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KT vs ESE // OPERATING MARGIN
KT Corporation (NYSE) VS. ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: KT 3
— ESE 9
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: ESE
LAST: $17.28 (+0.64%) • MKT CAP: $8.33B
operating-margins
13.90%
LAST: $237.70 (-2.94%) • MKT CAP: $7.37B
operating-margins
15.60%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (KT VS. ESE)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | KT | ESE | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 42.10% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 9.90% | 8.50% | +1.40 | KT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 21.0x | 35.9x | -14.90 | KT | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.21% | 2.54% | -0.33 | ESE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | 13.90% | 15.60% | -1.70 | ESE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 10.90% | 27.30% | -16.40 | ESE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 11.00% | 19.20% | -8.20 | ESE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.11% | -0.11 | ESE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.74 | 7.03 | -3.29 | ESE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 8/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 36.4 | 38.4 | -2.00 | ESE | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.97 | 1.03 | -0.06 | ESE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 30.5x | 21.3x | +9.20 | ESE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $8.33B | $7.37B | $961.7M | KT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | KT REV | ESE REV | KT GROSS % | ESE GROSS % | KT FCF | ESE FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | — | $1.10B | — | 42.1% | — | $192.6M |
| FY 2024 | — | $919.1M | — | 42.3% | — | $86.2M |
| FY 2023 | — | $855.8M | — | — | — | $38.4M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
KT // BETA 0.97
ESE // BETA 1.03