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FC vs KLC // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Franklin Covey Company (NYSE) VS. KinderCare Learning Companies Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: FC 5
— KLC 3
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $18.46 (+0.38%) • MKT CAP: $208.5M
valuation
15.0x
LAST: $2.05 (+5.13%) • MKT CAP: $243.0M
valuation
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (FC VS. KLC)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | FC | KLC | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 76.20% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 12.40% | -1.00% | +13.40 | FC | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 15.0x | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 9.94% | — | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 2.10% | -0.70% | +2.80 | FC | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 1.10% | -4.10% | +5.20 | FC | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -7.00% | 2.60% | -9.60 | KLC | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.60 | 0.69 | +1.91 | FC | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 3/9 | +2.00 | FC | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 47.8 | 52.7 | -4.96 | KLC | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 63.2x | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $208.5M | $243.0M | -$34.5M | KLC | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | FC REV | KLC REV | FC GROSS % | KLC GROSS % | FC FCF | KLC FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $267.1M | $2.73B | 76.2% | — | $20.7M | $110.3M |
| FY 2024 | $287.2M | $2.66B | 77.0% | — | $56.6M | -$16.4M |
| FY 2023 | $280.5M | $2.51B | — | — | $35.7M | $303.5M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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