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CSWC vs CULP // FORWARD P/E MULTIPLE

Capital Southwest Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. Culp Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CSWC 6 — CULP 0

■ METRIC PARITY

LAST: $23.41 (+1.74%) • MKT CAP: $1.45B

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10.0x

LAST: $3.62 (+3.43%) • MKT CAP: $46.1M

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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CSWC VS. CULP) EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE

INSTITUTIONAL METRIC	CSWC	CULP	SPREAD (A - B)	ADVANTAGE	DEDICATED URL
Gross Profit Margin	—	12.40%	—	TIE	/gross-margins <GO>
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	13.60%	-14.00%	+27.60	CSWC	/roic <GO>
EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation	—	—	—	TIE	/valuation <GO>
Free Cash Flow Yield	-13.32%	-20.33%	+7.01	CSWC	/fcf-yield <GO>
Operating Margin	—	-3.50%	—	TIE	/operating-margins <GO>
Net Profit Margin	—	—	—	TIE	/net-margins <GO>
Revenue Growth (YoY)	—	-4.60%	—	TIE	/revenue-growth <GO>
Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety	10.12%	0.00%	+10.12	CSWC	/dividend-safety <GO>
Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity	—	2.29	—	TIE	/balance-sheet <GO>
Piotroski F-Score Quality	2/9	1/9	+1.00	CSWC	/piotroski-score <GO>
Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew	—	—	—	TIE	/options-implied-move <GO>
RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum	50.1	42.6	+7.50	CSWC	/rsi-technicals <GO>
10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta	—	—	—	TIE	/macro-sensitivity <GO>
Forward P/E Multiple ACTIVE	10.0x	—	—	TIE	/forward-pe <GO>
Enterprise Scale & Market Cap	$1.45B	$46.1M	$1.41B	CSWC	/market-cap <GO>

5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY

FISCAL YEAR	CSWC REV	CULP REV	CSWC GROSS %	CULP GROSS %	CSWC FCF	CULP FCF
FY 2025	$0	$203.5M	—	12.4%	-$193.8M	-$9.4M
FY 2024	$0	$213.2M	—	11.8%	-$218.9M	-$17.6M
FY 2023	$0	$225.3M	—	—	-$188.5M	-$8.2M

FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r

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