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DAO vs LAUR // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Youdao Inc. each representing one Class A Ordinary Share (NYSE) VS. Laureate Education Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: DAO 4
— LAUR 7
▲ GROSS PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: DAO
LAST: $20.09 (+4.09%) • MKT CAP: $2.33B
gross-margins
44.30%
LAST: $33.22 (-7.75%) • MKT CAP: $4.96B
gross-margins
28.30%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (DAO VS. LAUR)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | DAO | LAUR | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 44.30% | 28.30% | +16.00 | DAO | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 21.50% | 30.60% | -9.10 | LAUR | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 65.2x | 9.8x | +55.40 | LAUR | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 0.18% | 5.84% | -5.66 | LAUR | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 3.70% | 25.30% | -21.60 | LAUR | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | — | 16.50% | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 9.60% | 8.60% | +1.00 | DAO | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 3.40% | -3.40 | LAUR | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 5.12 | 4.52 | +0.60 | DAO | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 4/9 | 6/9 | -2.00 | LAUR | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 61.3 | 42.4 | +18.90 | DAO | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.98 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 16.4x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $2.33B | $4.96B | -$2.63B | LAUR | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | DAO REV | LAUR REV | DAO GROSS % | LAUR GROSS % | DAO FCF | LAUR FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $845.0M | $1.70B | 44.3% | 28.3% | $4.2M | $289.6M |
| FY 2024 | $770.7M | $1.57B | 48.9% | 26.8% | -$10.9M | $162.2M |
| FY 2023 | $759.1M | $1.48B | — | — | -$61.7M | $184.0M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
DAO // BETA —
LAUR // BETA 0.98