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COLB vs HSBC // PIOTROSKI F-SCORE QUALITY
Columbia Banking System Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. HSBC Holdings plc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: COLB 7
— HSBC 6
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $30.70 (-1.00%) • MKT CAP: $8.77B
piotroski-score
8/9
LAST: $85.42 (-1.36%) • MKT CAP: $297.33B
piotroski-score
8/9
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (COLB VS. HSBC)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | COLB | HSBC | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 41.00% | 41.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 1.80% | 9.90% | -8.10 | HSBC | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 46.0x | 21.0x | +25.00 | HSBC | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 8.41% | 2.21% | +6.20 | COLB | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 75.00% | 13.90% | +61.10 | COLB | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 68.00% | 10.90% | +57.10 | COLB | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 18.80% | 23.10% | -4.30 | HSBC | /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 | 3.74 | -3.29 | HSBC | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality ACTIVE | 8/9 | 8/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 6.90% | 6.60% | +0.30 | HSBC | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 61.5 | 25.0 | +36.49 | COLB | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.00 | 0.92 | +0.08 | COLB | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 13.4x | 27.6x | -14.20 | COLB | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $8.77B | $297.33B | -$288.55B | HSBC | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | COLB REV | HSBC REV | COLB GROSS % | HSBC GROSS % | COLB FCF | HSBC FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $177.0M | — | 44.0% | — | $738.0M | — |
| FY 2024 | $149.0M | — | 44.0% | — | $652.3M | — |
| FY 2023 | $134.0M | — | 44.0% | — | $664.0M | — |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
COLB // BETA 1.00
HSBC // BETA 0.92