score 1.21 20/100

Stability

Weight: 5%

D+ 43.7

EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.63 19/100
Piotroski F-Score 6 67/100
Negative-Revenue Years (5) 2/5 60/100

2 of 3 gurus held; 1 added; 1 trimmed; 1 full exit.

Holders: 2 -1
Avg Δ position: +7.2%
New buys: 0
Full exits: 1

Laffont sold -100%
Wood increased +40%
Cooperman decreased -26%

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.