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BURL vs MA // OPTIONS IMPLIED MOVE & PUT/CALL SKEW
Burlington Stores Inc. (NYSE) VS. Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: BURL 4
— MA 10
▲ OPTIONS IMPLIED MOVE & PUT/CALL SKEW LEADER: MA
LAST: $237.09 (-2.17%) • MKT CAP: $15.22B
options-implied-move
6.80%
LAST: $638.01 (+0.36%) • MKT CAP: $556.88B
options-implied-move
6.60%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (BURL VS. MA)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | BURL | MA | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 43.80% | 41.00% | +2.80 | BURL | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 22.80% | 33.50% | -10.70 | MA | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 9.7x | 29.2x | -19.50 | BURL | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 1.13% | 3.08% | -1.95 | MA | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 6.40% | 57.60% | -51.20 | MA | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 5.30% | 45.60% | -40.30 | MA | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 8.80% | 16.40% | -7.60 | MA | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.49% | -0.49 | MA | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.69 | 11.17 | -7.48 | MA | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 8/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew ACTIVE | 6.80% | 6.60% | +0.20 | MA | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 35.2 | 70.6 | -35.42 | MA | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.97 | 0.90 | +0.07 | BURL | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 23.3x | 31.2x | -7.90 | BURL | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $15.22B | $556.88B | -$541.66B | MA | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | BURL REV | MA REV | BURL GROSS % | MA GROSS % | BURL FCF | MA FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $11.55B | $32.79B | 43.8% | 44.0% | $171.6M | $17.16B |
| FY 2024 | $10.62B | $28.17B | 43.2% | 44.0% | -$17.0M | $14.31B |
| FY 2023 | $9.71B | $25.10B | 44.0% | 44.0% | $431.8M | $10.85B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
BURL // BETA 0.97
MA // BETA 0.90