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ERII vs TSM // OPERATING MARGIN
Energy Recovery Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: ERII 6
— TSM 5
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: TSM
LAST: $7.12 (+2.45%) • MKT CAP: $363.4M
operating-margins
17.70%
LAST: $431.81 (-1.75%) • MKT CAP: $2.24T
operating-margins
21.10%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (ERII VS. TSM)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | ERII | TSM | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 65.10% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 11.90% | 14.90% | -3.00 | TSM | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 12.6x | 14.9x | -2.30 | ERII | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 4.80% | 3.99% | +0.81 | ERII | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | 17.70% | 21.10% | -3.40 | TSM | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 17.00% | 16.40% | +0.60 | ERII | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -6.90% | -3.30% | -3.60 | TSM | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 11.16 | 3.87 | +7.29 | ERII | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 7/9 | -2.00 | TSM | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 52.6 | 49.4 | +3.25 | ERII | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.42 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 14.7x | 20.2x | -5.50 | ERII | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $363.4M | $2.24T | -$2.24T | TSM | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | ERII REV | TSM REV | ERII GROSS % | TSM GROSS % | ERII FCF | TSM FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $135.0M | — | 65.1% | — | $17.4M | — |
| FY 2024 | $144.9M | — | 66.9% | — | $19.2M | — |
| FY 2023 | $128.3M | — | — | — | $26.1M | — |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
ERII // BETA —
TSM // BETA 1.42