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CCS vs MA // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN

Century Communities Inc. (NYSE) VS. Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CCS 3 — MA 6

■ METRIC PARITY

LAST: $53.56 (-5.52%) • MKT CAP: $1.52B

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LAST: $635.70 (+4.16%) • MKT CAP: $556.88B

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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CCS VS. MA) EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE

INSTITUTIONAL METRIC	CCS	MA	SPREAD (A - B)	ADVANTAGE	DEDICATED URL
Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE	—	—	—	TIE	/gross-margins <GO>
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	5.70%	33.50%	-27.80	MA	/roic <GO>
EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation	—	29.2x	—	TIE	/valuation <GO>
Free Cash Flow Yield	8.16%	3.08%	+5.08	CCS	/fcf-yield <GO>
Operating Margin	—	57.60%	—	TIE	/operating-margins <GO>
Net Profit Margin	3.60%	45.60%	-42.00	MA	/net-margins <GO>
Revenue Growth (YoY)	-6.40%	16.40%	-22.80	MA	/revenue-growth <GO>
Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety	2.28%	0.49%	+1.79	CCS	/dividend-safety <GO>
Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity	—	11.17	—	TIE	/balance-sheet <GO>
Piotroski F-Score Quality	4/9	8/9	-4.00	MA	/piotroski-score <GO>
Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew	—	—	—	TIE	/options-implied-move <GO>
RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum	35.6	68.8	-33.23	MA	/rsi-technicals <GO>
10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta	—	0.90	—	TIE	/macro-sensitivity <GO>
Forward P/E Multiple	9.6x	31.2x	-21.60	CCS	/forward-pe <GO>
Enterprise Scale & Market Cap	$1.52B	$556.88B	-$555.36B	MA	/market-cap <GO>

5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY

FISCAL YEAR	CCS REV	MA REV	CCS GROSS %	MA GROSS %	CCS FCF	MA FCF
FY 2025	$4.12B	$32.79B	—	—	$124.3M	$17.16B
FY 2024	$4.40B	$28.17B	—	—	$86.7M	$14.31B
FY 2023	$3.69B	$25.10B	—	—	$41.6M	$10.85B

FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r

CCS // BETA —

MA // BETA 0.90