Is SXC a high-quality business?

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

What is SunCoke Energy, Inc.'s AlphaQuality grade?

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

SXC - SunCoke Energy, Inc.

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AlphaQuality

Quantitative six-pillar business-quality grade

Other Commodity Producers

AlphaQuality — archetype-weighted quantitative grade

C- 46.8 / 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%

D 37.7

5yr Avg ROIC 7.5% 47/100
Operating Margin Trend -1.23 pp/yr 15/100

Capital Efficiency

Weight: 10%

C 53.1

5yr Avg ROE 8.5% 52/100
5yr Share-Count CAGR 0.5% 54/100

Growth Quality

Weight: 5%

B+ 76.2

5yr Revenue CAGR 6.0% 65/100
5yr EPS CAGR 29.1% 100/100
Revenue-Growth Years (5) 3/5 60/100

Cash Generation

Weight: 25%

B- 66.1

5yr FCF Margin 6.0% 54/100
5yr FCF/NI Conversion 1.96x 81/100

Balance Sheet

Weight: 25%

D+ 41.9

Net Debt / EBITDA 2.71x 56/100
Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 2.02x 29/100
Altman Z-Score 1.72 33/100

Stability

Weight: 20%

F 25.2

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

3 of 3 gurus held; 2 new buys; 1 added; 1 full exit.

Holders: 3 +1
Avg Δ position: +9.6%
New buys: 2
Full exits: 1

Greenblatt sold -100%
Laffont new
Wood new

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.