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AUDC vs SO // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
AudioCodes Ltd. (NASDAQ) VS. Southern Company (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: AUDC 5
— SO 7
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $11.58 (-0.69%) • MKT CAP: $284.8M
gross-margins
65.00%
LAST: $92.99 (+1.61%) • MKT CAP: $106.97B
gross-margins
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (AUDC VS. SO)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | AUDC | SO | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 65.00% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 8.80% | 6.90% | +1.90 | AUDC | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 12.3x | 8.5x | +3.80 | SO | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 8.04% | -2.74% | +10.78 | AUDC | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 5.70% | 24.70% | -19.00 | SO | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 3.60% | 14.70% | -11.10 | SO | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 1.40% | 10.60% | -9.20 | SO | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 3.84% | 2.82% | +1.02 | AUDC | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.50 | 0.98 | +1.52 | AUDC | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 5/9 | +1.00 | AUDC | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 50.9 | 62.9 | -12.02 | SO | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.58 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 29.6x | 22.9x | +6.70 | SO | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $284.8M | $106.97B | -$106.69B | SO | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | AUDC REV | SO REV | AUDC GROSS % | SO GROSS % | AUDC FCF | SO FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $245.6M | $29.55B | 65.0% | — | $22.9M | -$2.94B |
| FY 2024 | $242.2M | $26.72B | 65.3% | — | $11.0M | $833.0M |
| FY 2023 | $244.4M | $25.25B | — | — | $14.9M | $6.42B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
AUDC // BETA —
SO // BETA 0.58