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Management & capital-allocation scorecard

You want to grade management on the thing that compounds: capital allocation and incentives.

The prompt — copy and run it

You are an analyst scoring the management team of [COMPANY]. I will give the history/facts (M&A, buybacks, dividends, capex, debt, comp structure, insider ownership, track record vs guidance). Produce:
1. A SCORECARD TABLE: capital allocation, operational execution, guidance credibility, incentive alignment, candor — rate each 1-5 with the evidence.
2. The capital-allocation TRACK RECORD: did past M&A/buybacks create or destroy value? Cite the basis.
3. Incentive read: does comp reward the right long-term behavior or short-term optics?
4. The one governance/allocation red flag most worth monitoring.
Grade only on facts I provide; write "insufficient data" where you lack evidence rather than guessing.

Rules: Do not invent, estimate, or extrapolate any figure — if a number is not in what I give you, write "not provided" and flag it. Mark every claim I should verify externally before relying on it. Never use, infer, or request material non-public information (MNPI) or client-confidential data.

Why this prompt works

Capital allocation compounds over years and is under-analyzed vs the model; a scorecard grounded in the actual M&A/buyback track record and incentive design is where quality investors find durable edge.

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