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ASB vs MS // OPERATING MARGIN
Associated Banc-Corp (NYSE) VS. Morgan Stanley (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: ASB 9
— MS 4
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: ASB
LAST: $30.30 (-0.75%) • MKT CAP: $5.67B
operating-margins
36.50%
LAST: $184.30 (-3.00%) • MKT CAP: $298.41B
operating-margins
24.60%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (ASB VS. MS)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | ASB | MS | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 41.00% | 41.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 2.80% | 3.00% | -0.20 | MS | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 26.8x | 31.0x | -4.20 | ASB | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 9.60% | -7.25% | +16.85 | ASB | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | 36.50% | 24.60% | +11.90 | ASB | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 29.90% | 20.20% | +9.70 | ASB | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 9.90% | 5.50% | +4.40 | ASB | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.75% | 2.21% | +0.54 | ASB | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 0.45 | 0.46 | -0.01 | MS | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 5/9 | +3.00 | ASB | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 7.00% | 7.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 60.3 | 43.3 | +17.04 | ASB | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.02 | 1.04 | -0.02 | MS | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 11.1x | 16.5x | -5.40 | ASB | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $5.67B | $298.41B | -$292.74B | MS | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | ASB REV | MS REV | ASB GROSS % | MS GROSS % | ASB FCF | MS FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $0 | $0 | — | — | $615.7M | -$17.89B |
| FY 2024 | $0 | $0 | — | — | $580.2M | $1.36B |
| FY 2023 | $1.10B | $0 | 44.0% | — | $393.1M | -$33.54B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
ASB // BETA 1.02
MS // BETA 1.04