MrStockQuickie calculates a proprietary rank, based on current and historic data, for each equity that is analyzed using the free Value Investor tool. Each rank is then matched up against a quality scale and placed in the appropriate bucket. This is done in an effort to help long-term investors make prudent decisions concerning whether or not a particular equity is worth further investigation - possibly with the aid of MrStockQuickie's free Value Investor tool. Please note that the relative quality of a particular stock is not to be interpreted as a buy or sell signal; it is a screening metric which only takes into account the fundamentals and does not consider technical analysis or current price levels. For those who might be interested, the rankings follow a lognormal distribution with the greatest density occuring at the low end of the scale.