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FRME vs BRK-B // ALTMAN Z-SCORE & DEBT/EQUITY
First Merchants Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Class B) (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: FRME 4
— BRK-B 3
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $41.09 (+1.06%) • MKT CAP: $2.58B
balance-sheet
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LAST: $541.96 (+0.30%) • MKT CAP: $1.20T
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (FRME VS. BRK-B)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | FRME | BRK-B | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 9.20% | 11.47% | -2.27 | BRK-B | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 9.7x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 10.99% | 2.09% | +8.90 | FRME | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | — | 27.80% | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | — | 22.30% | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | — | 3.93% | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 3.21% | 0.00% | +3.21 | FRME | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity ACTIVE | — | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 4/9 | +1.00 | FRME | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 3.55% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 52.4 | 67.7 | -15.27 | BRK-B | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.61 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 10.6x | 24.3x | -13.74 | FRME | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $2.58B | $1.20T | -$1.19T | BRK-B | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | FRME REV | BRK-B REV | FRME GROSS % | BRK-B GROSS % | FRME FCF | BRK-B FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $0 | $371.44B | — | — | $283.6M | $25.04B |
| FY 2024 | $0 | $371.43B | — | — | $266.2M | $11.62B |
| FY 2023 | $0 | $364.48B | — | — | $258.8M | $29.79B |
| FY 2022 | — | $302.02B | — | — | — | $21.89B |
| FY 2021 | — | $276.19B | — | — | — | $26.15B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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BRK-B // BETA 0.61