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AI vs PDFS // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
C3.ai Inc. (NYSE) VS. PDF Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: AI 2
— PDFS 7
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $12.17 (-1.30%) • MKT CAP: $1.96B
valuation
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LAST: $45.56 (+0.15%) • MKT CAP: $1.92B
valuation
58.0x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (AI VS. PDFS)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | AI | PDFS | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 30.90% | 72.30% | -41.40 | PDFS | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -35.00% | 1.60% | -36.60 | PDFS | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | — | 58.0x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -9.82% | -0.45% | -9.37 | PDFS | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -60.00% | 2.70% | -62.70 | PDFS | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -60.00% | -0.30% | -59.70 | PDFS | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -35.70% | — | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.28 | 8.33 | -5.05 | PDFS | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 3/9 | 5/9 | -2.00 | PDFS | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 57.2 | 42.0 | +15.25 | AI | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.30 | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 36.0x | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.96B | $1.92B | $32.8M | AI | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | AI REV | PDFS REV | AI GROSS % | PDFS GROSS % | AI FCF | PDFS FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $250.3M | $219.0M | 30.9% | 72.3% | -$192.1M | -$8.6M |
| FY 2024 | $389.1M | $179.5M | 60.6% | 69.8% | -$44.4M | -$7.5M |
| FY 2023 | $310.6M | $0 | — | — | -$76.3M | $14.6M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
AI // BETA 1.30
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