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API vs CRNC // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Agora Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Cerence Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: API 6
— CRNC 4
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $4.45 (-0.22%) • MKT CAP: $372.8M
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LAST: $8.19 (-3.42%) • MKT CAP: $370.4M
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (API VS. CRNC)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | API | CRNC | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
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| Gross Profit Margin | 66.40% | 72.70% | -6.30 | CRNC | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -1.50% | -0.60% | -0.90 | CRNC | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | — | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 6.85% | 12.64% | -5.79 | CRNC | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -6.70% | -0.90% | -5.80 | CRNC | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 6.80% | -7.40% | +14.20 | API | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 5.90% | -24.00% | +29.90 | API | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 0.98 | 0.20 | +0.78 | API | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 6/9 | +2.00 | API | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 53.5 | 41.9 | +11.53 | API | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 36.4x | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $372.8M | $370.4M | $2.4M | API | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | API REV | CRNC REV | API GROSS % | CRNC GROSS % | API FCF | CRNC FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $141.1M | $251.8M | 66.4% | 72.7% | $25.5M | $46.8M |
| FY 2024 | $133.3M | $331.5M | 64.1% | 73.7% | -$16.7M | $12.2M |
| FY 2023 | $141.5M | $294.5M | — | — | -$13.6M | $7.5M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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