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IRON vs VKTX // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Disc Medicine Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Viking Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: IRON 7
— VKTX 1
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: IRON
LAST: $78.62 (-2.75%) • MKT CAP: $3.59B
fcf-yield
-4.93%
LAST: $26.83 (-1.65%) • MKT CAP: $3.48B
fcf-yield
-8.25%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (IRON VS. VKTX)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | IRON | VKTX | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -27.50% | -35.00% | +7.50 | IRON | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | -4.93% | -8.25% | +3.32 | IRON | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -22.90% | — | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -20.60% | — | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 16.50% | 15.40% | +1.10 | IRON | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 26.00 | 24.02 | +1.98 | IRON | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 5/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 62.4 | 48.3 | +14.10 | IRON | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.90 | 0.91 | -0.01 | VKTX | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 20.0x | 35.0x | -15.00 | IRON | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $3.59B | $3.48B | $109.9M | IRON | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | IRON REV | VKTX REV | IRON GROSS % | VKTX GROSS % | IRON FCF | VKTX FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $660.9M | $1.10B | — | — | -$181.3M | -$278.7M |
| FY 2024 | $363.2M | $422.6M | — | — | -$94.4M | -$87.8M |
| FY 2023 | $255.2M | $282.3M | — | — | -$73.5M | -$73.4M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
IRON // BETA 0.90
VKTX // BETA 0.91