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ACU vs LCUT // OPERATING MARGIN
Acme United Corporation. (NYSE) VS. Lifetime Brands Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: ACU 9
— LCUT 1
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: ACU
LAST: $68.11 (+1.89%) • MKT CAP: $261.1M
operating-margins
7.50%
LAST: $8.39 (+1.82%) • MKT CAP: $192.9M
operating-margins
-1.50%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (ACU VS. LCUT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | ACU | LCUT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 39.40% | 37.10% | +2.30 | ACU | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 9.20% | -3.80% | +13.00 | ACU | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 11.3x | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.90% | 1.69% | +1.21 | ACU | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | 7.50% | -1.50% | +9.00 | ACU | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 5.20% | -4.20% | +9.40 | ACU | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 1.10% | -5.10% | +6.20 | ACU | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.90% | 1.96% | -1.06 | LCUT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 5.72 | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 5/9 | +3.00 | ACU | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 67.3 | 47.1 | +20.14 | ACU | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 23.8x | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $261.1M | $192.9M | $68.2M | ACU | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | ACU REV | LCUT REV | ACU GROSS % | LCUT GROSS % | ACU FCF | LCUT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $196.5M | $647.9M | 39.4% | 37.1% | $7.6M | $3.3M |
| FY 2024 | $194.5M | $683.0M | 39.3% | 38.2% | $4.8M | $16.3M |
| FY 2023 | $191.5M | $686.7M | — | — | $28.9M | $56.4M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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