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KLC vs FC // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
KinderCare Learning Companies Inc. (NYSE) VS. Franklin Covey Company (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: KLC 3
— FC 5
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $2.05 (+5.13%) • MKT CAP: $243.0M
valuation
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LAST: $18.46 (+0.38%) • MKT CAP: $208.5M
valuation
15.0x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (KLC VS. FC)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | KLC | FC | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 76.20% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -1.00% | 12.40% | -13.40 | FC | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | — | 15.0x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | — | 9.94% | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -0.70% | 2.10% | -2.80 | FC | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -4.10% | 1.10% | -5.20 | FC | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 2.60% | -7.00% | +9.60 | KLC | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 0.69 | 2.60 | -1.91 | FC | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 3/9 | 5/9 | -2.00 | FC | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 52.7 | 47.8 | +4.96 | KLC | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 63.2x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $243.0M | $208.5M | $34.5M | KLC | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | KLC REV | FC REV | KLC GROSS % | FC GROSS % | KLC FCF | FC FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $2.73B | $267.1M | — | 76.2% | $110.3M | $20.7M |
| FY 2024 | $2.66B | $287.2M | — | 77.0% | -$16.4M | $56.6M |
| FY 2023 | $2.51B | $280.5M | — | — | $303.5M | $35.7M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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