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FRME vs MS // NET PROFIT MARGIN
First Merchants Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. Morgan Stanley (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: FRME 5
— MS 1
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $41.09 (+1.06%) • MKT CAP: $2.58B
net-margins
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LAST: $190.00 (-0.07%) • MKT CAP: $298.41B
net-margins
20.20%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (FRME VS. MS)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | FRME | MS | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 9.20% | 3.00% | +6.20 | FRME | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 31.0x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 10.99% | -7.25% | +18.24 | FRME | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | — | 24.60% | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin ACTIVE | — | 20.20% | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | — | 5.50% | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 3.21% | 2.21% | +1.00 | FRME | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 5/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 57.0 | 51.0 | +6.00 | FRME | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.04 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 10.6x | 16.5x | -5.90 | FRME | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $2.58B | $298.41B | -$295.83B | MS | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | FRME REV | MS REV | FRME GROSS % | MS GROSS % | FRME FCF | MS FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $0 | $0 | — | — | $283.6M | -$17.89B |
| FY 2024 | $0 | $0 | — | — | $266.2M | $1.36B |
| FY 2023 | $0 | $0 | — | — | $258.8M | -$33.54B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
FRME // BETA —
MS // BETA 1.04