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EDUC vs NHTC // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Educational Development Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. Natural Health Trends Corp. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: EDUC 4
— NHTC 3
▲ GROSS PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: NHTC
LAST: $1.04 (+0.97%) • MKT CAP: $8.9M
gross-margins
59.40%
LAST: $0.77 (-8.01%) • MKT CAP: $6.6M
gross-margins
73.50%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (EDUC VS. NHTC)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | EDUC | NHTC | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 59.40% | 73.50% | -14.10 | NHTC | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 5.10% | -8.60% | +13.70 | EDUC | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 16.50% | — | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | — | -4.50% | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 10.10% | -2.20% | +12.30 | EDUC | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -33.00% | -7.40% | -25.60 | NHTC | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 0.46 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 2/9 | +5.00 | EDUC | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 15.8 | 28.4 | -12.64 | NHTC | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 3.5x | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $8.9M | $6.6M | $2.3M | EDUC | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | EDUC REV | NHTC REV | EDUC GROSS % | NHTC GROSS % | EDUC FCF | NHTC FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $22.9M | $39.8M | 59.4% | 73.5% | $1.5M | -$6.1M |
| FY 2024 | $34.2M | $43.0M | 61.5% | 74.0% | $2.8M | -$3.4M |
| FY 2023 | $51.0M | $43.9M | — | — | $8.8M | -$4.3M |
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