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LASR vs TSM // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
nLIGHT Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: LASR 2
— TSM 6
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $39.01 (+1.33%) • MKT CAP: $2.25B
gross-margins
29.80%
LAST: $431.81 (-1.75%) • MKT CAP: $2.24T
gross-margins
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (LASR VS. TSM)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | LASR | TSM | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 29.80% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -16.40% | 14.90% | -31.30 | TSM | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 14.9x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 0.55% | 3.99% | -3.44 | TSM | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -10.20% | 21.10% | -31.30 | TSM | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -9.00% | 16.40% | -25.40 | TSM | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 31.60% | -3.30% | +34.90 | LASR | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 14.95 | 3.87 | +11.08 | LASR | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 7/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 44.9 | 49.4 | -4.48 | TSM | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.42 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 20.2x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $2.25B | $2.24T | -$2.24T | TSM | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | LASR REV | TSM REV | LASR GROSS % | TSM GROSS % | LASR FCF | TSM FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $261.3M | — | 29.8% | — | $12.3M | — |
| FY 2024 | $198.5M | — | 16.6% | — | -$10.3M | — |
| FY 2023 | $209.9M | — | — | — | $10.1M | — |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
LASR // BETA —
TSM // BETA 1.42