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HWKN vs ASH // PIOTROSKI F-SCORE QUALITY
Hawkins Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Ashland Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: HWKN 4
— ASH 3
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $153.73 (-0.21%) • MKT CAP: $3.20B
piotroski-score
7/9
LAST: $74.38 (+2.35%) • MKT CAP: $3.41B
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (HWKN VS. ASH)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | HWKN | ASH | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 22.60% | 30.10% | -7.50 | ASH | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 12.40% | -20.70% | +33.10 | HWKN | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 20.2x | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.69% | — | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 11.20% | -42.50% | +53.70 | HWKN | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 7.50% | — | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 11.20% | -13.70% | +24.90 | HWKN | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.49% | 2.23% | -1.74 | ASH | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 6.57 | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality ACTIVE | 7/9 | — | — | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 78.0 | 66.2 | +11.82 | HWKN | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 36.5x | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $3.20B | $3.41B | -$209.7M | ASH | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | HWKN REV | ASH REV | HWKN GROSS % | ASH GROSS % | HWKN FCF | ASH FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.08B | $1.82B | 22.6% | 30.1% | $86.1M | — |
| FY 2024 | $974.4M | $2.11B | 23.1% | 29.2% | $70.0M | — |
| FY 2023 | $919.2M | $2.19B | — | — | $159.5M | — |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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