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APPF vs QLYS // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
AppFolio Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Qualys Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: APPF 4
— QLYS 8
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $224.86 (+5.44%) • MKT CAP: $7.97B
gross-margins
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LAST: $207.60 (-7.37%) • MKT CAP: $7.18B
gross-margins
82.80%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (APPF VS. QLYS)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | APPF | QLYS | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | — | 82.80% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 20.60% | 27.50% | -6.90 | QLYS | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 46.9x | 35.1x | +11.80 | QLYS | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.25% | 3.82% | -0.57 | QLYS | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 16.10% | 33.20% | -17.10 | QLYS | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 14.80% | 29.60% | -14.80 | QLYS | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 19.70% | 10.10% | +9.60 | APPF | /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 | 10.23 | +15.77 | APPF | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 9/9 | -1.00 | QLYS | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 60.8 | 50.2 | +10.60 | APPF | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.23 | 1.35 | -0.12 | QLYS | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 43.8x | 37.4x | +6.40 | QLYS | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $7.97B | $7.18B | $790.7M | APPF | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | APPF REV | QLYS REV | APPF GROSS % | QLYS GROSS % | APPF FCF | QLYS FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $950.8M | $669.1M | — | 82.8% | $238.9M | $304.4M |
| FY 2024 | $794.2M | $607.6M | — | 81.7% | $186.1M | $231.8M |
| FY 2023 | $620.4M | $554.5M | — | — | $32.4M | $219.7M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
APPF // BETA 1.23
QLYS // BETA 1.35