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IZEA vs STFS // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
IZEA Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Star Fashion Culture Holdings Limited (Class A) (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: IZEA 5
— STFS 3
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $2.37 (0.00%) • MKT CAP: $41.0M
dividend-safety
0.00%
LAST: $4.68 (0.00%) • MKT CAP: $71.1M
dividend-safety
0.00%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (IZEA VS. STFS)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | IZEA | STFS | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 48.10% | 5.70% | +42.40 | IZEA | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -35.00% | -35.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 5.79% | -5.58% | +11.37 | IZEA | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -6.00% | -60.00% | +54.00 | IZEA | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 0.10% | -60.00% | +60.10 | IZEA | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -12.90% | — | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.74 | 4.35 | -2.61 | STFS | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 2/9 | +5.00 | IZEA | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 46.0 | 61.0 | -15.00 | STFS | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $41.0M | $71.1M | -$30.1M | STFS | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | IZEA REV | STFS REV | IZEA GROSS % | STFS GROSS % | IZEA FCF | STFS FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $31.2M | $16.9M | 48.1% | 5.7% | $2.4M | -$4.0M |
| FY 2024 | $35.9M | — | 40.9% | — | -$11.5M | — |
| FY 2023 | $36.2M | — | — | — | -$4.8M | — |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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