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HTO vs SO // ALTMAN Z-SCORE & DEBT/EQUITY
H2O America (NASDAQ) VS. Southern Company (The) (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: HTO 4
— SO 10
▲ ALTMAN Z-SCORE & DEBT/EQUITY LEADER: HTO
LAST: $59.74 (+2.00%) • MKT CAP: $2.83B
balance-sheet
1.10
LAST: $93.71 (+0.77%) • MKT CAP: $106.97B
balance-sheet
0.98
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (HTO VS. SO)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | HTO | SO | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 41.00% | 41.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 4.10% | 6.90% | -2.80 | SO | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 22.4x | 8.5x | +13.90 | SO | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 7.37% | -2.74% | +10.11 | HTO | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 22.00% | 24.70% | -2.70 | SO | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 12.70% | 14.70% | -2.00 | SO | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 9.40% | 10.60% | -1.20 | SO | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.07% | 2.82% | -0.75 | SO | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity ACTIVE | 1.10 | 0.98 | +0.12 | HTO | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 5/9 | +2.00 | HTO | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 5.40% | 5.50% | -0.10 | HTO | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 51.1 | 66.6 | -15.48 | SO | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.55 | 0.58 | -0.03 | SO | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 25.7x | 22.9x | +2.80 | SO | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $2.83B | $106.97B | -$104.14B | SO | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | HTO REV | SO REV | HTO GROSS % | SO GROSS % | HTO FCF | SO FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $805.6M | $29.55B | 44.0% | 44.0% | $208.6M | -$2.94B |
| FY 2024 | $736.3M | $26.72B | 44.0% | 44.0% | $162.4M | $833.0M |
| FY 2023 | $678.2M | $25.25B | 44.0% | 44.0% | $160.3M | $6.42B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
HTO // BETA 0.55
SO // BETA 0.58