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ACU vs MA // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Acme United Corporation. (NYSE) VS. Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: ACU 3
— MA 8
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: ACU
LAST: $68.11 (+1.89%) • MKT CAP: $261.1M
valuation
11.3x
LAST: $635.70 (+4.16%) • MKT CAP: $556.88B
valuation
29.2x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (ACU VS. MA)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | ACU | MA | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 39.40% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 9.20% | 33.50% | -24.30 | MA | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 11.3x | 29.2x | -17.90 | ACU | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.90% | 3.08% | -0.18 | MA | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 7.50% | 57.60% | -50.10 | MA | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 5.20% | 45.60% | -40.40 | MA | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 1.10% | 16.40% | -15.30 | MA | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.90% | 0.49% | +0.41 | ACU | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 5.72 | 11.17 | -5.45 | MA | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 8/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 67.3 | 68.8 | -1.54 | MA | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.90 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 23.8x | 31.2x | -7.40 | ACU | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $261.1M | $556.88B | -$556.62B | MA | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | ACU REV | MA REV | ACU GROSS % | MA GROSS % | ACU FCF | MA FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $196.5M | $32.79B | 39.4% | — | $7.6M | $17.16B |
| FY 2024 | $194.5M | $28.17B | 39.3% | — | $4.8M | $14.31B |
| FY 2023 | $191.5M | $25.10B | — | — | $28.9M | $10.85B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
ACU // BETA —
MA // BETA 0.90