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ALAB vs UMC // RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)
Astera Labs Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. United Microelectronics Corporation (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: ALAB 7
— UMC 4
▲ RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) LEADER: UMC
LAST: $290.43 (-2.28%) • MKT CAP: $50.39B
roic
3.40%
LAST: $18.04 (-4.14%) • MKT CAP: $45.42B
roic
14.90%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (ALAB VS. UMC)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | ALAB | UMC | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 75.70% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) ACTIVE | 3.40% | 14.90% | -11.50 | UMC | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 95.0x | 14.9x | +80.10 | UMC | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 0.56% | 3.99% | -3.43 | UMC | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 20.30% | 21.10% | -0.80 | UMC | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 25.70% | 16.40% | +9.30 | ALAB | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 115.10% | -2.20% | +117.30 | ALAB | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 26.00 | 3.87 | +22.13 | ALAB | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 7/9 | +2.00 | ALAB | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 47.4 | 36.9 | +10.50 | ALAB | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.34 | 1.33 | +0.01 | ALAB | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 20.2x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $50.39B | $45.42B | $4.97B | ALAB | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | ALAB REV | UMC REV | ALAB GROSS % | UMC GROSS % | ALAB FCF | UMC FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $852.5M | — | 75.7% | — | $281.8M | — |
| FY 2024 | $396.3M | — | 76.4% | — | $102.4M | — |
| FY 2023 | $115.8M | — | — | — | -$17.9M | — |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
ALAB // BETA 1.34
UMC // BETA 1.33