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ACNT vs RIO // FORWARD P/E MULTIPLE
Ascent Industries Co. (NASDAQ) VS. Rio Tinto Plc (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: ACNT 2
— RIO 8
▲ FORWARD P/E MULTIPLE LEADER: RIO
LAST: $13.80 (+1.40%) • MKT CAP: $124.3M
forward-pe
133.4x
LAST: $83.25 (-3.12%) • MKT CAP: $104.57B
forward-pe
30.5x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (ACNT VS. RIO)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | ACNT | RIO | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 23.00% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -18.90% | 9.90% | -28.80 | RIO | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 21.0x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -1.66% | 2.21% | -3.87 | RIO | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -9.40% | 13.90% | -23.30 | RIO | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 1.20% | 10.90% | -9.70 | RIO | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -7.20% | 1.10% | -8.30 | RIO | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 4.78 | 3.74 | +1.04 | ACNT | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 3/9 | 7/9 | -4.00 | RIO | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 45.1 | 31.2 | +13.86 | ACNT | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.02 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple ACTIVE | 133.4x | 30.5x | +102.90 | RIO | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $124.3M | $104.57B | -$104.44B | RIO | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | ACNT REV | RIO REV | ACNT GROSS % | RIO GROSS % | ACNT FCF | RIO FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $74.9M | — | 23.0% | — | -$2.1M | — |
| FY 2024 | $80.8M | — | 13.2% | — | $13.6M | — |
| FY 2023 | $193.2M | — | — | — | $23.1M | — |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
ACNT // BETA —
RIO // BETA 1.02