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FRD vs HUDI // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Friedman Industries Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Huadi International Group Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: FRD 3
— HUDI 0
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $43.17 (+0.82%) • MKT CAP: $311.4M
gross-margins
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LAST: $0.52 (+6.93%) • MKT CAP: $7.5M
gross-margins
10.80%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (FRD VS. HUDI)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | FRD | HUDI | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | — | 10.80% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 13.70% | — | — | TIE | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | — | — | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | — | -4.60% | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | — | -2.20% | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | — | — | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 3/9 | 1/9 | +2.00 | FRD | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 51.6 | 34.1 | +17.51 | FRD | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 14.8x | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $311.4M | $7.5M | $303.9M | FRD | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | FRD REV | HUDI REV | FRD GROSS % | HUDI GROSS % | FRD FCF | HUDI FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $0 | $62.9M | — | 10.8% | — | -$9.9M |
| FY 2024 | $0 | $74.3M | — | 9.9% | -$8.4M | $12.7M |
| FY 2023 | $0 | $1.2M | — | — | $5.0M | -$2.4M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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