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KE vs MEI // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
Kimball Electronics Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Methode Electronics Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: KE 6
— MEI 4
▲ DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY LEADER: MEI
LAST: $27.01 (-0.07%) • MKT CAP: $648.0M
dividend-safety
0.00%
LAST: $15.43 (+3.56%) • MKT CAP: $550.0M
dividend-safety
1.51%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (KE VS. MEI)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | KE | MEI | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 7.00% | 19.80% | -12.80 | MEI | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 5.70% | 0.80% | +4.90 | KE | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 9.5x | 27.2x | -17.70 | KE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 23.25% | 2.84% | +20.41 | KE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 3.10% | 0.90% | +2.20 | KE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 1.10% | -3.50% | +4.60 | KE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -13.30% | -2.80% | -10.50 | MEI | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE | 0.00% | 1.51% | -1.51 | MEI | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 2.16 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 6/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 52.9 | 56.2 | -3.30 | MEI | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 35.5x | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $648.0M | $550.0M | $98.0M | KE | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | KE REV | MEI REV | KE GROSS % | MEI GROSS % | KE FCF | MEI FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.49B | $1.02B | 7.0% | 19.8% | $150.7M | $15.6M |
| FY 2024 | $1.71B | $1.05B | 8.2% | 15.6% | $27.1M | -$15.2M |
| FY 2023 | $1.82B | $1.11B | — | — | -$13.8M | $47.5M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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