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BNED vs TITN // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
Barnes & Noble Education Inc (NYSE) VS. Titan Machinery Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: BNED 6
— TITN 3
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $12.72 (-1.47%) • MKT CAP: $440.9M
dividend-safety
0.00%
LAST: $24.54 (+3.59%) • MKT CAP: $577.5M
dividend-safety
0.00%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (BNED VS. TITN)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | BNED | TITN | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 23.40% | 15.80% | +7.60 | BNED | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 10.30% | -0.70% | +11.00 | BNED | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 8.6x | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 7.68% | 23.80% | -16.12 | TITN | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 2.30% | -0.30% | +2.60 | BNED | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 1.10% | -2.20% | +3.30 | BNED | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 6.90% | -10.20% | +17.10 | BNED | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.20 | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 5/9 | +2.00 | BNED | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 50.6 | 55.2 | -4.65 | TITN | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 24.3x | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $440.9M | $577.5M | -$136.6M | TITN | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | BNED REV | TITN REV | BNED GROSS % | TITN GROSS % | BNED FCF | TITN FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.56B | $2.43B | 23.4% | 15.8% | $33.9M | $137.5M |
| FY 2024 | $1.46B | $2.70B | 23.1% | 14.6% | -$98.3M | $70.3M |
| FY 2023 | $1.43B | $2.76B | — | — | -$5.1M | -$32.3M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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