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CGNT vs TSM // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Cognyte Software Ltd. (NASDAQ) VS. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CGNT 3
— TSM 6
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: TSM
LAST: $9.79 (-1.66%) • MKT CAP: $723.5M
valuation
27.5x
LAST: $431.81 (-1.75%) • MKT CAP: $2.24T
valuation
14.9x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CGNT VS. TSM)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CGNT | TSM | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 72.40% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 11.70% | 14.90% | -3.20 | TSM | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 27.5x | 14.9x | +12.60 | TSM | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 4.14% | 3.99% | +0.15 | CGNT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 3.30% | 21.10% | -17.80 | TSM | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -0.20% | 16.40% | -16.60 | TSM | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 14.10% | -3.30% | +17.40 | CGNT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.09 | 3.87 | -1.78 | TSM | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 7/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 57.3 | 49.4 | +7.89 | CGNT | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.42 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 20.2x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $723.5M | $2.24T | -$2.24T | TSM | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CGNT REV | TSM REV | CGNT GROSS % | TSM GROSS % | CGNT FCF | TSM FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $400.0M | — | 72.4% | — | $29.9M | — |
| FY 2024 | $350.6M | — | 70.4% | — | $36.2M | — |
| FY 2023 | $313.4M | — | — | — | $34.6M | — |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
CGNT // BETA —
TSM // BETA 1.42