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ACCO vs PMTS // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Acco Brands Corporation (NYSE) VS. CPI Card Group Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: ACCO 6
— PMTS 6
▲ GROSS PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: ACCO
LAST: $4.36 (-0.46%) • MKT CAP: $402.5M
gross-margins
32.80%
LAST: $26.23 (+2.14%) • MKT CAP: $304.1M
gross-margins
31.30%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (ACCO VS. PMTS)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | ACCO | PMTS | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 32.80% | 31.30% | +1.50 | ACCO | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 5.00% | 17.50% | -12.50 | PMTS | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 13.1x | 8.1x | +5.00 | PMTS | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 17.07% | 13.59% | +3.48 | ACCO | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 6.10% | 10.10% | -4.00 | PMTS | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 2.70% | 2.80% | -0.10 | PMTS | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -8.50% | 13.10% | -21.60 | PMTS | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 6.71% | 0.00% | +6.71 | ACCO | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 0.70 | 2.88 | -2.18 | PMTS | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 7/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 77.7 | 52.4 | +25.35 | ACCO | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 9.0x | 17.1x | -8.10 | ACCO | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $402.5M | $304.1M | $98.4M | ACCO | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | ACCO REV | PMTS REV | ACCO GROSS % | PMTS GROSS % | ACCO FCF | PMTS FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.52B | $543.5M | 32.8% | 31.3% | $68.7M | $41.3M |
| FY 2024 | $1.67B | $480.6M | 33.3% | 35.6% | $148.2M | $34.1M |
| FY 2023 | $1.83B | $444.5M | — | — | $128.7M | $34.0M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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