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IIIN vs FRD // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Insteel Industries Inc. (NYSE) VS. Friedman Industries Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: IIIN 4
— FRD 2
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $28.96 (+2.59%) • MKT CAP: $560.6M
gross-margins
14.40%
LAST: $43.17 (+0.82%) • MKT CAP: $311.4M
gross-margins
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (IIIN VS. FRD)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | IIIN | FRD | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 14.40% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 11.40% | 13.70% | -2.30 | FRD | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 4.85% | — | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 6.30% | — | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 22.40% | — | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 3.88% | 0.00% | +3.88 | IIIN | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 3/9 | +3.00 | IIIN | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 46.7 | 56.0 | -9.30 | FRD | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 11.5x | 14.8x | -3.30 | IIIN | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $560.6M | $311.4M | $249.2M | IIIN | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | IIIN REV | FRD REV | IIIN GROSS % | FRD GROSS % | IIIN FCF | FRD FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $647.7M | $0 | 14.4% | — | $27.2M | — |
| FY 2024 | $529.2M | $0 | 9.4% | — | $58.2M | -$8.4M |
| FY 2023 | $649.2M | $0 | — | — | $142.2M | $5.0M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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