04 /Buoyant Screener · ranking

Ranked by the Buoyant Quality Compounder.

Scope: prebuilt screen “Buffett Quality”. 95 companies on this lens. Every rank below is decomposed into its categories, the red-flag penalty and the resulting band.

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How a rank is built

Final = 8 category scores (base, out of 100) + red-flag penalty (capped at −20) → rating band · Corporate quality template

CategoryWeightScope averageWhat it rewards
Growth Quality2014.8 · 74%Revenue, EBITDA, PAT and EPS growth that is consistent year to year and not bought with dilution; 5Y PAT CAGR.
Margin & Profitability1511.8 · 79%EBITDA and PAT margin level against sector peers, margin trend, a normal tax rate and a depreciation rate in line with peers.
Return on Capital2016.8 · 84%Pre- and post-tax ROCE excluding cash, ROE, ROCE stability across the cycle and operating cash flow on capital employed.
Cash Flow Quality1513.0 · 87%Whether reported profit turns into cash: OCF positivity, pre-tax OCF to EBITDA, OCF to PAT, receivables discipline, cash-flow volatility.
Leverage107.1 · 71%Net debt to equity and to EBITDA, cost of borrowing, whether borrowings track asset growth, and the direction of the balance sheet.
Reinvestment84.0 · 51%Whether capex turns into revenue and profit, how much growth is funded internally, and whether ROE × retention reconciles with net-worth growth.
Accounting Quality75.3 · 76%One-offs as a share of PAT, write-offs and exceptional gains, and whether retained earnings reconcile to net worth.
Governance50.0 · 0%KMP pay against profit, KMP pay growth against PAT growth, contingent liabilities against net worth (largely unavailable in the statements feed).
Base · sum of the 810072.8Each category is scored metric by metric against fixed thresholds or the sector-peer median; category points add up to the base.
Red-flag penalty−20 cap-4.1Thirteen rules (receivables, cash conversion, leverage, one-offs, contingent liabilities, KMP pay, depreciation, ROCE trend, borrowings) each subtract 3–5; 72 of 95 names in scope trigger at least one.
Rating bands
  • A+≥ 85Top conviction: initiate coverage.2
  • A75–84Deep dive recommended.23
  • B+65–74Good but needs deeper work.43
  • B55–64Watchlist only.20
  • C45–54Weak, cyclical or uncertain.5
  • D< 45Avoid unless special situation.2
Most frequent red flags in scope
  • -4Receivables growth above revenue growth37
  • -4PAT CAGR high but net-worth CAGR weak19
  • -5Receivables growth > 2× revenue growth14
  • -4ROCE declining for 3 consecutive years11
  • -5OCF / PAT < 50% for 2+ years5
  • -3Depreciation materially below peers5

Worked example, rank 1 · Alkyl Amines Chemicals Limited: base 88.0 = Growth 18.0 + Margins 13.0 + ROCE 19.0 + Cash flow 15.0 + Leverage 10.0 + Reinvest 7.0 + Accounting 6.0 + Governance 0.0; penalty 0; final 88.0 → A+. Confidence is the share of required inputs present; a low figure means the score rests on few statements. Every metric's rule →

Ranking

95 companies · decomposed

Each category cell shows points earned / points available; the bar is the share of maximum (green ≥ 75%, gold ≥ 50%, copper ≥ 25%, red below). Click a row for the full breakdown, a header to sort.
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