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KNF vs USLM // 10Y YIELD & FRED MACRO BETA
Knife Riv Holding Co. (NYSE) VS. United States Lime & Minerals Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: KNF 4
— USLM 8
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $57.60 (+6.18%) • MKT CAP: $3.27B
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LAST: $113.89 (+4.20%) • MKT CAP: $3.27B
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (KNF VS. USLM)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | KNF | USLM | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 18.40% | 48.90% | -30.50 | USLM | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 8.30% | 48.00% | -39.70 | USLM | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 15.2x | 13.7x | +1.50 | USLM | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 8.52% | 3.13% | +5.39 | KNF | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 9.10% | 42.40% | -33.30 | USLM | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 5.00% | 36.00% | -31.00 | USLM | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 8.50% | 17.30% | -8.80 | USLM | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.21% | -0.21 | USLM | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.68 | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 8/9 | -1.00 | USLM | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 61.4 | 53.2 | +8.18 | KNF | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta ACTIVE | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 19.3x | 20.4x | -1.10 | KNF | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $3.27B | $3.27B | $2.3M | KNF | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | KNF REV | USLM REV | KNF GROSS % | USLM GROSS % | KNF FCF | USLM FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $3.15B | $372.7M | 18.4% | 48.9% | $278.5M | $102.3M |
| FY 2024 | $2.90B | $317.7M | 19.7% | 45.3% | $322.3M | $98.6M |
| FY 2023 | $2.83B | $281.3M | — | — | $335.7M | $92.3M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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