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ISTR vs BRK-A // OPERATING MARGIN
Investar Holding Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Class A) (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: ISTR 3
— BRK-A 3
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $27.83 (+0.62%) • MKT CAP: $383.4M
operating-margins
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LAST: $817,500.00 (+0.68%) • MKT CAP: $1.20T
operating-margins
27.80%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (ISTR VS. BRK-A)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | ISTR | BRK-A | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 7.60% | 11.47% | -3.87 | BRK-A | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 9.7x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 4.75% | 2.09% | +2.66 | ISTR | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | — | 27.80% | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | — | 22.30% | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | — | 3.93% | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 1.10% | 0.00% | +1.10 | ISTR | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 4/9 | 4/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 32.9 | 68.1 | -35.22 | BRK-A | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.13 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 15.5x | 24.3x | -8.84 | ISTR | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $383.4M | $1.20T | -$1.20T | BRK-A | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | ISTR REV | BRK-A REV | ISTR GROSS % | BRK-A GROSS % | ISTR FCF | BRK-A FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $0 | $247.24B | — | — | $18.2M | $25.04B |
| FY 2024 | $0 | $249.71B | — | — | $15.9M | $11.62B |
| FY 2023 | $0 | $254.91B | — | — | $26.2M | $37.73B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
ISTR // BETA —
BRK-A // BETA 1.13