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FWRD vs BCO // FORWARD P/E MULTIPLE
Forward Air Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. Brinks Company (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: FWRD 1
— BCO 9
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $17.62 (-1.40%) • MKT CAP: $595.2M
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LAST: $102.71 (+0.51%) • MKT CAP: $4.23B
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19.6x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (FWRD VS. BCO)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | FWRD | BCO | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 25.80% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 1.70% | 19.60% | -17.90 | BCO | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 35.7x | 8.3x | +27.40 | BCO | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | — | 0.58% | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 1.50% | 11.10% | -9.60 | BCO | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -4.20% | 3.80% | -8.00 | BCO | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 0.80% | 5.00% | -4.20 | BCO | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 1.00% | -1.00 | BCO | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 0.91 | 1.58 | -0.67 | BCO | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 2/9 | 7/9 | -5.00 | BCO | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 62.9 | 44.8 | +18.10 | FWRD | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.00 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple ACTIVE | — | 19.6x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $595.2M | $4.23B | -$3.64B | BCO | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | FWRD REV | BCO REV | FWRD GROSS % | BCO GROSS % | FWRD FCF | BCO FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $2.50B | $5.26B | — | 25.8% | — | — |
| FY 2024 | $2.47B | $5.01B | — | 25.3% | — | — |
| FY 2023 | $1.37B | $4.87B | — | — | — | — |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
FWRD // BETA —
BCO // BETA 1.00