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BNED vs MA // 10Y YIELD & FRED MACRO BETA
Barnes & Noble Education Inc (NYSE) VS. Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: BNED 3
— MA 9
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $12.72 (-1.47%) • MKT CAP: $440.9M
macro-sensitivity
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LAST: $635.70 (+4.16%) • MKT CAP: $556.88B
macro-sensitivity
0.90
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (BNED VS. MA)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | BNED | MA | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 23.40% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 10.30% | 33.50% | -23.20 | MA | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 8.6x | 29.2x | -20.60 | BNED | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 7.68% | 3.08% | +4.60 | BNED | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 2.30% | 57.60% | -55.30 | MA | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 1.10% | 45.60% | -44.50 | MA | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 6.90% | 16.40% | -9.50 | MA | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.49% | -0.49 | MA | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.20 | 11.17 | -9.97 | MA | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 8/9 | -1.00 | MA | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 50.6 | 68.8 | -18.21 | MA | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta ACTIVE | — | 0.90 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 24.3x | 31.2x | -6.90 | BNED | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $440.9M | $556.88B | -$556.44B | MA | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | BNED REV | MA REV | BNED GROSS % | MA GROSS % | BNED FCF | MA FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.56B | $32.79B | 23.4% | — | $33.9M | $17.16B |
| FY 2024 | $1.46B | $28.17B | 23.1% | — | -$98.3M | $14.31B |
| FY 2023 | $1.43B | $25.10B | — | — | -$5.1M | $10.85B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
BNED // BETA —
MA // BETA 0.90