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BRUN vs CARS // OPERATING MARGIN
Boost Run Inc. (Class A) (NASDAQ) VS. Cars.com Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: BRUN 1
— CARS 1
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $7.12 (-12.74%) • MKT CAP: $648.6M
operating-margins
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LAST: $11.24 (-1.49%) • MKT CAP: $610.8M
operating-margins
8.30%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (BRUN VS. CARS)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | BRUN | CARS | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | — | 5.50% | — | TIE | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 15.7x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | — | 24.12% | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | — | 8.30% | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | — | 2.80% | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | — | 0.60% | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 0.36 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | — | 6/9 | — | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 36.9 | 62.7 | -25.80 | CARS | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 28.3x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $648.6M | $610.8M | $37.8M | BRUN | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | BRUN REV | CARS REV | BRUN GROSS % | CARS GROSS % | BRUN FCF | CARS FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $0 | $723.2M | — | — | — | $147.4M |
| FY 2024 | — | $719.2M | — | — | — | $149.5M |
| FY 2023 | — | $689.2M | — | — | — | $136.7M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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