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CERT vs PDFS // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Certara Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. PDF Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CERT 4
— PDFS 5
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: CERT
LAST: $10.71 (-2.81%) • MKT CAP: $1.68B
fcf-yield
5.54%
LAST: $38.97 (-4.95%) • MKT CAP: $1.73B
fcf-yield
-0.45%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CERT VS. PDFS)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CERT | PDFS | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 72.30% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 1.40% | 1.60% | -0.20 | PDFS | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 80.4x | 58.0x | +22.40 | PDFS | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 5.54% | -0.45% | +5.99 | CERT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 5.00% | 2.70% | +2.30 | CERT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -0.40% | -0.30% | -0.10 | PDFS | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 8.70% | — | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.40 | 8.33 | -5.93 | PDFS | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 5/9 | +2.00 | CERT | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 64.6 | 43.6 | +21.00 | CERT | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.68B | $1.73B | -$50.3M | PDFS | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CERT REV | PDFS REV | CERT GROSS % | PDFS GROSS % | CERT FCF | PDFS FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $418.8M | $219.0M | — | 72.3% | $94.6M | -$8.6M |
| FY 2024 | $385.1M | $179.5M | — | 69.8% | $78.8M | -$7.5M |
| FY 2023 | $354.3M | $422.8K | — | — | $82.8M | $14.6M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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