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CARS vs NVDA // ALTMAN Z-SCORE & DEBT/EQUITY
Cars.com Inc. (NYSE) VS. NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CARS 4
— NVDA 8
▲ ALTMAN Z-SCORE & DEBT/EQUITY LEADER: NVDA
LAST: $11.41 (+4.30%) • MKT CAP: $610.8M
balance-sheet
0.36
LAST: $213.66 (-0.80%) • MKT CAP: $5.15T
balance-sheet
19.52
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CARS VS. NVDA)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CARS | NVDA | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 74.67% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 5.50% | 65.06% | -59.56 | NVDA | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 15.7x | 23.2x | -7.51 | CARS | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 24.12% | 2.58% | +21.54 | CARS | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 8.30% | 65.21% | -56.91 | NVDA | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 2.80% | 63.66% | -60.86 | NVDA | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 0.60% | 83.38% | -82.78 | NVDA | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.02% | -0.02 | NVDA | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity ACTIVE | 0.36 | 19.52 | -19.16 | NVDA | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 4/9 | +2.00 | CARS | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 9.01% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 62.7 | 51.1 | +11.60 | CARS | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 2.04 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 28.3x | 14.5x | +13.83 | NVDA | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $610.8M | $5.15T | -$5.15T | NVDA | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CARS REV | NVDA REV | CARS GROSS % | NVDA GROSS % | CARS FCF | NVDA FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $215.94B | — | 71.1% | — | $96.68B |
| FY 2025 | $723.2M | $130.50B | — | 75.0% | $147.4M | $60.85B |
| FY 2024 | $719.2M | $60.92B | — | 72.7% | $149.5M | $27.02B |
| FY 2023 | $689.2M | $26.97B | — | 56.9% | $136.7M | $3.81B |
| FY 2022 | — | $26.91B | — | 64.9% | — | $8.13B |
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NVDA // BETA 2.04