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HLI vs HSBC // OPERATING MARGIN
Houlihan Lokey Inc. (NYSE) VS. HSBC Holdings plc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: HLI 10
— HSBC 3
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: HLI
LAST: $138.00 (-0.96%) • MKT CAP: $9.74B
operating-margins
20.10%
LAST: $85.42 (-1.36%) • MKT CAP: $297.33B
operating-margins
13.90%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (HLI VS. HSBC)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | HLI | HSBC | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 41.00% | 41.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 21.60% | 9.90% | +11.70 | HLI | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 17.2x | 21.0x | -3.80 | HLI | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 7.00% | 2.21% | +4.79 | HLI | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | 20.10% | 13.90% | +6.20 | HLI | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 16.20% | 10.90% | +5.30 | HLI | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 9.50% | 23.10% | -13.60 | HSBC | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 1.79% | 0.00% | +1.79 | HLI | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 5.51 | 3.74 | +1.77 | HLI | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 8/9 | +1.00 | HLI | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 6.60% | 6.60% | 0.00 | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 61.6 | 25.0 | +36.58 | HLI | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.91 | 0.92 | -0.01 | HSBC | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 21.4x | 27.6x | -6.20 | HLI | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $9.74B | $297.33B | -$287.59B | HSBC | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | HLI REV | HSBC REV | HLI GROSS % | HSBC GROSS % | HLI FCF | HSBC FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $2.62B | — | 44.0% | — | $681.8M | — |
| FY 2024 | $2.39B | — | 32.3% | — | $808.9M | — |
| FY 2023 | $1.91B | — | 44.0% | — | $242.3M | — |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
HLI // BETA 0.91
HSBC // BETA 0.92