Is VECO a high-quality business?

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

What is Veeco Instruments Inc.'s AlphaQuality grade?

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

VECO - Veeco Instruments Inc.

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AlphaQuality

Quantitative six-pillar business-quality grade

Cyclical & Capital-Intensive

AlphaQuality — archetype-weighted quantitative grade

C 55.1 / 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%

F 26.8

5yr Avg ROIC 3.6% 28/100
Operating Margin Trend -0.87 pp/yr 23/100

Capital Efficiency

Weight: 15%

D 33.1

5yr Avg ROE 6.1% 41/100
5yr Share-Count CAGR 3.1% 19/100

Growth Quality

Weight: 10%

C 55.9

5yr Revenue CAGR 3.3% 47/100
5yr EPS CAGR 4.8% 53/100
Revenue-Growth Years (5) 4/5 80/100

Cash Generation

Weight: 15%

B 71.2

5yr FCF Margin 7.2% 59/100
5yr FCF/NI Conversion 0.86x 86/100

Balance Sheet

Weight: 25%

A 89.9

Net Debt / EBITDA -2.56x 100/100
Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 5.31x 66/100
Altman Z-Score 5.36 100/100

Stability

Weight: 20%

D 36.6

EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.82 7/100
Piotroski F-Score 4 44/100
Negative-Revenue Years (5) 1/5 80/100

3 of 3 gurus held; 1 new buy; 2 added.

Holders: 3 +1
Avg Δ position: +117.3%
New buys: 1
Full exits: 0

Laffont new
Cooperman increased +193%
Dalio increased +42%

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.