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IBEX vs CARS // OPTIONS IMPLIED MOVE & PUT/CALL SKEW
IBEX Limited (NASDAQ) VS. Cars.com Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: IBEX 5
— CARS 4
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $44.73 (-1.37%) • MKT CAP: $605.2M
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LAST: $11.24 (-1.49%) • MKT CAP: $610.8M
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (IBEX VS. CARS)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | IBEX | CARS | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
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| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 26.50% | 5.50% | +21.00 | IBEX | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 9.5x | 15.7x | -6.20 | IBEX | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 4.51% | 24.12% | -19.61 | CARS | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 8.30% | 8.30% | 0.00 | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 0.00% | 2.80% | -2.80 | CARS | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 9.80% | 0.60% | +9.20 | IBEX | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 5.51 | 0.36 | +5.15 | IBEX | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 6/9 | +1.00 | IBEX | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew ACTIVE | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 55.8 | 62.7 | -6.90 | CARS | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 28.3x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $605.2M | $610.8M | -$5.6M | CARS | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | IBEX REV | CARS REV | IBEX GROSS % | CARS GROSS % | IBEX FCF | CARS FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $558.3M | $723.2M | — | — | $27.3M | $147.4M |
| FY 2024 | $508.6M | $719.2M | — | — | $27.0M | $149.5M |
| FY 2023 | $523.1M | $689.2M | — | — | $41.9M | $136.7M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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