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CTS vs TSM // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
CTS Corporation (NYSE) VS. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CTS 6
— TSM 6
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $63.44 (+1.54%) • MKT CAP: $1.81B
gross-margins
38.40%
LAST: $431.81 (-1.75%) • MKT CAP: $2.24T
gross-margins
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CTS VS. TSM)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CTS | TSM | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 38.40% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 13.90% | 14.90% | -1.00 | TSM | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 20.9x | 14.9x | +6.00 | TSM | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 5.65% | 3.99% | +1.66 | CTS | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 15.30% | 21.10% | -5.80 | TSM | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 12.10% | 16.40% | -4.30 | TSM | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 5.20% | -3.30% | +8.50 | CTS | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.26% | 0.00% | +0.26 | CTS | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 7.70 | 3.87 | +3.83 | CTS | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 7/9 | +1.00 | CTS | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 59.9 | 49.4 | +10.48 | CTS | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.42 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 25.8x | 20.2x | +5.60 | TSM | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.81B | $2.24T | -$2.24T | TSM | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CTS REV | TSM REV | CTS GROSS % | TSM GROSS % | CTS FCF | TSM FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $541.3M | — | 38.4% | — | $102.1M | — |
| FY 2024 | $514.8M | — | 36.4% | — | $98.2M | — |
| FY 2023 | $550.4M | — | — | — | $88.8M | — |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
CTS // BETA —
TSM // BETA 1.42