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DTST vs TSM // RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)
Data Storage Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: DTST 1
— TSM 6
▲ RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) LEADER: TSM
LAST: $3.07 (+2.61%) • MKT CAP: $7.2M
roic
-7.30%
LAST: $431.81 (-1.75%) • MKT CAP: $2.24T
roic
14.90%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (DTST VS. TSM)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | DTST | TSM | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 44.40% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) ACTIVE | -7.30% | 14.90% | -22.20 | TSM | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 14.9x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | — | 3.99% | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -60.00% | 21.10% | -81.10 | TSM | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | — | 16.40% | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 13.40% | -3.30% | +16.70 | DTST | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.74 | 3.87 | -1.13 | TSM | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 3/9 | 7/9 | -4.00 | TSM | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 44.0 | 49.4 | -5.39 | TSM | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.42 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 20.2x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $7.2M | $2.24T | -$2.24T | TSM | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | DTST REV | TSM REV | DTST GROSS % | TSM GROSS % | DTST FCF | TSM FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.4M | — | 44.4% | — | -$3.2M | — |
| FY 2024 | $1.2M | — | 43.2% | — | $1.7M | — |
| FY 2023 | $25.0M | — | — | — | $3.9M | — |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
DTST // BETA —
TSM // BETA 1.42