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COHU vs SO // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Cohu Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Southern Company (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: COHU 6
— SO 5
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $53.40 (+0.49%) • MKT CAP: $2.53B
valuation
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LAST: $92.99 (+1.61%) • MKT CAP: $106.97B
valuation
8.5x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (COHU VS. SO)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | COHU | SO | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -6.50% | 6.90% | -13.40 | SO | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | — | 8.5x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 0.42% | -2.74% | +3.16 | COHU | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -9.90% | 24.70% | -34.60 | SO | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 1.00% | 14.70% | -13.70 | SO | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 17.60% | 10.60% | +7.00 | COHU | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 3.40% | 2.82% | +0.58 | COHU | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.74 | 0.98 | +2.76 | COHU | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 5/9 | +4.00 | COHU | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 45.8 | 62.9 | -17.10 | SO | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.73 | 0.58 | +0.15 | COHU | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 22.9x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $2.53B | $106.97B | -$104.44B | SO | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | COHU REV | SO REV | COHU GROSS % | SO GROSS % | COHU FCF | SO FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $0 | $29.55B | — | — | $10.7M | -$2.94B |
| FY 2024 | $0 | $26.72B | — | — | -$7.9M | $833.0M |
| FY 2023 | $0 | $25.25B | — | — | $101.5M | $6.42B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
COHU // BETA 0.73
SO // BETA 0.58