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HOFT vs ATER // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Hooker Furnishings Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. Aterian Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: HOFT 5
— ATER 2
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $14.00 (+3.86%) • MKT CAP: $149.7M
valuation
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LAST: $0.76 (+2.58%) • MKT CAP: $198.6M
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (HOFT VS. ATER)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | HOFT | ATER | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 26.40% | 56.80% | -30.40 | ATER | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -7.60% | -35.00% | +27.40 | HOFT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | — | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | — | -5.51% | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -5.90% | -26.10% | +20.20 | HOFT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -9.70% | -27.50% | +17.80 | HOFT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | — | -30.40% | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 5.86% | 0.00% | +5.86 | HOFT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.65 | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 3/9 | 3/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 73.7 | 68.1 | +5.56 | HOFT | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $149.7M | $198.6M | -$48.9M | ATER | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | HOFT REV | ATER REV | HOFT GROSS % | ATER GROSS % | HOFT FCF | ATER FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $278.1M | $69.0M | 26.4% | 56.8% | — | -$10.9M |
| FY 2024 | $317.4M | $99.0M | 24.6% | 62.1% | -$26.1M | $2.1M |
| FY 2023 | $0 | $142.6M | — | — | $55.5M | -$13.4M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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