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CARE vs FBIZ // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
Carter Bankshares Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. First Business Financial Services Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CARE 2
— FBIZ 5
▲ DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY LEADER: FBIZ
LAST: $29.89 (-1.09%) • MKT CAP: $662.5M
dividend-safety
0.00%
LAST: $73.76 (+1.39%) • MKT CAP: $617.2M
dividend-safety
1.57%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CARE VS. FBIZ)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CARE | FBIZ | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 7.50% | 13.50% | -6.00 | FBIZ | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 4.80% | 9.90% | -5.10 | FBIZ | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 68.00% | — | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 4.60% | — | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE | 0.00% | 1.57% | -1.57 | FBIZ | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 5/9 | +1.00 | CARE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 45.8 | 61.0 | -15.20 | FBIZ | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 19.6x | 11.4x | +8.20 | FBIZ | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $662.5M | $617.2M | $45.2M | CARE | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CARE REV | FBIZ REV | CARE GROSS % | FBIZ GROSS % | CARE FCF | FBIZ FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $20.3M | $0 | — | — | $31.8M | $61.1M |
| FY 2024 | $19.4M | $0 | — | — | $28.8M | $57.3M |
| FY 2023 | $17.3M | $0 | — | — | $46.7M | $52.3M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
CARE // BETA —
FBIZ // BETA —