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AEHR vs WM // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
Aehr Test Systems (NASDAQ) VS. Waste Management Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: AEHR 3
— WM 11
▲ DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY LEADER: AEHR
LAST: $54.89 (-10.33%) • MKT CAP: $2.00B
dividend-safety
3.40%
LAST: $233.45 (+1.10%) • MKT CAP: $91.81B
dividend-safety
1.45%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (AEHR VS. WM)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | AEHR | WM | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 35.30% | 40.40% | -5.10 | WM | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -7.00% | 13.70% | -20.70 | WM | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 20.2x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -0.27% | 5.35% | -5.62 | WM | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -28.30% | 17.10% | -45.40 | WM | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -14.30% | 10.70% | -25.00 | WM | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -15.20% | 14.20% | -29.40 | WM | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE | 3.40% | 1.45% | +1.95 | AEHR | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 26.00 | 2.91 | +23.09 | AEHR | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 4/9 | 6/9 | -2.00 | WM | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 6.10% | 5.90% | +0.20 | WM | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 32.5 | 60.7 | -28.23 | WM | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.76 | 0.70 | +0.06 | AEHR | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 33.0x | 28.5x | +4.50 | WM | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $2.00B | $91.81B | -$89.81B | WM | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | AEHR REV | WM REV | AEHR GROSS % | WM GROSS % | AEHR FCF | WM FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $50.0M | $25.20B | 35.3% | 40.4% | -$5.4M | $4.91B |
| FY 2024 | $59.0M | $22.06B | 40.6% | 39.3% | -$12.4M | $4.40B |
| FY 2023 | $66.2M | $20.43B | 44.0% | 44.0% | -$1.2M | $3.80B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
AEHR // BETA 0.76
WM // BETA 0.70