04 /Buoyant Screener · ranking

Ranked by the Buoyant Quality Compounder.

Scope: prebuilt screen “Cash Flow Strength”. 386 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 Quality2012.1 · 60%Revenue, EBITDA, PAT and EPS growth that is consistent year to year and not bought with dilution; 5Y PAT CAGR.
Margin & Profitability1510.9 · 72%EBITDA and PAT margin level against sector peers, margin trend, a normal tax rate and a depreciation rate in line with peers.
Return on Capital2011.1 · 55%Pre- and post-tax ROCE excluding cash, ROE, ROCE stability across the cycle and operating cash flow on capital employed.
Cash Flow Quality1511.7 · 78%Whether reported profit turns into cash: OCF positivity, pre-tax OCF to EBITDA, OCF to PAT, receivables discipline, cash-flow volatility.
Leverage106.8 · 68%Net debt to equity and to EBITDA, cost of borrowing, whether borrowings track asset growth, and the direction of the balance sheet.
Reinvestment83.8 · 47%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 · 75%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 810061.5Each 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-5.8Thirteen rules (receivables, cash conversion, leverage, one-offs, contingent liabilities, KMP pay, depreciation, ROCE trend, borrowings) each subtract 3–5; 306 of 386 names in scope trigger at least one.
Rating bands
  • A+≥ 85Top conviction: initiate coverage.1
  • A75–84Deep dive recommended.36
  • B+65–74Good but needs deeper work.91
  • B55–64Watchlist only.102
  • C45–54Weak, cyclical or uncertain.62
  • D< 45Avoid unless special situation.94
Most frequent red flags in scope
  • -4Receivables growth above revenue growth104
  • -3Depreciation materially below peers77
  • -4ROCE declining for 3 consecutive years73
  • -5OCF / PAT < 50% for 2+ years71
  • -4PAT CAGR high but net-worth CAGR weak65
  • -5Receivables growth > 2× revenue growth57

Worked example, rank 1 · Pidilite Industries Limited: base 87.0 = Growth 17.0 + Margins 12.0 + ROCE 20.0 + Cash flow 15.0 + Leverage 9.0 + Reinvest 8.0 + Accounting 6.0 + Governance 0.0; penalty 0; final 87.0 → A+. Confidence is the share of required inputs present; a low figure means the score rests on few statements. Every metric's rule →

Ranking

386 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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