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COLB vs BRK-B // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Columbia Banking System Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: COLB 8
— BRK-B 6
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $30.70 (-1.00%) • MKT CAP: $8.77B
gross-margins
41.00%
LAST: $542.49 (+0.10%) • MKT CAP: $1.16T
gross-margins
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (COLB VS. BRK-B)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | COLB | BRK-B | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 41.00% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 1.80% | 11.47% | -9.67 | BRK-B | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 46.0x | 9.7x | +36.32 | BRK-B | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 8.41% | 2.09% | +6.32 | COLB | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 75.00% | 27.80% | +47.20 | COLB | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 68.00% | 22.30% | +45.70 | COLB | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 18.80% | 3.93% | +14.87 | COLB | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 3.82% | 0.00% | +3.82 | COLB | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 0.45 | 2.85 | -2.40 | BRK-B | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 4/9 | +4.00 | COLB | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 6.90% | 3.55% | +3.35 | BRK-B | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 61.5 | 66.8 | -5.33 | BRK-B | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.00 | 0.61 | +0.39 | COLB | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 13.4x | 24.3x | -10.94 | COLB | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $8.77B | $1.16T | -$1.15T | BRK-B | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | COLB REV | BRK-B REV | COLB GROSS % | BRK-B GROSS % | COLB FCF | BRK-B FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $177.0M | $371.44B | 44.0% | — | $738.0M | $25.04B |
| FY 2024 | $149.0M | $371.43B | 44.0% | — | $652.3M | $11.62B |
| FY 2023 | $134.0M | $364.48B | 44.0% | — | $664.0M | $29.79B |
| FY 2022 | — | $302.02B | — | — | — | $21.89B |
| FY 2021 | — | $276.19B | — | — | — | $26.15B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
COLB // BETA 1.00
BRK-B // BETA 0.61