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AACG vs TAL // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
ATA Creativity Global (NASDAQ) VS. TAL Education Group (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: AACG 1
— TAL 10
▲ GROSS PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: TAL
LAST: $0.65 (-1.51%) • MKT CAP: $44.5M
gross-margins
48.60%
LAST: $10.14 (+0.80%) • MKT CAP: $5.62B
gross-margins
55.40%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (AACG VS. TAL)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | AACG | TAL | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 48.60% | 55.40% | -6.80 | TAL | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -35.00% | 12.40% | -47.40 | TAL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 16.5x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -5.50% | 9.04% | -14.54 | TAL | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -23.90% | 9.20% | -33.10 | TAL | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -17.90% | 17.60% | -35.50 | TAL | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 4.40% | 33.70% | -29.30 | TAL | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 3.40% | -3.40 | TAL | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 0.20 | 4.29 | -4.09 | TAL | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 4/9 | 9/9 | -5.00 | TAL | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 42.0 | 31.7 | +10.29 | AACG | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.09 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 8.9x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $44.5M | $5.62B | -$5.58B | TAL | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | AACG REV | TAL REV | AACG GROSS % | TAL GROSS % | AACG FCF | TAL FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $38.3M | $3.01B | 48.6% | 55.4% | -$2.4M | $508.3M |
| FY 2024 | $36.7M | $2.25B | 52.7% | 53.3% | -$3.2M | $286.2M |
| FY 2023 | $31.2M | $1.49B | — | — | $1.2M | $239.1M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
AACG // BETA —
TAL // BETA 1.09