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HTCO vs MA // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
High-Trend International Group (Class A) (NASDAQ) VS. Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: HTCO 1
— MA 6
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $1.42 (+2.90%) • MKT CAP: $9.6M
gross-margins
3.20%
LAST: $635.70 (+4.16%) • MKT CAP: $556.88B
gross-margins
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (HTCO VS. MA)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | HTCO | MA | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 3.20% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | — | 33.50% | — | TIE | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 29.2x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | — | 3.08% | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -9.30% | 57.60% | -66.90 | MA | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -10.00% | 45.60% | -55.60 | MA | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 98.20% | 16.40% | +81.80 | HTCO | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.49% | -0.49 | MA | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 11.17 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 8/9 | -3.00 | MA | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 42.7 | 68.8 | -26.06 | MA | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.90 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 31.2x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $9.6M | $556.88B | -$556.87B | MA | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | HTCO REV | MA REV | HTCO GROSS % | MA GROSS % | HTCO FCF | MA FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $214.4M | $32.79B | 3.2% | — | $4.6M | $17.16B |
| FY 2024 | $108.2M | $28.17B | 7.5% | — | -$3.3M | $14.31B |
| FY 2023 | $95.3M | $25.10B | — | — | -$17.8M | $10.85B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
HTCO // BETA —
MA // BETA 0.90