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NZX Composite Quality Score

A unified 0-100 quality metric for each NZX-listed company, combining 8 scoring dimensions: governance, insider conviction, dividend safety, financial health, momentum, sentiment, valuation, and earnings quality. Scores are based on available data and indicate multi-factor profile strength.

Companies Scored

130

Avg Score: 56

Excellent

Score 80-100

Good

Score 60-79

Average

Score 40-59

Below Avg / Poor

Score 0-39

Data coverage: Average 77% of 8 components available per company. Companies with fewer than 3 available components are excluded. Scores are normalized to account for missing data.

Quality Score Leaderboard (130 companies)

#	Ticker	Company	Sector	Score	Rating	Gov	Ins	Div	Fin	Mom	Sent	Val	Earn	Cov
1	PEB	Pacific Edge Limited	Healthcare	80	Excellent	80	91	—	60	100

Methodology

The Composite Quality Score aggregates 8 independent analytical dimensions into a single 0-100 metric. Each component is normalized to a 0-100 scale and combined using a weighted average. Components with no available data are excluded, and the remaining weights are proportionally adjusted.

Component	Weight	Source	Scoring Approach
Governance (GRS)	20%	Governance Risk Scores v2	Board independence, meeting attendance, skills diversity, committee structure. Higher indicates stronger governance practices.
Insider Conviction	15%	Director Share Transactions	Ratio of director buying vs selling by transaction count and value. Net buying suggests management confidence.
Dividend Safety	15%	Financial Metrics	Payout ratio sustainability (optimal 30-70%), dividend cover adequacy, and yield assessment. Non-dividend payers receive null.
Financial Health	15%	Accounting Quality Scores	Piotroski F-Score (0-9 profitability/leverage), Altman Z-Score (bankruptcy probability), and current ratio (liquidity).
Technical Momentum	10%	Performance Metrics	1-year price return mapped to 0-100 scale. Positive momentum may indicate market confidence.
Sentiment	10%	Announcement Sentiment	Average NLP sentiment from recent company announcements. Positive sentiment may suggest favorable market narrative.
Valuation	10%	Financial Metrics

Data sourced from publicly available NZX filings and annual reports. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. Scores are calculated using disclosed methodology and are analytical tools, not investment ratings or recommendations. If you believe any data on this page is incorrect, please contact us at hello@nzxplorer.co.nz. For informational purposes only. Not investment advice.

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