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KNF vs MDU // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Knife Riv Holding Co. (NYSE) VS. MDU Resources Group Inc. (Holding Company) (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: KNF 5
— MDU 6
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: KNF
LAST: $57.60 (+6.18%) • MKT CAP: $3.27B
valuation
15.2x
LAST: $19.71 (+1.13%) • MKT CAP: $4.15B
valuation
22.9x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (KNF VS. MDU)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | KNF | MDU | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 18.40% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 8.30% | 4.30% | +4.00 | KNF | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 15.2x | 22.9x | -7.70 | KNF | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 8.52% | 11.42% | -2.90 | MDU | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 9.10% | 15.60% | -6.50 | MDU | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 5.00% | 10.20% | -5.20 | MDU | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 8.50% | 6.30% | +2.20 | KNF | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 2.61% | -2.61 | MDU | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.68 | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 6/9 | +1.00 | KNF | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 61.4 | 65.1 | -3.77 | MDU | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 19.3x | 20.3x | -1.00 | KNF | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $3.27B | $4.15B | -$876.4M | MDU | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | KNF REV | MDU REV | KNF GROSS % | MDU GROSS % | KNF FCF | MDU FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $3.15B | $1.86B | 18.4% | — | $278.5M | $473.4M |
| FY 2024 | $2.90B | $1.75B | 19.7% | — | $322.3M | $502.3M |
| FY 2023 | $2.83B | $1.81B | — | — | $335.7M | $332.6M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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