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CARG vs TSM // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
CarGurus Inc. (Class A) (NASDAQ) VS. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CARG 10
— TSM 1
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: CARG
LAST: $32.50 (+3.77%) • MKT CAP: $2.89B
valuation
10.8x
LAST: $431.81 (-1.75%) • MKT CAP: $2.24T
valuation
14.9x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CARG VS. TSM)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CARG | TSM | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 92.80% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 85.00% | 14.90% | +70.10 | CARG | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 10.8x | 14.9x | -4.10 | CARG | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 9.98% | 3.99% | +5.99 | CARG | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 27.00% | 21.10% | +5.90 | CARG | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 17.20% | 16.40% | +0.80 | CARG | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 13.70% | -3.30% | +17.00 | CARG | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 9.72 | 3.87 | +5.85 | CARG | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 7/9 | +1.00 | CARG | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 55.2 | 49.4 | +5.82 | CARG | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.42 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 15.6x | 20.2x | -4.60 | CARG | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $2.89B | $2.24T | -$2.24T | TSM | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CARG REV | TSM REV | CARG GROSS % | TSM GROSS % | CARG FCF | TSM FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $907.0M | — | 92.8% | — | $288.9M | — |
| FY 2024 | $798.0M | — | 91.2% | — | $180.3M | — |
| FY 2023 | $698.4M | — | — | — | $124.5M | — |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
CARG // BETA —
TSM // BETA 1.42