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DY vs PLPC // OPERATING MARGIN
Dycom Industries Inc. (NYSE) VS. Preformed Line Products Company (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: DY 6
— PLPC 4
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: PLPC
LAST: $239.66 (+2.42%) • MKT CAP: $7.23B
operating-margins
6.20%
LAST: $320.01 (-8.26%) • MKT CAP: $1.56B
operating-margins
8.20%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (DY VS. PLPC)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | DY | PLPC | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 31.20% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 6.80% | 8.60% | -1.80 | PLPC | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 17.0x | 17.9x | -0.90 | DY | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 5.56% | 2.13% | +3.43 | DY | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | 6.20% | 8.20% | -2.00 | PLPC | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 5.10% | 5.30% | -0.20 | PLPC | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 17.90% | 12.70% | +5.20 | DY | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.26% | -0.26 | PLPC | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.86 | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 8/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 40.0 | 24.8 | +15.23 | DY | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.07 | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 21.6x | 37.2x | -15.60 | DY | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $7.23B | $1.56B | $5.66B | DY | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | DY REV | PLPC REV | DY GROSS % | PLPC GROSS % | DY FCF | PLPC FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $5.55B | $669.3M | — | 31.2% | $401.7M | $33.3M |
| FY 2024 | $4.70B | $593.7M | — | 32.0% | $98.6M | $52.8M |
| FY 2023 | $4.18B | $669.7M | — | — | $71.1M | $107.6M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
DY // BETA 1.07
PLPC // BETA —