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CLFD vs SO // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Clearfield Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Southern Company (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CLFD 2
— SO 7
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $33.26 (+4.10%) • MKT CAP: $451.8M
gross-margins
33.70%
LAST: $92.99 (+1.61%) • MKT CAP: $106.97B
gross-margins
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CLFD VS. SO)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CLFD | SO | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 33.70% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 0.70% | 6.90% | -6.20 | SO | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 8.5x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | — | -2.74% | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 1.40% | 24.70% | -23.30 | SO | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -5.40% | 14.70% | -20.10 | SO | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 19.60% | 10.60% | +9.00 | CLFD | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 2.82% | -2.82 | SO | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 16.56 | 0.98 | +15.58 | CLFD | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 4/9 | 5/9 | -1.00 | SO | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 55.0 | 62.9 | -7.93 | SO | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.58 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 22.9x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $451.8M | $106.97B | -$106.52B | SO | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CLFD REV | SO REV | CLFD GROSS % | SO GROSS % | CLFD FCF | SO FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $150.1M | $29.55B | 33.7% | — | — | -$2.94B |
| FY 2024 | $125.6M | $26.72B | 20.6% | — | $12.7M | $833.0M |
| FY 2023 | $225.7M | $25.25B | — | — | $18.4M | $6.42B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
CLFD // BETA —
SO // BETA 0.58