Is WMK a high-quality business?

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

What is Weis Markets, Inc.'s AlphaQuality grade?

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

WMK - Weis Markets, Inc.

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AlphaQuality

Quantitative six-pillar business-quality grade

Stable Earnings Power

AlphaQuality — archetype-weighted quantitative grade

C+ 61.9 / 100 composite

Composite Grade

Composite of six pillars weighted for stable earnings power businesses. Purely quantitative — no stock price or analyst input.

Profitability

Weight: 20%

D+ 41.7

5yr Avg ROIC 6.7% 43/100
Operating Margin Trend -0.34 pp/yr 38/100

Capital Efficiency

Weight: 15%

C+ 60.9

5yr Avg ROE 8.0% 50/100
5yr Share-Count CAGR -1.1% 81/100

Growth Quality

Weight: 15%

C- 49.1

5yr Revenue CAGR 4.1% 53/100
5yr EPS CAGR -2.6% 15/100
Revenue-Growth Years (5) 5/5 100/100

Cash Generation

Weight: 15%

D+ 39.6

5yr FCF Margin 1.3% 32/100
5yr FCF/NI Conversion 0.53x 50/100

Balance Sheet

Weight: 20%

A+ 98.2

Net Debt / EBITDA -0.19x 96/100
Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 30.00x 100/100
Altman Z-Score 5.64 100/100

Stability

Weight: 15%

B+ 77.5

EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.24 65/100
Piotroski F-Score 7 78/100
Negative-Revenue Years (5) 0/5 100/100

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

Holders: 3 +1
Avg Δ position: +129.8%
New buys: 1
Full exits: 0

Laffont new
Wood increased +240%
Cooperman increased +19%

How this is calculated

AlphaQuality grades six pillars from 0-100 and weights each by archetype:

Profitability (20%) — 5yr Avg ROIC, Operating Margin Trend
Capital Efficiency (15%) — 5yr Avg ROE, 5yr Share-Count CAGR
Growth Quality (15%) — 5yr Revenue CAGR, 5yr EPS CAGR, Revenue-Growth Years (5)
Cash Generation (15%) — 5yr FCF Margin, 5yr FCF/NI Conversion
Balance Sheet (20%) — Net Debt / EBITDA, Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int), Altman Z-Score
Stability (15%) — 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.