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BL vs PDFS // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
BlackLine Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. PDF Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: BL 9
— PDFS 1
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: BL
LAST: $33.71 (-0.24%) • MKT CAP: $1.96B
valuation
48.4x
LAST: $45.56 (+0.15%) • MKT CAP: $1.92B
valuation
58.0x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (BL VS. PDFS)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | BL | PDFS | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 75.20% | 72.30% | +2.90 | BL | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 20.60% | 1.60% | +19.00 | BL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 48.4x | 58.0x | -9.60 | BL | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 8.24% | -0.45% | +8.69 | BL | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 3.60% | 2.70% | +0.90 | BL | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 3.50% | -0.30% | +3.80 | BL | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 7.20% | — | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.50 | 8.33 | -6.83 | PDFS | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 5/9 | +2.00 | BL | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 66.9 | 42.0 | +24.91 | BL | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 74.3x | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.96B | $1.92B | $35.5M | BL | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | BL REV | PDFS REV | BL GROSS % | PDFS GROSS % | BL FCF | PDFS FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $700.4M | $219.0M | 75.2% | 72.3% | $161.5M | -$8.6M |
| FY 2024 | $653.3M | $179.5M | 75.2% | 69.8% | $188.7M | -$7.5M |
| FY 2023 | $590.0M | $0 | — | — | $126.6M | $14.6M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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