Is WTI a high-quality business?

AlphaMadera's AlphaQuality grade scores W&T Offshore, Inc. on six pillars — profitability, capital efficiency, balance-sheet strength, growth durability, cash generation, and shareholder yield. The composite letter grade reflects how WTI compares to a Buffett-style quality bar.

What is W&T Offshore, Inc.'s AlphaQuality grade?

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

WTI - W&T Offshore, Inc.

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AlphaQuality

Quantitative six-pillar business-quality grade

Oil & Gas E&P

AlphaQuality — archetype-weighted quantitative grade

C- 44.4 / 100 composite

Composite Grade

Composite of six pillars weighted for oil & gas e&p businesses. Purely quantitative — no stock price or analyst input.

Profitability

Weight: 15%

B 70.0

5yr Avg ROIC 34.9% 100/100
Operating Margin Trend -14.64 pp/yr 0/100

Capital Efficiency

Weight: 10%

F 22.1

5yr Avg ROE 0.0% 10/100
5yr Share-Count CAGR 1.0% 45/100

Growth Quality

Weight: 5%

F 14.6

5yr Revenue CAGR -2.6% 15/100
5yr EPS CAGR -93.1% 0/100
Revenue-Growth Years (5) 2/5 40/100

Cash Generation

Weight: 25%

B+ 76.1

5yr FCF Margin 9.1% 67/100
5yr FCF/NI Conversion 1.63x 88/100

Balance Sheet

Weight: 25%

D- 27.8

Net Debt / EBITDA 2.41x 62/100
Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) -1.72x 0/100
Altman Z-Score -0.37 0/100

Stability

Weight: 20%

F 25.5

EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.88 5/100
Piotroski F-Score 4 44/100
Negative-Revenue Years (5) 3/5 40/100

2 of 2 gurus held; 2 added.

Holders: 2
Avg Δ position: +4623.8%
New buys: 0
Full exits: 0

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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.