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CATY vs FFIN // FORWARD P/E MULTIPLE
Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ) VS. First Financial Bankshares Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CATY 3
— FFIN 3
▲ FORWARD P/E MULTIPLE LEADER: CATY
LAST: $65.35 (+1.07%) • MKT CAP: $4.36B
forward-pe
12.8x
LAST: $30.75 (+1.45%) • MKT CAP: $4.41B
forward-pe
16.2x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CATY VS. FFIN)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CATY | FFIN | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 10.80% | 13.20% | -2.40 | FFIN | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 8.34% | 6.79% | +1.55 | CATY | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | — | — | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.15% | 2.41% | -0.26 | FFIN | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 5/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 64.5 | 44.1 | +20.39 | CATY | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple ACTIVE | 12.8x | 16.2x | -3.40 | CATY | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $4.36B | $4.41B | -$47.6M | FFIN | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CATY REV | FFIN REV | CATY GROSS % | FFIN GROSS % | CATY FCF | FFIN FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $0 | $0 | — | — | $363.7M | $299.4M |
| FY 2024 | $0 | $0 | — | — | $325.5M | $309.6M |
| FY 2023 | $0 | $0 | — | — | $384.7M | $284.8M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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