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LCUT vs MA // RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)
Lifetime Brands Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: LCUT 1
— MA 8
▲ RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) LEADER: MA
LAST: $8.39 (+1.82%) • MKT CAP: $192.9M
roic
-3.80%
LAST: $635.70 (+4.16%) • MKT CAP: $556.88B
roic
33.50%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (LCUT VS. MA)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | LCUT | MA | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 37.10% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) ACTIVE | -3.80% | 33.50% | -37.30 | MA | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 29.2x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 1.69% | 3.08% | -1.39 | MA | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -1.50% | 57.60% | -59.10 | MA | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -4.20% | 45.60% | -49.80 | MA | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -5.10% | 16.40% | -21.50 | MA | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 1.96% | 0.49% | +1.47 | LCUT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 11.17 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 8/9 | -3.00 | MA | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 47.1 | 68.8 | -21.68 | MA | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.90 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 31.2x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $192.9M | $556.88B | -$556.69B | MA | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | LCUT REV | MA REV | LCUT GROSS % | MA GROSS % | LCUT FCF | MA FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $647.9M | $32.79B | 37.1% | — | $3.3M | $17.16B |
| FY 2024 | $683.0M | $28.17B | 38.2% | — | $16.3M | $14.31B |
| FY 2023 | $686.7M | $25.10B | — | — | $56.4M | $10.85B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
LCUT // BETA —
MA // BETA 0.90